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Los Angeles Lawyer
The Magazine of the Los Angeles County Bar Association

FEATURES 

Last Rights
Did the U.S. Supreme Court rely on a faulty premise in its decisions on physician-assisted suicide?
By Erwin Chemerinsky

Title Defense
The California Supreme Court's decision on the "in for one, in for all" rule may have some unintended consequences for some types of insurers
By Robin Meadow and Lawrence E. Green 

Taking Interest 
The representation of debtors or creditors requires deft guidance through the maze of California usury law
By Gary L. Dickson and Jonathan M. Jenkins 

Plus: Earn MCLE Credit. MCLE Test No. 62, sponsored by West Publishing. 

Special Section
1998 Guide to Trial Support Services

DEPARTMENTS

Practice Tips
Settlements for minors: choosing the right fiduciary
By William L. Winslow

Computer Counselor
Be prepared for the inevitable - disaster striking your computer
By Daryl Teshima 

By the Book
May It Please the Court
Reviewed by Stephen F. Rohde 

COLUMNS

President's Page
The care and feeding of jurors
By David J. Pasternak

Barristers Bulletin
Partners for Success
By Maj-le Tate 

Closing Argument
A vote for unifying California trial courts
By Judge Robert H. O Brien 

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