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LA Lawyer Table of Contents:
December 1997 

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

Table of Contents
December 1997 , Vol. 20, No. 9  

FEATURES 

Trust Worthy
The Rules of Professional Conduct, California statutes, and federal laws all prescribe stringent limitations for attorneys who aid clients in protecting their assets
By Lisa McArthur Blocher 

Wise Deductions
The vagueness of key tax code terms may thwart attorneys when they try to deduct their educational expenses
By Louis E. Michelson 

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Lien Times
Lenders whose loans are secured by receivables may find their senior status trumped by a variety of super-priority liens
By Thomas E. McCurnin 

DEPARTMENTS

Practice Tips
Reason and finality in subsequent environmental review
By Marc J. Manason 

Practice Tips
Making interrogatory responses binding judicial admissions
By Christopher J. Greenleaf 

Computer Counselor
Keeping current in electronic legal research methods
By Daryl Teshima 

COLUMNS

President's Page
Some "random" year-end thoughts
By David J. Pasternak 

Barristers Bulletin
Legal aid in times of disaster
By Russell T. Ginise 

Closing Argument
The tradition behind judicial independence
By Michael A. Burns 

Classifieds 

Index to Advertisers 

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