Profile: Donald Galine
The San Mateo attorney who relished fighting for the underdog takes on the fight of his life: battling brain cancer.
Stephen Ellison

The King of Torts remembered
A renowned artist reminisces about Melvin Belli in words and portraits.
Trevor Goring

Broker liability in truck accidents
When a trucking company’s insurance is inadequate, look to the broker for additional coverage.
Steven R. Cavalli

Blogs: Your superhighway to visibility
A blog is the hub and centerpiece in which the majority of your messaging and broadcasting should originate. Here are some practical suggestions on how to get your message out there and clients in the door.
Susan Hanshaw and Dean Guadagni

The “Rule of Thumb”: Plaintiffs’ domestic violence tort actions
The first in a series of articles describing how plaintiffs  can obtain redress in domestic violence cases. The author explores the history of abuse, starting with how men could legally beat their wives using a stick “no thicker than their thumb.”
Richard A. Friedling

Unemployed, underemployed — staying positive
Life is what happens when you’re making other plans – even for lawyers. Here are some tips for weathering unemployment or a slowdown in your practice.
Harvey Hyman

Trial Practice and Procedure
Connecting with your tech-savvy jury
With so much new technology available, just because we’ve got it, should we use it?
William Veen and Anoush Lancaster

Book Review
On Becoming a Trial Lawyer
By Rick Friedman
Here’s a formula to help lawyers maintain the “golden balance” between the ideal world and the world they live in.
Reviewed by Richard A. Friedling

Book Review
Lawyers at Midlife
By Michael Long, John Clyde and Pat Funk 
A guide to retirement targeted to Baby-Boomer lawyers.
Reviewed by Donna Bader

Appellate Reports
Recent cases of interest to plaintiffs’ lawyers
Montour v. Hartford Life is of particular importance if you represent clients making claims against ERISA plans.
Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich

A Winning Verdict
Reaching out to help others and build your practice
A self-described “old trial lawyer from the sixties” makes his way through Web sites, blogging, and social media of all sorts.
J. Gary Gwilliam