Los Angeles Lawyer October 2008 - Gray Plant Mooty
Los Angeles Lawyer October 2008 - Gray Plant Mooty
Los Angeles Lawyer October 2008 - Gray Plant Mooty
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FEATURES<br />
18 State of the Union<br />
BY SABRINA A. BELDNER<br />
After In re Marriage Cases, California employers must be sure to apply<br />
personnel policies equally to all married employees<br />
25 Inside the Box<br />
BY GEORGE S. CARDONA AND ANGELA J. DAVIS<br />
Attorneys exercising peremptory challenges should maintain a written record<br />
sufficient to withstand appellate review<br />
Plus: Earn MCLE elimination of bias credit. MCLE Test No. 174<br />
appears on page 27.<br />
34 Trans Formation<br />
BY DEAN SPADE<br />
Reducing law and policy barriers for transgender people requires not just<br />
prohibiting discrimination but also significant changes to the law regulating<br />
gender categories<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>Lawyer</strong><br />
The magazine of<br />
The <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> County<br />
Bar Association<br />
<strong>October</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
Volume 31, No. 7<br />
COVER PHOTO: TOM KELLER<br />
8 Barristers Tips<br />
The role of production counsel in<br />
independent film production<br />
BY SUSAN RABIN<br />
10 Practice Tips<br />
Effective representation of clients with<br />
disabilities<br />
BY MELISSA CANALES<br />
14 Practice Tips<br />
10.08<br />
Accommodating deaf and hard-of-hearing<br />
clients<br />
BY SAM DIEHL<br />
44 Closing Argument<br />
Will someone please clean up the form<br />
interrogatories mess?<br />
BY PAUL EISNER<br />
42 Index to Advertisers<br />
43 Classifieds<br />
45 CLE Preview
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