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True story: I once slaughtered a deer with a rented Toyota Yaris in the middle of Florida’s Ocala National Forest. The car was effectively totaled — front caved in, airbags deployed — it was barely drivable. The friendly sheriff’s officer who finally spotted me said the same thing everyone else does when I start this…

Two civil rights groups are trying to build a class action against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. over the retailer’s former policy of denying health-insurance benefits to the same-sex spouses of gay employees. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find…

Concerns about a gender gap in the legal profession tend to focus on issues like pay, billing rates and who makes partner. A new study by the American Bar Association looks inside the federal courtroom to see who’s trying cases. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton…

Chief Justice John Roberts and Alfred M. Postell were once classmates at Harvard Law School. More than 35 years later, the two spend most days about 2.5 miles apart: the former at the Supreme Court Building and the latter on the sidewalks in Northwest Washington. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange…

In May, Barack Obama signed legislation giving Congress the right to review any deal the six world powers strike with Iran over its nuclear program. Now that such an agreement has been reached, here’s how the review process will work. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton…

[UPDATE: After this post was published, Eric Garner’s family accepted a $5.9 million settlement from New York City.] The widow of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man choked to death by NYPD officers last year, has rejected an offer of $5 million to settle a potential wrongful death lawsuit. Despite urging from the family’s attorney…

During the first month and a half of the trial against three former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders, one defendant’s names has hardly come up: Steven Davis, the former chairman. Tuesday, a key prosecution witness finally had a story to tell about Dewey’s former top executive. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange…

Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find out if you have a case, fill in our CASE EVALUATION form and Mr. Hamilton will respond with answers you need. How to…

The recent debacle at Reddit over a popular moderator’s firing has claimed its casualties. Site moderators and thousands of Reddit users called for the resignation of Ellen Pao’s, Reddit’s interim CEO since Victoria Taylor, a well-like employee, was fired. As a result of the fiasco, Ellen Pao has stepped down as interim CEO, although she…

It’s summer! Do you give your employees paid vacations? No? Well, that’s too bad. Luckily, you don’t operate your business somewhere in Europe. The United States may be the second largest economy in the world, but we’re definitely the stingiest country for paid vacation days. United States Summer Vacation Time If you give your employees…