A Public Justice Special Report
The coming storm: The U.S. Supreme Court takes on four preemption cases
After deciding Riegel v. Medtronic in favor of medical device manufacturers, the High Court now reviews three other cases that will impact consumers’ rights.
Leslie A. Brueckner

Special Needs Trusts: How to keep your win from becoming your client’s loss
Avoiding great hardship for a client who is disabled and receiving certain public benefits can be accomplished through careful planning.
Kevin Urbatsch

Trials and tribulations: A profile of Oakland trial lawyer J. Gary Gwilliam
A childhood filled with hard times that could have been a recipe for disaster instead yields a success story — with failures along the way.
Stephen Ellison

Sharp as a tack: When mortgage fraud becomes elder abuse
The fear of losing their homes can leave the elderly vulnerable to scams and fraud.
Jessica Zimmer

Art and law: Is there a connection?
A look at the nexus of law and art, and the works of four attorneys and a judge who are also accomplished artists.
Donna Bader

Managing your Office
Practical, inexpensive time-billing programs
“Keep it simple” is good advice when it comes to software for small law offices (Part 2).
A.T. Kippes

Book Review
Rumpolean naughtiness
Welcome back, Rumpole! Please carry on misbehaving.
Max Dodd

Public Interest Forum
The Disability Rights Treaty:
The advocacy opportunity of a lifetime
The U.S. now has another way to regain its role as the protector of the human rights of the disabled.
Michele Magar