The Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Victor Gold
Dean, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
" Ensuring that a law degree remains a good investment for our graduates is our biggest challenge. To meet it, Loyola has made more changes to its academic program and its administrative structure over the last five years than we saw in the preceding 25 years. ..."
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"A Hub of Downtown Legal Activity"
Students and alumni of Loyola Law describe their experiences and the advantages of attending law school in Los Angeles.
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The Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Roman Silberfeld
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi; Loyola Law Los Angeles Alum
"I was born in Germany and my family came to the USA when I was seven. My mother encouraged me to be a lawyer because being a lawyer was an honored profession in Europe in the ’50s. ..."
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The Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Perrie Weiner
DLA Piper, Loyola Law Los Angeles Alum
"The more I explain the process to new clients and hear myself speak, the more I've come to realize how truly invasive and burdensome the U.S. litigation process is. Too many lawyers lack the necessary empathy. ..."
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The Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Nancy Warren
JAMS Resolution Experts, Loyola Law Los Angeles Alum
"The biggest misconception about arbitration that I see is the notion that arbitrators usually “split the baby,” giving each side some victory in the case. ..."
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The Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Christine Spagnoli
Greene Broillet & Wheeler; Loyola Law Los Angeles Alum
"When I was younger and trying the types of cases where you didn’t typically see women, it seemed as though women were not taken seriously such as understanding the engineering issues in car cases. I often feel that we are underestimated and I think that is an advantage."
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The Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Kirk Pasich and Sandra Smith Thayer
Dickstein Shapiro; Loyola Law Los Angeles Alum (Pasich)
"When I was a junior associate, I didn’t like my case mix or the types of experience I was getting. I had the chance to move to a major insurance coverage case ... I ended up arguing more than 100 times, typically against partners from other firms. It was a great experience."
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The Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Stephen Garcia
The Garcia Law Firm; Loyola Law Los Angeles Alum
"I think the class actions in California have had the greatest impact. I don’t think there’s any doubt. I don’t think the other states have a full understanding or appreciation of the depth of the problem of elder abuse."
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