Founding partner Shawn Khorrami and Associate Bahar Dejban are published in this months Advocate magazine on Product Liability; titled "New Rules: Differences between Suing Medical-Device and Pharmaceutical Drug Manufacturers"
The article can be found here
Khorrami Pollard & Abir's April Newsletter is out.
Featured articles:
- California Supreme Court Simplifies UCL Standing requirements in Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court
- Employees Entitled to two Premium Payments for missed Meal and Rest Breaks
- Will State Failure to Warn Claims be Preempted After the Court's Decision in Pliva v. Mensing
My Q&A with Bahar Dejban:
Q: What's on your ipod right now? A: Everything from Cat Stevens to Rihanna or The Animals
Q: What is your TV character personality? A: Monica from Friends
Q: What is the last blog you checked out? A: Bailey's Daily
Q: What's your work drink of choice? A: Iced Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks
Q: What's your favorite book? A: King of Torts. I read it in 2 days.
Q: Tell me about your involvement with CAOC? A: I was recently elected to be Secretary of the Women's Caucus and will be playing an active role in forming the New Lawyers Committee.
Q: Why did you chose to take on these roles? A: I enjoy being involved with CAOC, the people in the organization are great and it is important to have a platform for attorneys to be heard. This is one of the best ways for attorneys to stand out and create relationships they may not otherwise have had the chance to build.
Q: What do you hope to walk away from these roles with? A: Long lasting relationships - personal and professional.
Q: What is your advice to new lawyers? A: Get involved. The reason I want to be involved with the New Lawyers Committee is to provide new attorneys and students an opportunity to be involved earlier in their career.
In my relatively new legal career I have only had one opportunity to argue in front of a federal court judge and I remember the experience vividly. That being said, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that when I saw his picture in the news recently it grabbed my attention. However, after reading the article I realized that the first time I had argued in front of Judge Stephen G. Larson would also be my last. Judge Larson has announced that he will be stepping down on November 2, 2009 to enter the private practice.
The reason for this move…the $169,000 salary.
Judge Larson is one of a number of judges from the Central District of California to step down for financial reasons. From 1998 to August 2009, seven federal district court judges have stepped down for higher pay.Some even stepping down to state judicial positions, which apparently consist of a higher salary.
Although his salary may seem pretty high compared to what the average Californian makes, in the legal world, not so much. I have friends and colleagues who were getting paid the same if not more than that in their first and second years out of law school. Some, ironically, from firms like O’Melveny & Myers, where Judge Larson started his legal career at.
It seems that the prestige and honor that comes with being appointed a District Court judge sometimes fades when the reality of the monetary value put on that appointment kicks in. It seems to beg the question of whether this would deter people who otherwise would be wonderful assets to the bench from ending up there, or in the alternative, remaining there.
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