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May 21, 2008

Savvy Senior Judge Untangles Knottiest Cases

Though U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer took senior status a decade ago, her docket is filled with the most complex patent and securities cases. Her appetite for cases that raise knotty questions - a defining trait in her career - gives her a lively presence in the federal judiciary.

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By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - One gray morning earlier this year, a half-dozen lawyers from the country's top law firms were assembled at the counsel table on one side of U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer's court. On the other side, an even larger group of plaintiffs' lawyers were huddled in several sprawling clusters.
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