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Sep. 24, 2007

Seamless Transition

At first, attorneys were wary of having longtime criminal Judge Barry T. LaBarbera preside over their civil cases - now they agree he's fair and able.

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San Luis Obispo County Superior Court
By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN LUIS OBISPO - As far back as high school, a friend noticed Barry T. LaBarbera would make a good lawyer and wrote a note saying so in LaBarbera's yearbook.
      "I didn't have any lawyers in my family at the time," LaBarbera said. "I guess I was just a person who always liked to argue."
      These days, th... (continued)

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