Calif. Wildfires Drive Lawyers From Homes, Offices As fires sweep across seven counties, attorneys and staff scramble to set up shop -- or just find shelter for a night Kellie Schmitt The Recorder October 24, 2007 As a brown haze shrouded Southern California on Tuesday, law firms in San Diego's Carmel Valley region remained shuttered, and more and more local attorneys were forced to leave their homes. At Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, the chief operating officer and a partner have already lost their homes, and dozens of attorneys have been displaced -- including managing partner Robert Bell. "It's pretty...