Defense Attorney Paul Partyke, 66, Dies of Cancer

Longtime Southern California defense attorney Paul Partyke died at the age of 66 last month of cancer. Partyke spent more than 25 of his 40 years as an attorney in the workers' compensation field, according to his wife, Jenifer Partyke.  He most recently worked at Harrison, Eichenberg & Murphy. He defended employers and carriers for roughly 20 years there, and opened the firm's Orange County office.  "Everybody in the community knew Paul because he loved to tell funny stories," said coworker of 16 years Debbie Gilman, an associate attorney at Harrison Ei...