Prosecutor John Zajec, a skilled trial lawyer who dedicated more than three decades of service to the Los Angeles district att...

Two state lawmakers will oversee public hearings as soon as this fall on the use of solitary confinement in state prisons, a m...

New California lawyers being sworn in to the State Bar soon may have to promise to be nice under a proposed "civility oath" se...

Fenwick & West LLP secured a defense win for San Francisco-based microblogging service Twitter Inc. when an appellate cour...

AB 566 was approved by the Senate Appropriations committee Friday after several amendments. ...

Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm explains the importance of using trial technology to present cases. ...

Bitcoins burst into the limelight this year as a controversial online currency. Mere months later, observers believe they're a...

Supporting Sergio Garcia's bid to become a lawyer are the State Bar of California, the California attorney general, and a form...

A recent appellate decision demonstrates that like invisible ink, what depublication has erased is not always entirely gone. B...

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Tangeman took advantage of a little known program to travel.

6th District Justice Franklin D. Elia is known for his intimate familiarity with case issues.

A case filed earlier this year seeks a declaration that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state laws allowing for nursing h...

As a recent case involving evaluations of "sexually violent predators" shows, it's important to follow procedure. By Jeffrey L...

The fast food worker strike movement arrived in California Thursday morning, as workers walked off the job at restaurants such...

California minors whose guardians believe they are gay cannot be sent to programs designed to alter their sexuality, the U.S. ...

On Aug. 17 the San Fernando Valley Bar Association sponsored "STEP Together for Success," an event at the University of West L...

More than 150 of the entertainment industry's attorneys, law students and marketing, sports and entertainment professionals at...

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether to review two cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Cir...

Mediator Alexander Polsky of JAMS explains why proficient negotiators focus on preparation. ...

Randall Miller and his associates at malpractice boutique Miller LLP strive to see issues from the perspectives of those they ...

Neutral Michelle Reinglass of Judicate West explains the importance of overcoming human nature and biases in law and mediation...

Joseph Barrett of The Cochran Firm speaks about his experience at the 2013 CAALA Annual Convention, and the importance of the ...

The National LGBT Bar Association's Lavender Law conference in San Francisco on Aug. 23 was headlined by Roberta Kaplan, who r...

Top players from the Landau Lawyers League nominated to represent their teams joined together to compete in closely contested ...

The state Supreme Court appears to be in greater ferment than last term, with more dissents and less bloc voting than usual. ...

The appointees include Northern California's first South Asian American judge. ...

For employers in the city of San Francisco, the concern over Obamacare goes further - how will it work with the city's Health ...