Collateral consequences in arbitration can affect the process substantially, and should be anticipated or confronted as early ...

In her new book "Among Murderers," Sabine Heinlein explores what it is like for a convicted murderer who has spent decades beh...

The establishment of the independent judiciary began our tradition of being a nation of laws, ruled by leaders subject to laws...

In the wake of the Oscar Pistorius shooting, the media seemed enamored with his athletic accomplishments, while ignoring a sys...

Maureen Dorney, who co-founded a transactional boutique in 2008, relies on attorneys and staff with vast experience to set the...

State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg met with reporters Thursday, mentioning in comments some ways his push to ref...

After a career defending insurance claims, Joel P. Franciosa said he enjoys his job as a mediator because it gives him a chanc...

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has vacated the convictions of two inmates convicted of murder, ruling that the pros...

Attorneys sparred in federal court Thursday over whether federal prosecutors have successfully mailed and delivered summons to...

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represented California Water Service Group in its announced public offering for roughly $100 m...

Santa Ana-based Stearns Lending Inc. this week announced the appointment of a new chief legal officer. She most recently serve...

The impending termination of alternative dispute resolution offices in Los Angeles County Superior Court could mean a signific...

On March 11, the Los Angeles County Bar Association presented its 2013 Outstanding Corporate Counsel Award at the Millennium B...

American Friends of The Hebrew University awarded the national Scopus Award to Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Sha...

Lawyers by day, rock stars by night. That was the theme last Friday, March 1st, when seven bands made up of legal professiona...

Kimberly Sheffield Deck was honored as the first ever recipient of the Warren Knight JAMS Peacemaker Award in January at the H...

Environmental groups concerned over the role of pesticides in falling bee populations sued the federal Environmental Protectio...

Michael A. Hestrin, a Riverside County senior deputy district attorney, announced Thursday that he will challenge incumbent Pa...

The Anti-Defamation League held its annual Helene & Joseph Sherwood Prize for Combating Hate luncheon and awards ceremony ...

Whether it's because of politics, small bench numbers or isolation, the Eastern Division of the federal court's Central Distri...

Courtrooms in the Northern District will close once a month through the end of this fiscal year due to federal budget cuts kno...

An Alameda Superior Court judge accused of having embezzled more than $1.5 million from a 97-year-old neighbor has agreed to i...

Indeed, our level of capability probably not only drops a few rungs on the ladder from Einstein, but is perhaps closer to that...

Court officials in the Central District of California announced to judges and court employees on Friday that they will reduce ...

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