Matthew D. Umhofer, counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, is scheduled to join the Law Of...

A Pleasanton lawyer pleaded guilty Thursday to allegations that he lied to the Internal Revenue Service about fabricating thre...

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Paul R. Teilh, who was the county's longest-serving jurist and known for his penchant ...

The State Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, which helps lawyers with substance-abuse or mental-health problems, is accepting an i...

Riverside attorney Barry O'Connor and Tustin practitioner Steve D. Silverstein are among the sole lawyers known in local areas...

"The Jazz Execs" isn't just a clever name - the band is comprised of lawyers, judges and business executives who play concerts...

Stanford's design school, dubbed the d-school, provides an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to problem-solving that a h...

A federal law going into effect in January may cause a big headache for California law firms that accept credit card payments ...

Patent and copyright battles between major California-based technology companies, such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc., dominate...

Donald J. Ayoob takes a sociologist's mindset to the bench and stresses 'open-mindedness.'

Holland & Knight LLP elected Kristina Starr Azlin to partner in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective January 1. Azlin ...

So just what does your typical homeowner's insurance policy cover for such losses? As a recent case explained, the answer depe...

When it comes to insurance companies, interpleader actions are not an all-purpose get-out-of-jail-free card to avoid liability...

The "Homeowner Bill of Rights" takes effect Jan. 1, 2013. Here are some of the significant provisions you should know. By Patr...

Lawyers and staff in the Los Angeles office of McGuireWoods LLP gathered on Dec. 19 to wrap more than 400 umbrellas, flashligh...

More than a century ago, Price, Postel & Parma's founder worked part-time as county sheriff, chased a group of bandits out...

SB 9, which allows for young offenders sentenced to life in prison to receive a judicial hearing after serving 25 years, was o...

Long before the retired judge became a mediator and tried to resolve disputes, Craig Kamansky witnessed events that shaped hi...

On Dec. 11, two San Francisco attorneys were honored with the 2012 Barrister of the Year Award during The Bar Association of S...

The San Diego-based company was accused of violating provisions of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act. The company...

Through midnight on Dec. 31, individuals may give away up to $5.12 million without having to pay either a gift or generation-...

An inmate on San Quentin's death row convicted of four hatchet murders cannot use the federal courts to appeal a state court d...

California lawyers who have practices in the Micronesian islands of Guam and Saipan, 17 time zones away, have to grapple with ...

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions have a statutory right to picket in the privately owned space in front of a...

Reed Smith LLP was crowned champion of The Bar Association of San Francisco's Fall 2012 basketball league after defeating Murp...