Judge James F. Iwasko may seem stern, but lawyers say he's a regular Joe.

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Proskauer Rose LLP hired Rajani K. Gupta as senior counsel in the firm's Los Angeles office. Gupta represents banks, financial...

Judge Donald Currier's resume includes the following: state official, war veteran, detective.

A State Bar dues-waiver program has enlisted dozens of senior lawyers to do pro bono work. In July, the bar changed the rules ...

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles held its 7th annual Just Neighbors event on Oct. 13 at the Autry National Center of...

The legislation, which has been codified at California Civil Code Section 55.3 et seq., was signed by Gov. Brown as an urgency...

Anonymous contribution to anyone - person or corporation, liberal or conservative - is not speech under any meaningful definit...

The ability of the firms and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley to find new technological opportunities is uncanny. By Martin Ken...

Christopher Cottle draws on his experience as an appellate court justice to bring sometimes contentious litigants to settlemen...

The Latina Lawyers Bar Association hosted its 15th Annual Awards and Scholarships Gala on Oct. 19 at the Millennium Biltmore H...

Two U.S. citizens have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's policy ...

In some circumstances such as divorce, child custody or criminal cases, practicing law can be hazardous to one's health. For t...

Archer Norris Partner Gary A. Watt was recently honored at the Contra Costa County Bar Association Gala for his significant co...

On Oct. 13 Patrick M. Kelly was sworn in as president at the State Bar's Annual Meeting in Monterey. Kelly is a partner at W...

The Department of Justice and Los Angeles County agreed Thursday to extend the timeline for implementing reforms to the region...

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is making a concentrated push into Asia with the opening of a new office in Shanghai, C...

Homeowners notched a victory this week in an ongoing lawsuit alleging that Farmers Insurance Group and other carriers collecti...

A state judicial watchdog agency publicly admonished Kern County Superior Court Judge Charles R. Brehmer Thursday for violatin...

The U.S. Department of Labor filed a petition Wednesday to compel clothing retailer Forever 21 to turn over company documents....

Ropes & Gray LLP's San Francisco office has helped a successful effort to make sure a city adult day health center, which ...

On Oct. 16 the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices of Perkins Coie, LLP celebrated the firm's 100th anniversary at the de Youn...

In celebration of National Pro Bono Week, the LA Law Library presented a series of professional and social events this entire ...

A registered sex offender is challenging the constitutionality of an Orange County statute that prohibits him from entering co...

Human rights victims brutalized by the Ferdinand E. Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines have won a $353 million contempt ju...

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

Small businesses rely on a variety of legal, insurance and human resource services to avoid making big employment law mistakes...

Associate Corporate Counsel, Corporate Secretary California Water Service Co. San Jose ...

Based on my extensive judicial experience, I can tell you that California's the death penalty is fiscally irresponsible and br...

Women have been shut out of power positions in law firms for years. Just look at the sad statistics that remain the same year ...