A former lawyer who admitted to practicing law without a license and cashing bogus checks has been sentenced. ...

Winston & Strawn is making offers to virtually all current Howrey partners who aren't involved in conflicts with Winston m...

In questioning by a Mattel lawyer Thursday, Carter Bryant, a former Mattel employee whose designs allegedly led to MGA Enterta...

Calling the work of Department of Justice attorneys "really sloppy," a federal judge has provisionally granted an acquittal fo...

San Francisco Unified School District is suing a former Morrison & Foerster partner and his wife accused of stealing money...

Three major institutional investors filed federal lawsuits against Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit on Thursday, s...

As the final matches of the Australian Open tennis tournament draw near, law firm DLA Piper is poised to pick up an internatio...

How to work with difficult, high conflict personality clients. By full time mediator Paul Fisher. ...

Richard Neff leverages years of experience, expertise to start his own law firm - again. ...

Senate Republicans wielded a procedural rule Thursday to delay two California district court candidates, signaling no end in s...

In a win for plaintiffs' attorneys, the state Supreme Court made it easier for consumers to bring false advertising lawsuits l...

U.S. pharmaceutical and medical device companies could gain greater access to the world's most populous nation through a new c...

Robert L. Stevenson dedicated his life to children long before he became a juvenile-dependency court referee.

A recent employment law case sets a dangerous standard for privacy in the workplace. By Amy Semmel of Semmel Kelley. ...

Recovering attorney fees in civil rights cases becomes even tougher. By Ronald W. Novotny of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd &a...

For the overworked attorney, a few concepts to live by to increase personal satisfaction. By Steven G. Mehta. ...

Attorneys and businesses win more protection under California's anti-SLAPP law. By Mark Goldowitz and Ryan Metheny of the Cali...

The parenting coordination process provides emotional and financial benefits in family law disputes. By Mara Berke. ...

A former Los Angeles deputy city attorney convicted in connection with a rampage is sentenced to time served. ...

The 10-year pilot program would funnel patent cases to a small number of judges with the desire to hear them. ...

David Schwartz and Samuel Shapiro will advise families and family-owned businesses in estate planning, trust administration an...

An Orange County judge strongly chastised the city of Laguna Woods for the manner in which it handled an eminent domain action...

Looming budget cuts mean U.S. Attorneys throughout California will face a squeeze on resources in their first months on the jo...

California lawyers guide Demand Media, the first of several Internet-based companies expected to go public by 2012, to a succe...

Real estate software giant Yardi Systems is suing competitor RealPage in California federal court for allegedly infiltrating Y...

A new state law gives some employers more leeway in when workers should take breaks. It could curb lawsuits arising from union...

A state appellate court nixed a deal Wednesday that would have sweetened the pensions of thousands of state employees and cost...

Sovereign Capital Management Group, Inc., a private equity firm, helped revitalize a flagging San Diego shopping center and re...

Across wide swaths of the California desert, energy companies are rushing to break ground on sprawling solar plants to make su...

A believer in the role of jurors, Brian R. Van Camp allows them to question lawyers but once saw his instructions reversed.