Opening child dependency courts to the public would expose abused children to harmful publicity. By William Wesley Patton of W...

Paul Irving, who held several leadership positions during his 25 years at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, is joining the Milken...

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has made her first appointment to the Judicial Council ...

California redevelopment agencies are threatening to sue state officials over Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminate them un...

Once caught in a career-threatening lie, James Ware survived to become the new Northern District chief judge

Irvine-based Broadcom Corp. and British-based CSR plc and their subsidiaries have agreed to settle patent infringement complai...

Judy Clarke has a big challenge in trying to save Jared Lee Loughner from the death penalty. ...

A state appellate court ruling Tuesday protects investment advisers from being sued for rescission when a venture doesn't pan ...

Although Gov. Jerry Brown has appealed to voters and lawmakers this week hoping to persuade them brazen budget cuts are virtua...

Despite the market downturn, most California lawyers at law firms are satisfied with their compensation, according to a new st...

Job discrimination claims in the private sector reached an all-time high during the last fiscal year, according to a new gover...

A jury Tuesday hit a San Diego Ford dealership with a $14.5 million judgment for performing a shoddy tire repair that caused a...

Two Charles Schwab Corp. subsidiaries have agreed to pay $119 million to settle civil charges related to the YieldPlus Fund's ...

Plaintiffs' firms in Los Angeles and Chicago are complaining that a New York firm is trying to horn in on clients for potentia...

A state appellate panel tossed out a lawsuit by court reporters who claimed administrators refused to pay them the legal preva...

Pondering his career options, Kevin J. Lombardo, a rough, tough, high-school football player, thought that being a doctor wou...

The more complex the transaction, the better for Deborah Festa. ...

Caine Moss fits the mold of an up-and-coming Silicon Valley corporate attorney, with a long list of technology company clients...

Five emerging associates to watch, including John P. Kristensen, Will Chuchawat, Zachary Allen, Vivian Lee Thoreen, and Tirzah...

Mark H. Kim says he's both a generalist and a specialist. ...

Long before taking his place among star lawyers, Brian Henri nearly took a place among the stars of television. ...

Christopher Calfee describes the California Environmental Quality Act, one of the most notoriously complicated laws in the sta...

One might say Jeffrey B. Greenberg's legal muscle is powered by solar, wind and every other conceivable source of renewable en...

When Casey Fleck was a senior at Arizona State, he decided to enroll in a real estate law class - an unlikely choice for a fin...

Growing up with 11 aunts and uncles, a dozen cousins and a social butterfly of a sister, Jon Daryanani always knew he'd make a...

It's tough in the financial services industry to combat wage-and-hour claims by financial advisors seeking class certification...

Dan Miller came close to never trying a case. After law school, Miller joined Latham & Watkins with an eye toward making p...

Seth M. Gerber remembers the dates well. Nov. 9, 2004 was the day he filed a massive lawsuit against the Russian government se...

Natalie Bridgeman Fields is not afraid of the courtroom - through her own law practice, she is co-lead counsel representing th...

Before he became an attorney, Ellisen S. Turner enjoyed sparring in the boxing ring. His colleagues say that in his seven year...