Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading "Introduction to Homicide Crimes" by Ronald S. Coen and answering the questions that f...

Judge Samuel Feng went from representing clients in auto accident cases to hearing criminal cases, an assignment he's taken o...

No one seems to know for sure whether convicted rapist Albert Greenwood Brown Jr.'s execution can go forward next week because...

A federal grand jury indicted Los Angeles commercial real estate heavyweight Ezri Namvar this week on charges of stealing $23 ...

The U.S. Department of Justice urged a judge late Thursday not to sign off on an injunction barring military officials from en...

George Torres, the former owner of South Los Angeles-based Numero Uno stores, owned the firm nearly $4 million in unpaid legal...

The Commission on Judicial Performance censured a Placer County judge for issuing an "informal" restraining order, and began i...

A Santa Ana lawyer in practice for 22 years agreed Thursday morning that he should be disbarred for defrauding homeowners who ...

Labor and employment specialist Linda S. Klibanow has a knack for finding common ground among people engaged in seemingly impo...

As the movie rental chain navigates bankruptcy an industry could be redefined. ...

In 1999, Stephen Hirschfeld had an idea to revolutionize the way he practiced law, but he needed help. So the San Francisco l...

It's tough being chief justice of California, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy noted on Thursday in a talk at the...

San Diego's Neighborhood Prosecution Unit is being recognized as a national model for its approach to quality-of-life issues a...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricted access to Avandia and overseas regulators recommended suspension of GlaxoSmit...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved for the second time 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Goodwin H....

Los Angeles' first veterans treatment court has the potential to emerge as the nations very best, by Ben Gales and Paul Freese...

Affirmative steps companies should take to preserve the confidentiality of legal advice, by David H. Evans, Christopher Cusman...

Readers respond to Dean R. Broyles' article, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: A Very Dangerous Sociological Experiment." ...

Familial DNA searching can provide investigative leads in unsolved cases and also exonerate deserving inmates, by Rockne Harmo...

Exporing the connection between John Smith's dream of colonization and the law, by Christopher Tomlins. ...

In the absence of a premarital agreement, how is accumulated wealth split when the ex-spouse was never a spouse in the first p...

Legal observers say that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley could face a battle in his effort to convict city o...

The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to approve final long range greenhouse gas reduction targets that are suppos...

The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved a regulation that will require the state's public and investor-owned u...

The Daily Journal hosted a reception Tuesday in Beverly Hills to honor those on its annual list of Top 100 Lawyers. This year,...

California's judges and lawyers, battered by a harsh economy, will converge on Monterey today for side-by-side annual meetings...

Superior Court Judge Gail Brewster Bereola has spearheaded a task force to bring offenders, victims and the community together...

A suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Wednesday seeks to block the merger of two rental car giants, alleging it...

A federal jury in San Jose returned a guilty verdict Wednesday against Anh The Duong after a months-long trial in U.S. Distric...