Jack W. Londen of Morrison & Foerster says law firms should find their pro bono cases the same way they develop paying cli...

David A. Lash of O'Melveny & Myers says equal access to justice is crucial to a functioning democracy.

Robert Granfield and Lynn Mather of the State University of New York at Buffalo share findings from their new book.

Dan Stormer of Hadsell Stormer Keeny Richardson & Renick makes the case for public interest law as a career.

Esther F. Lardent of the Pro Bono Institute finds an under-tapped resource in corporate legal staff.

Cristin Zeisler of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips writes that law firms' investment in pro bono has demonstrable payoffs.

Rebecca L. Sandefur of Stanford says the U.S. civil aid model needs coordination and communication.

Gary Blasi of UCLA School of Law and Mark Rosenbaum of the ACLU say protecting Los Angeles County's homeless population is a c...

Marc Kadish of Mayer Brown urges law firms to consider defending clients in state criminal trials.

Staff writer Susan McRae charts the course of financially strapped legal nonprofits.

David Ackerly of the Inner City Law Center urges lawyers to take up the cause of veterans.

Leading pro bono practitioners weigh in on what's in store for legal aid in 2010.

Stacy Miller Azcarate of Miller Sabino & Lee says economic turmoil has spurned the growth of mid-sized law firms.

Nathan J. Hochman of Bingham McCutchen concludes his piece on securing a prosecutorial declination of tax charges.

Top two land use attorneys in Los Angeles have jumped to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, attorneys confirmed Tuesday.

CalPERS' CIO told Congress Tuesday the nation could return to the brink of "financial Armageddon" if the U.S. government fails...

Russell Roeca of The Bar Association of San Francisco speaks out in support of U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen.

A team of Munger, Tolles & Olson lawyers represented longtime client Berkshire Hathaway Corp. in its acquisition of railro...

The Alameda County jury verdict is being called the biggest trade secret misappropriation case in the nation.

A visually-impaired law school graduate wants the agency that administers bar exams to make accommodations to allow her to tak...

The owner of the pro basketball team will pay a record $2.7 million to settle claims he refused to rent to minorities and fami...

Prosecutors want the state Supreme Court to given then wider latitude to use DNA evidence to extend the statute of limitations...

K.C. Victor of Victor Legal Solutions explains why entrepreneurial lawyers should join mid-sized firms during recessionary times.

For law school career counselors, the realization is setting in: This school year marks the beginning of the never-ending recr...

When is a recusal not a recusal? That's the question the state Supreme Court is considering in a situation where a judge disqu...

The state High Court appears unlikely to strike down sex offender residency restrictions, but some justices expressed concern ...

The arrival of a new judge on the Bratz vs. Barbie case prompted MGA Entertainment to try to keep its dolls on store shelves n...

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Jeffrey Carr, Patrick Lamb, Patrick McKenna and Edwin Reeser say fix firm compensation models to fuel value focused legal deli...

The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Obama administration to weigh in on an Arizona law that requires employers to check the immig...