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...

Nathan J. Hochman of Bingham McCutchen provides insight on what it takes to obtain a prosecutorial declination of tax charges.

In a victory for business Monday, the state Supreme Court said there's nothing wrong with paying employees in forfeited stock ...

Stewart Kwoh and Karin Wang of Asian Pacific American Legal Center write on the significance of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act...

The state could save $100 million a year by putting court security contracts out to bid, rather than hiring each county's sher...

Lawyers fighting sanctions for failing to disclose documents in a patent suit against Broadcom Corp. said Monday that client Q...

Christina Kotowski of Fisher & Phillips examines Nein v. HostPro, Inc. and how to ironclad commission plans to pass the test.

Long-simmering tensions between Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley and the head of the prosecutors union has en...

The first full week of William J. Ruehle's stock option backdating trial ended on a searing note, as prosecutors revealed the ...

The Studio City man embezzled $1.4 million from two clients. He was sentenced to three years' probation and eight months' home...