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...
Former lawyers at Heller Ehrman reflect on what led up to the firm's historic bankruptcy a year ago. M. Laurence Popofsky was ...
Despite controversy, former Sen. Charles Poochigian was confirmed Thursday to a seat on the 5th District Court of Appeal. ...
Lawyers say Jon M. Mayeda is good at calming people in heated adversarial situations and helping them ditch emotional baggage....
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Unusual Legal Duo Challenge Strategy - And Each Other
By Rebecca Beyer
A while back in a 10-year-old case over gun shows, Donald E. Kilmer's co-counsel Donald B. Kates Jr. urged Kilmer not to raise...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Showdown at 9th Circuit Over Gun Show Ban
By John Roemer
Firearms advocates battled local lawmakers who want to keep gun shows off county property Thursday at oral argument before an ...
Andrew F. Puzder of CKE Restaurants, Inc. says California's unfriendly business environment needs to be improved. ...
Richard Rubin and Edward Chang of Jones Day address how Pineda v. Bank of America will impact unfair competition law cases. ...
Stacy Phillips and Tom Holliday will be honored with the Anti-Defamation League's Jurisprudence Award on Sept. 30. ...
The Los Angeles Police Department's cold case homicide unit has solved 75 old cases since its creation in late 2001. ...
David Lynn of Morrison & Foerster LLP is coauthor in this practical guide on compliance with federal disclosure requiremen...
Married actors Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are the most recent in a string of celebrities to claim copyright infringement t...
A Los Angeles judge delayed the start of trial for unresolved claims remaining from the 2005 Glendale Metrolink crash to allow...
Congress may act to limit governmental power as it decides whether and how to reauthorize certain sunsetting provisions of the...
David L. Kimport of Nossaman LLP says the Internal Revenue Service's issued guidance will ease modification of securitized mor...
Federal judges who left the bench or announced plans to do so between September 2008 and September 2009. ...
Judges and Judiciary
U.S. Judges Keep Public Pay After Leaving For Private Practice
By Lawrence Hurleyn
As the federal judiciary continues to complain about low pay, six of the 11 federal judges who stepped down from the bench in ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Cash-strapped city officials have been keeping insolvency lawyers busy. Marc Levinson, of Orrick, represents the city of Valle...
SACRAMENTO - Businesses and individuals impacted by the Guiberson wildfire in Ventura County have been extended emergency reli...
Ronald A. Zumbrun of The Zumbrun Law Firm says recognizing the private property rights at stake could have saved millions. ...
On Friday, Cal Western will mark the Innocence Project's anniversary with a reception at the campus that will include three in...
Brook A. Brewer of Fisher & Phillips LLP says review of the 2008-2009 Supreme Court decisions show favor to employers. ...
Dylan Malagrinò of the University of La Verne College of Law says courts are finally recognizing the athlete's right to privac...
The ACLU has filed a federal class action accusing the Orange County district attorney's office of enforcing an injunction aga...
A San Francisco federal judge trying to resolve a sticky state secrets case may have backed himself into a corner in an effort...
Volunteering for the IRS amnesty program on foreign accounts is a smart move. ...
Tax lawyer Duane Pellervo was shocked to learn after serving on a San Francisco jury that he misunderstood the judge's instruc...
Arguing that a lower court's decision "reflects a fundamental misunderstanding" of campaign finance law, the Federal Election ...
Melvin I. Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University delves into the intricate life of Justice Louise D. Brandeis. ...