The State Bar's Board of Governors is scheduled to weigh two major proposals today that could shrink county bar associations' ...

Two recent unpublished opinions by the 4th District Court of Appeal have given an Orange County lawyer the go-ahead to challen...

A sports fanatic and aspiring accountant, Herbert Hoffman wound up in the law. ...

Gibson Dunn lawyers analyze the factors that helped contribute to so many cratered mergers in 2008. ...

In the last of a four-part series on America's mortgage meltdown, columnist Martin Berg asks: Can we talk? ...

Cynthia McGuinn, one of the Veen Firm's most high-profile senior trial attorneys, is leaving her longtime position to join ano...

Gideon Kanner wonders: Are California land-use regulators in danger of feeling the sting of U.N. disapproval of their permitti...

In a test of how far political talk shows can use hyperbole to attract viewers, a divided state appeals court held Thursday th...

RealNetworks Inc. has raised the stakes in its legal battle to sell DVD-copying equipment by claiming Hollywood studios violat...

The chances of being caught on tape appear greater than ever for those suspected of white-collar crimes, cautions Matthew G. J...

Regional park officials across the state won a major victory Thursday when the California Supreme Court ruled park officials a...

It sounds like a good deal for everyone: A law firm, fallen on lean times, pays its young lawyers to work at a public interest...

Lawyers from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher dissect how the economic downturn has virtually frozen acquisition financing and coll...

Lawyers from the Environmental Law Foundation argue there is an underutilized arsenal that could protect California's deterior...

In the third of a four-part series on America's mortgage meltdown, columnist Martin Berg finds that it's renters beware. ...

The International Trade Commission is charged with protecting U.S. industries, and a patent owner seeking relief must show tha...

The California Supreme Court Wednesday turned down an appeal of what advocates labeled the "most extreme" life sentence ever h...

In an effort to reach younger members, bar groups are reaching beyond the wine and brie mixer. Some have set up Facebook and T...

Only a fraction of patients have taken part in a state program to restore health coverage for people who had it revoked, and j...

The state Judicial Council could impose monthy court furloughs to deal with California's spiraling budget crisis. ...

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Rick Thierbach, who once dreamed of playing Major League Baseball, doesn't agonize over ...

In a closely watched trial in U.S. District Court in Riverside, a judge is hearing evidence to help determine what share of th...

Women litigators and other legal observers weigh in on what effect the end of the billable hour could have on women. Their ans...

State Bar President Holly Fujie finds it puzzling and troubling that many female law students today believe they must choose b...

For conservative activists gearing up to fight the confirmation of President Barack Obama's yet-to-be-named U.S. Supreme Court...

In the second of a four-part series on America's mortgage crisis, columnist Martin Berg tracks the Bush administration's legac...

The Treasury Department and IRS have published temporary cost-sharing regulations that set forth a new regime of valuation me...

If we require "judicial empathy," we should require it not only in word, but also in deed, writes Brian J. Goldenfeld. ...

Federal prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss all charges against a film and television producer - 18 months into litigation an...

A recent U.S. Supreme Court case over top scores on a multiple-choice firefighter exam isn't your typical "reverse discriminat...