Some legal representation is better than no legal representation. It may not be free, but that's the idea behind limited scop...

There is a growing support network for solo and small firm lawyers who want to do pro bono or "low bono" work. ...

Perhaps more than any profession, medicine excluded, lawyers are called on to provide service to those who can't afford it. So...

"If a little old lady needs help with a will, I'm going to give her a break," said Marie Galanti, a Bay Area estate planning l...

Nine judges from the nation's patent appeals court, based in Washington, D.C., are spending this week in Silicon Valley, where...

Research on how negative political ads affect the public can also be useful to those who practice law, writes Steven G. Mehta....

Another Texas plaintiffs' firm is setting up shop in San Francisco. ...

Don't be fooled by Proposition 5's claims of reducing prison overcrowding and saving taxpayer money, writes Richard J. Chrysti...

If Proposition 8 passes, the patchwork rules governing employee benefits for same-sex couples will become even more confusing,...

Accusing Ralphs Grocery Co. of playing hardball on fees, five attorneys have withdrawn as counsel to current and ex-employees ...

One of the year’s largest U.S. verdicts grew even larger Friday when a jury hit Boeing with $237 million in punitive damages f...

When emotions run high, Judge Jeffrey F. Fraser has a knack for keeping things under control. ...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has boosted its white-collar practice with the hiring of the former U.S. attorney for the E...

Judge Kimberly Nystrom-Geist sticks to the rules so attorneys in her family law court don't cross the line. ...

Dimetria Jackson, currently general counsel of Santa Ana-based First American Trust, began her legal career at the National He...

As an engineer for General Electric more than 20 years ago, Pam Scholefield knew her way around construction sites, and knew w...

Thelen has named three partners to oversee the dissolution of the firm, a spokesman confirmed Thursday. ...

Matthew Larrabee, the last chairman of Heller Ehrman, landed at his new firm Thursday, Dechert, where he'll ease his way back ...

The federal government is requiring certain creditors, including both private and public sector employers, to take steps to ad...

Despite the troubled economy, the new law school at UC Irvine is making decent progress toward its goal of giving full scholar...

The family of a Salinas man will receive $150,000 instead of $6 million for his wrongful death by Taser shock, a federal judge...

Too many of us have been flattered into accepting the lie that we have no legitimate right to expect anything positive from go...

Public law firms are not automatically disqualified from a case when a conflict of interest arises with a previous client, the...

A nationwide suit that accuses the federal Social Security Administration of routinely discriminating against more than 1,000 ...

The Judicial Council has approved new complaint procedures for parties unhappy with their court-connected mediators. ...

Peer-to-peer technology has hit a sour note with the entertainment industry in recent years, resulting in dozens of bitter leg...

Thanks to the outdated Electoral College, our country uses an undemocratic system to elect a democratic president, writes Mark...

The Federal Maritime Commission could ask a federal court as early as today to block the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ...

Business lobbyists wrestling with the prospect of firm Democratic control of the federal government received advice about purs...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit signalled Thursday it is going back to basics when determining whether inven...