Industry Watch - By Jonathan Vanian - Based Gordon & Rees established a new outpost in Seattle last week, on the heels of ...

Forum Column - By Steven G. Mehta - The Internet is chock full of tools that can provide useful assistance during the mediatio...

The Association of Corporate Counsel is set to release its first ever salary survey of in-house counsel in southern California...

Richard D. Fraade, 1943-2008, known as the "immigration attorney to the stars" for his work representing entertainment and spo...

Fearing the spectacle of District Attorney Steve Cooley being cross-examined on the stand by one of his own deputies, a judge ...

The state has agreed to pay $9 million to a teenage girl who lost both legs after crashing her car into a broken guardrail alo...

Many California counties are still struggling to meet the old smog-forming ozone standards, let alone the stricter standards l...

A State Bar diversion program for errant lawyers is under increased scrutiny because a former public defender accused of sexua...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Industry Watch - By By Rebecca U. Cho - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and g...

The recent decision setting new smog-forming ozone standards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency likely will head to c...

Ever since shadowing a local jurist on Alhambra High School's career day, Los Angeles Judge Laura Ellison knew her calling was...

Judge Jeffrey Y. Hamilton Jr. works in one-room Kingsburg Courthouse, where he's earned a reputation for his fairness and comm...

South San Francisco Judge Lisa A. Novak makes sure attorneys play between the lines. ...

The high court on Tuesday will examine the constitutionality of a Washington, D.C., law that bars city residents from possessi...

Attorneys from Reed Smith won a significant victory for landlords and credit reporting agencies Wednesday when the state Supre...

When two recent studies, one by the Bar Association of San Francisco and another by New York City Bar, found that Asian-Americ...

Letters to the Editor - I just leafed through the DJ's "Top 20 Under 40" issue (Jan. 23, 2008). The look of the Top 20 . . . d...

Viggo Boserup knows how to relate to the parties involved in a mediation, having been in their shoes 16 years ago. His nationa...

Be careful what you wish for, especially if it involves vast sums of money. That proved to be Francis M. Gagliardi's problem ...

Leading senators introduced long-awaited legislation Thursday that would increase the size of the federal judiciary nationwide...

An Internet scheme that would enable voters to back Ralph Nader or other third-party candidates for president without undercut...

Comedian Garry Shandling testified Thursday that notorious sleuth Anthony Pellicano was involved in a campaign to destroy his ...

Forum Column - By Ronald A. Zumbrun - The state Legislature has tried to dodge its obligation to the public by circumventing o...

Web Exclusive - By Rebecca U. Cho - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and going...

A Skid Row hotel owner accused of "shuffling" tenants to keep them from gaining renter's rights will pay former residents $1 m...

Employment - By Karen L. Gabler - Employers need to take note of several key areas in which technological advancements may lea...

Several 9th Circuit bench officers discuss guidelines to ease jurists off the court. When Proctor Hug was 9th Circuit chief ju...

Tonight, members will gather to celebrate their longevity milestone with a dinner at the Hyatt Regency on Mission Bay. ...

In a strongly worded opinion, U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson has ruled that a detained immigrant's constitutional claim...