Public Interest
Poor People Deserve Right to Counsel for Serious Civil Cases
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM COLUMN - On any given day, there are 361,000 homeless people in California. ...
Amid the turmoil of the national debate over immigration, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday sided with a Mexican...
Media
To Pursue O.J. Simpson's Publicity Rights: That Is the Question
By Eric Berkowitzn
In response to Howard Weingrad and Sara Edelman's Sept. 13, 2006, article ("Even O.J. Simpson Should Keep His Publicity Rights...
Law Practice
Judges Ought to Grade Lawyers on the Quality of Their Lawyering
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM COLUMN - Like clockwork, a few weeks into each new law school semester my second- and third-year students, each of whom ...
LOS ANGELES - Returning fire at a congressional critic, officials of California Rural Legal Assistance said Monday that accusa...
Technology & Science
Sonsini's Ups and Downs: HP Woes, Record-Breaking Deal
By Martin Bergn
If anybody is used to the roller coaster that is the tech world, it's Larry W. Sonsini. Even by his standards, though, Friday ...
Appellate Practice
Panel Poised to Let 'Pledge' Opponent Pursue Libel Suit
By Laura Ernden
He failed to get the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance two years ago, but Sacramento atheist Michael New...
WASHINGTON - Los Angeles-based federal judge Manuel L. Real has decided to testify at a congressional hearing in Washington th...
COLUMN - Misconduct by the bar and bench happens all the time, but you might miss some whoppers if you don't follow the appell...
Judges of the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench have unanimously elevated J. Stephen Czuleger to the post of presiding j...
NEW YORK - A new CB Richard Ellis report highlighting shifts in Class A office global ownership trends showed that institution...
Judicial Profile
Judge for High-Profile Cases Appreciates Freedom to Follow His Conscience
By Paria Kooklann
V ENTURA - In his 12 years on the bench, Superior Court Judge James P. Cloninger has presided over Ventura County's highest-pr...
Labor/Employment
Two More Labor Partners at Big Law Firms Downsize by Joining Boutiques
By Robert Iafollan
LOS ANGELES - The migration of labor and employment partners from large national firms to boutiques continues, with Brent M. G...
Workers' Comp.
Workers' Compensation Changes Put Sanity Back Into the System
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM- The California workers' compensation system was started around the turn of the 20th century to take care of workers inj...
FORUM- Lately, my workers' compensation practitioner colleagues have been left scratching their heads, consulting their magic ...
SANTA ANA - A well-known criminal defense lawyer has escaped an unusual lawsuit brought against him by the young victim of a r...
Family
Victims of Terrorism Should Be Compensated on Equitable Basis
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM- With the anniversary of 9/11, I contemplated whether and how victims of terrorism should be compensated. ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Jenkins & Gilchrist Franchise Core Departs for Bryan Cave
By Robert Iafolla
LOS ANGELES - Attorney Jonathan Solish announced that he and the six other attorneys that form the core of Jenkens & Gilch...
Labor/Employment
Liability for Harassment Turns on Fact-Specific Questions
By Eric Berkowitzn
FOCUS- Despite the immense body of law regarding sexual and other harassment, California employers and employees continue to s...
Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit's Initiating Removal of Judge Is Unprecedented
By Susan Mcraen
LOS ANGELES - Rarely do lawyers succeed in getting a federal judge removed for alleged bias, either before trial or during the...
LOS ANGELES - Arnold & Porter beefed up its Asia practice with the acquisition of partner Thomas McLain, who joined the fi...
SACRAMENTO - The state's top prosecutor may be stretching the limits of the criminal statutes he plans to use to prosecute tho...
Family
Going His Own Way, Cooley Sets Up Alternate DA Training in L.A.
By David Houstonn
LOS ANGELES - In a move that could further complicate his relationship with other district attorneys across the state, Steve C...
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for Cardinal Roger Mahony and alleged victims of priest sexual abuse would like a former California Supr...
In a rare about-face, the chief judge of the highest court in the West now says U.S. Marshals can shackle pretrial defendants ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Visa International Services Association, a global purchase-facilitating company, has announced the changing of...
LOS ANGELES - A 48-year-old grocery store clerk has become the first individual indicted in connection with Ralphs Grocery Co....
Last year, a Sacramento County judge spared a 14-year-old girl the shame of testifying in open court about being molested by h...
Commissioner Douglas G. Carnahan started out as an engineer, but followed his love of reading, writing and the law to the Los ...
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Tari Lynn Cody takes her job presiding over a juvenile dependency court in Oxnard very se...