Alternative Dispute Resolution
Neutral's Bag of Tools Includes Humor, Honesty
By Lorelei Laird
ORANGE - When negotiations get tense, David H. Brickner likes to defuse things with a joke. "Frankly, I don't really think th...
LOS ANGELES - The State Bar of California on Thursday elected five attorneys to its Board of Governors, and plans to swear the...
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for an Orange County man, held for a year in immigration jail for overstaying his student visa two decad...
Judges and Judiciary
Democrats, Supporters Urge High-Court Nominees to Answer Broad Range of Questions
By Lawrence Hurleyn
WASHINGTON - A new front in the Supreme Court nomination skirmishing opened Thursday when Democrats and supporters insisted t...
LOS ANGELES - The romance between screen stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez is yesterday's news. But a man caught up a few ...
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday named five new members, including three lawyers, to the Los Angeles Boar...
SAN FRANCISCO - The former office manager for San Francisco's Pave & Bogaards has been charged with embezzling more than $...
Judges and Judiciary
Referee Treats Kids in Her Dependency Court as Her Own
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - When she was a child, Jacqueline H. Lewis remembers how her mom used to tease her because she would say that sh...
Supreme Court Column - By Brent Kendall - To date, it's the nonevent of the summer. In case you hadn't heard, Chief Justice Wi...
SAN FRANCISCO - The federal government has pledged a handsome reward for the whistleblower who revealed a massive medical fra...
LOS ANGELES - Though she died five years ago, an Islamic woman's burial continues to provoke controversy about religious freed...
SAN FRANCISCO - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Thursday to reconsider how much suspicion is required to search ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Saddled with a six-figure campaign debt, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris looked south for financ...
Commissioner Doffs Robe After 25 Years LOS ANGELES - Patricia G. Schwartz, a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner, has reti...
SAN FRANCISCO - American companies can no longer avoid U.S. patent laws by shipping master versions of their software to fore...
WASHINGTON - A bill that Republicans say would reduce the strain on federal courts caused by a rising number of habeas corpus...
Labor/Employment
Cases Show 'Sav-On' Curbing Overtime Class Action Grants
By Columnist
Focus Column - Employment Law - By Steven B. Katz - When the California Supreme Court decided Sav-On v. Superior Court , 34 Ca...
Judges and Judiciary
With Recent Supreme Court Rulings, Era of States' Rights Is Over
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Michael Halley - The Supreme Court's recent decisions in Gonzales v. Raich , 2005 DJDAR 6530, authorizing fe...
LOS ANGELES - Arthur Rieman likes to keep his law firm down to earth. Even its name, the Law Firm for Non-Profits, is simple. ...
LOS ANGELES - Following a federal appeals court ruling allowing restrictions on lap dancing in strip clubs, members of the Ci...
SAN DIEGO - A jury Wednesday began deliberating the fate of two San Diego city councilmen accused of scheming to take money in...
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys working in solo and small-firm practices received tips on building a thriving business at a recent f...
SAN FRANCISCO - Referred to as the Home Depot of law practice, unbundling is becoming increasingly popular nationwide. Unbundl...
Zoning, Planning and Use
Supervisors Consider Ways to Offset Eminent-Domain Ruling
By Ryan Oliver
LOS ANGELES - Alarmed at the prospect of shiny new shopping malls and megaplexes gobbling up small businesses and affordable ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Robert Noel, convicted of manslaughter in the 2001 dog-mauling death of a San Francisco woman, had his bid for...
Column - By Garry Abrams - Forget that uproar in Washington, D.C., about who leaked the name of a CIA officer to reporters for...
LOS ANGELES - Attorneys learn quickly that, when they bring a case to Division 6 at the Whittier Courthouse, they'd better be...
INDUSTRIAL BREA - Thomas Clements purchased a 65,800-square-foot industrial building at 2980 Enterprise St. from Bixby Land C...
SAN MARTIN - When most people need to brush their teeth, they turn on the tap. Teresa Pereira jumps in her pickup. She uses t...
Forum Column - By Areva D. Martin - In a rather clandestine fashion, on or about June 30, the California Department of Educati...