LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles' Riordan & McKinzie, which has suffered a series of defections since the firm's failed merger ta...

SANTA ANA - Low-income Californians who represent themselves in civil court will have more computers to use at legal-aid cente...

Should busy lawyers put their financial investments on autopilot? ...

LOS ANGELES - Services will take place Saturday for Pat Bradford, a veteran Los Angeles Superior Court court reporter. Bradfor...

America is czar-struck. I didn't realize how bad the problem had become until I read that Philadelphia had appointed - get thi...

The court noted that Napa, like many other localities in California, has a shortage of affordable housing. ...

RIVERSIDE - A Victorville court reporter has filed a federal lawsuit against San Bernardino County, contending her supervisors...

LOS ANGELES - Services will take place today for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald E. Cappai. Cappai, known for his affa...

LOS ANGELES - The judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys in the bombing-conspiracy case against accused '70s radical-turned-...

SAN FRANCISCO - Patrick Shannon, an attorney who in 1996 ran as a Republican against incumbent Democratic Sen. Byron Sher to r...

SANTA ANA - Although John Hueston heads the U.S. attorney's office in Orange County, law wasn't the first thing on his mind 15...

SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patrick Couwenberg's days on the bench appeared to be numbered Thursday as me...

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge postponed a cop-killer's sentencing Thursday because of the defense attorney'...

SAN JOSE - In a ruling hailed by prosecutors as a sweeping victory, a Santa Clara County judge ordered Avant Corp. on Thursday...

SAN FRANCISCO - Semi-conductor titans and fierce rivals Xilinx Inc. and Altera Corp. have ended a nearly eight-year patent dis...

LOS ANGELES - Nearing his 65th birthday, a former Navy captain and high-ranking federal prosecutor should be looking forward t...

Almost all attorneys feel overwhelmed at times by a large number of tasks which seem impossible to complete. A trial may be ap...

Excess insurance protects a policyholder against large losses that exceed the limits of a primary or other underlying policy. ...

The express terms of general-liability policies typically impose a duty on an insurer to indemnify an insured against amounts ...

SAN FRANCISCO - City attorney candidate Steve Williams thinks San Francisco's new refuse and recycling policies are garbage an...

I recently came dangerously close to leaving the practice of law. Last fall, I had the good fortune to teach a writing class a...

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to revisit a long-running controversy over the proper standard f...

SANTA ANA - Huntington Beach City Councilman David Garofalo voted on city contracts in which he had financial interest, failed...

CORONA - The city of Corona filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state Department of Transportation, alleging Caltrans delibe...

LOS ANGELES - David Choi came to the United States from Korea a decade ago hoping to escape the discrimination he felt as a bl...

BIG SKY, Mont. - The one topic most of the 700 attendees of the 9th Circuit's judicial conference wanted to hear about Wednesd...

LOS ANGELES - A battle is brewing between the Los Angeles district attorney's office and a Superior Court judge who publicly r...

SAN FRANCISCO - Chief Justice Ronald George has high hopes the empty seat on the California Supreme Court will be filled by ea...

SACRAMENTO - State lawmakers moved forward Wednesday with contempt charges against a second power generator, Reliant Energy, a...

LOS ANGELES - Pro pers of the Golden State, the Judicial Council of California feels your pain. In a move that mixes a flinty ...