Three public interest law firms won money from the federal Legal Services Corp. for use on technology initiatives. ...

A former mill superintendent has pleaded guilty to charges that he allowed arsenic and lead-laced waste materials from a gol...

A fierce campaign is being waged over whether California should allow third parties to intervene in the regulation of health c...

Lawyers for the firm asked San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Marie S. Weiner for dismissal Wednesday in a malpractice suit...

Two petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court filed in the last month raise important points about the administration...

Irvine attorney Kent Easter, convicted in September of conspiring to frame a school volunteer by planting drugs in her car, wa...

In a case about a so-called prescription mill in Los Angeles, prosecutors admitted to withholding evidence from defense lawyer...

C. Edward Simpson Jr. tries to motivate jurors to have a positive attitude about their civic duty.

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

Rupa S. Goswami, the state's first South Asian female jurist, reflects on her path to the bench.

Ethan Schulman is working hard to secure his footing in criminal law after 30 years in civil.

A dispute between two technology companies sheds some light on why arbitration still lags in popularity behind litigation as a...

When Judge H. Warren Knight (Ret.) started in private ADR 35 years ago, I knew he was onto something incredible and I wanted t...

The obvious question that first occurs when a strong firm engages in a discussion with a weak firm about a merger is, "why a m...

The statute of limitations provides attorneys a powerful and cost efficient defense to legal malpractice claims. By Vincent S....

In recent years, as budget-focused general counsel have searched for added value, some firms have upped the ante, and a new cr...

Slow hiring during the recession - when the real estate sector was hit hard - meant many young lawyers went into other practic...

The son of New Deal Democrats and a supporter of liberal causes, Wylie A. Aitken founded the firm now known as Aitken Aitken C...

Sometimes it takes brilliant insight and hard bargaining to move a dispute resolution session off the dime. At other times, Ma...

Plaintiffs' lawyers plan to appeal a federal judge's recent dismissal of a class action involving negative side effects of the...

A clash between a federal judge and the state Supreme Court has led to a defense request for sanctions against plaintiffs' cou...

A pair of Ferrari enthusiasts have sued the auto company and Facebook Inc., claiming the manufacturer and social networking co...

Attorney General Kamala Harris released Thursday a proposed definition for repeat offenders under prison realignment. It's a b...

The failure of high speed rail opponents to secure review of their case by the state Supreme Court won't end fighting over the...

The state Legislature considered a number of bills during its 2014 legislative session that would make changes to California's...

Lawyers are concerned that USCIS may be making it harder for 'extraordinary' athletes, artists and entertainers to enter the c...

Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor, asked a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit broug...

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

The city of Los Angeles is prosecuting a parent for the first time for unsafely storing a firearm after her teenage son brough...

Former Epstein Becker & Green PC attorneys who split off to form their own firm in September launches their first West Coa...