Many years ago, Judge Arthur Garcia rode his father's trash truck to court to be sworn in.

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Michael Acker unfairly attacks Judge Michael Levanas in his article, "Sterling ruling a blow to free speech" (Aug. 14). By Arn...

A large slate of proposed reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act failed to get out of the state Legislature last ...

A lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity alleges that the EPA's permit for an industrial biomass energy facility...

The new plan, which recently concluded its public comment period, will allow the branch to seek special state funds dedicated ...

Hunt, who played a central role in steering the merger between McCutchen, Doyle, Brown and Enersen LLP and Bingham Dana LLP, ...

Honorees and their friends, colleagues and families gathered alongside judicial administrators and leaders at the Milton Marks...

The state Legislature has unanimously adopted Senate Bill 1135, addressing a California scandal of massive proportions: the st...

The effort to aid immigrants in court got a boost last week as law professors at the University of San Francisco and Stanford ...

Attorneys say LA Judge Michael M. Johnson is unflappable in the midst of high-stakes chaos.

The number of cases involving the California Environmental Quality Act has tripled at the state high court in the past decade....

Since launching early last year, San Diego County's Mandatory Supervision Court has seen lower rates of recividism for its off...

General Counsel Zodiak Americas Santa Monica ...

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

Los Angeles judge Michael Kellogg's career - from the NFL to the courtroom - defies convention.

Judge Donna Geck considers herself an 'accidental lawyer,' having begun her career as a TV news anchor.

In innovation-minded Silicon Valley, many lawyers are making the switch from their traditional seated workstations to standing...

After years of criticism fired at U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for focusing on marijuana dispensaries and gun cases rather than ...

Civil attorneys are accustomed to controlling all aspects of their settlement. But the reverse is true when it comes to class ...

Competitors of all kinds know home court advantage helps them win. In litigation, jockeying over home court occurs in a battle...

Law firms have few revenue generating assets, so managing "potential" receivables (aka work in process) is important, but not ...

A bill to strengthen requirements for arbitration companies to report data about the cases they handle, including outcomes, pa...

After a storied career as one of L.A.'s premiere entertainment lawyers, Gail Migdal Title now finds herself refereeing the ty...

Weaver Schlenger Mazel LLP has carved out a position as a premier business immigration boutique for startup technology compani...

Corporate officers do not equal the corporation when it comes to the personal service of a lawsuit, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...

The Landau Lawyers League held its annual basketball all-star games Aug. 8 and 15 with players from the league's three divisio...

At a court hearing, attorneys for the ACLU and the EFF argue data collected by police and sheriff's department automated licen...

Gary David Tracy was a "figurehead" for nonlawyers running a foreclosure-rescue mill and should be disbarred, a State Bar Cour...

A federal judge has rejected a bid from Apple Inc. seeking $15.7 million in legal fees against smartphone rival Samsung Electr...