The large firms and small boutiques who sent their workers home in the early days of the pandemic are watching with wary eyes ...

A recent 9th Circuit ruling provides guidance on how to draft agreements that are neither procedurally nor substantively uncon...

Trial judges and counsel in final argument are well advised, after thanking the jurors for their service, to remind them of th...

The longtime professor at the UCLA and Stanford Law Schools, and now at Santa Clara, does professionally what most of us do fo...

Former Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen has testified before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on former Donald Trum...

If trends continue, California could lose Colorado River water supply.

As COVID-19 forces counsel to make remote court appearances, an inadvertent casualty of the pandemic is that some attorneys ar...

Legal malpractice claims are most often caused by failures to communicate and can be avoided by successful two-way communicati...

As we face the most challenging public health crisis of our lifetime, we should not forget how that crisis interacts with and ...

The military’s use of AI technology has sparked concerns that combat decisions could be made solely by computers, which could ...

Are there still tax issues in sexual abuse and sexual harassment cases? You bet. Whether arising from clergy sex abuse, athlet...

The new rule changes pertaining to board diversity, which require that companies “publicly disclose board-level diversity stat...

Many people who contract COVID-19 recover completely within a few weeks. However, some individuals continue to experience symp...

In the context of an action for legal malpractice, the 2nd District Court of Appeal reminded family law practitioners that the...

Last week the California Supreme Court provided some welcome clarity to the rules that govern litigants’ rights and obligation...

It is interesting that the issue is arising at a time when more people want to go to law school than at any time in the last d...

There is a notably fabled expression that touts the idea that it is turtles all the way down. This is a catchy reference to a ...

What do lawyers think about? Easy: what to advise a client, how to draft a document, which witnesses to put on, etc. But there...

As the Biden administration settles into its first year, the government has signaled not only that the FCA remains its primary...

As we enter the next phase of post-pandemic life, there are more unknowns than knowns.

If you read Eric Siddall’s August 11 column, paid close attention to what he was saying, how he was saying it, and did not all...

The King of Pop died unexpectedly in 2009. The recent Tax Court victory by his estate was momentous and provides useful remind...

The California Supreme Court recently clarified the scope of protection under the anti-SLAPP law for communication and conduct...

With the remaining components of California’s Proposition 12 — the state’s 2018 ballot initiative covering the in-state produc...

The most artful attorneys can spar with opposing counsel, disagree with the judge, and have the jury nodding along with their ...

The revered professor has been for 40 years one of the nation's preeminent constitutional scholars. He's known as a great teac...

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal lamented that law school has “lost its luster” as debts mount, salaries stagnate, ...

In a groundbreaking lawsuit, the Mexican government filed suit against eight American gun manufacturers, accusing them of bein...

Only days after admitting it needed Congress to help extend the eviction moratorium, the Biden administration went and did it ...

Lawyers are legally bound by existing rules that require various stringent duties to communicate with their clients. A kerfuff...