Despite this seeming simplicity — as with most things in life — the unanticipated can throw a wrench into a flat-fee agreement

Attorneys seeking to protect their celebrity clients’ personal confidential information disclosed in court proceedings from pu...

Ageism is the leading basis for discrimination complaints in California’s tech culture — 28 percent higher than race.

Now that one federal court has adopted the two-pronged “bad faith” analysis used by state courts, litigants might expect othe...

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced Joshua Groban as his choice for associate justice of the California Supreme Court.

Many attorneys ruminate in trial, and not always on the matters before them. One hopes that the lawyer Ben Fountain has someon...

While companies may be making a welcome gesture in support of the larger movement to put an end to sexual harassment in the wo...

Unlike the Delaware Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit continues to review dismissals of shareholder derivative actions on demand ...

Explaining the law is necessary but not sufficient

On Nov. 8, the Satanic Temple filed a federal lawsuit for copyright infringement, false designation of origin and other claims...

Since the founding of the republic, religious tests have been anathema in the United States.

The Constitution and the holdings of the Supreme Court are clear: All persons born in the United States are citizens regardles...

The appointment of Whitaker has created a legal firestorm because of his controversial and radical views on the role of the fe...

Liability considerations for when someone breaks into your computer and sends your money overseas.

Employers should carefully review their procedures for providing lactation accommodation in accord with the requirements of AB...

Can California employers encourage employees to quit smoking or penalize them if they don’t?

In my latest issue of “Popular Woodworking” (don’t’ ask — we all have our little hobbies) there was a fascinating article on t...

On Oct. 17, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion ...

Fee disputes with clients are never pleasant, but they are especially painful when such disputes result in litigation. Not onl...

It’s no surprise given that buildings account for 25 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions — and 70 percent of emiss...

For defense attorneys, a new GPS system might be in order. We need to rethink and refresh the way we’ve historically represent...

While Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills into law addressing sexual harassment this fall, Assembly Bill 2338 pays special a...

Since the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the depth of the Depression, great emphasis has been placed on the firs...

It pays to know how far back you can be audited. You can influence the answer, and there are steps you can take to cut your risk.

Burdens of proof are presented in law school as if they are well-settled and purely procedural. In actuality, they are neither.

The European Court of Justice’s recent trademark ruling that Christian Louboutin’s red-soled shoes are eligible for trademark ...

Recent cases demonstrate the utility of clear, unambiguous language designating the question of arbitrability to an arbitrator...

Litigators earn their living by speaking up, and especially for reactively responding, so it does not come naturally to hold o...

One thing Northstar and other recent 9th Circuit cases make clear is that district courts in the 9th Circuit must read complai...

Thanks to the new science of smearing candidates with the opprobrious epithet “lawyer” we may never see the likes of courthous...