The most important issue in a child custody case is simple: What is in the best interests of the child.

Unfortunately, non-English speaking injured workers get less than substantial justice in the state workers’ compensation courts.

Delay affects each person who is subject to serial continuances awaiting disposition. It is tragic. It is costly to parties, t...

It is disappointing that the Judicial Council of the CABL does not recognize the significance of four experienced public defen...

A recent decision will likely instigate a sea change regarding how family law trials and motions are litigated.

Attorney-client privilege is strong so clients will be forthcoming. But when it comes to taxes, lawyers and accountants are no...

In light of the recent tax overhaul, setting up a cooperative — mistakenly perceived to be the domain of farmers and workers’ ...

Tariffs not only are a big stick good for shaking at partners, but also, as the stock market's dramatic reaction shows us, cap...

These programs are helping create a generation of “social justice solos” while diversifying the legal profession.

The California Supreme Court recently heard argument on what constitutes an "occurrence" under an employer's general liability...

Before this measure was passed, Los Angeles was the only major city in the U.S. with a strict prohibition on any type of stree...

A recent ruling follows California’s fundamental precepts that the duty to defend is broad, exclusions are to be narrowly inte...

We are fortunate that most people have forgotten that Article III judges were unceremoniously removed from office and that the...

If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be the target of a government agency that covets your home, go see a new movie ca...

As part of our mission to eradicate all forms of bias, we support and defend the independence of the judiciary and reject part...

When I joined CAALA in 1961, there were only approximately 250 members, but among them were some great lawyers. But Ned was in...

In searching for a new chief public defender, the L.A. Board of Supervisors should only consider candidates with substantial e...

In part one of this series, we broke down the numbers of what types of cases the court heard, where they came from, and the ho...

Fortunately, the 9th Circuit has published several instructive decisions involving the interplay of religious freedoms and the...

The dramatic drop in allowance and increased patent invalidation rates should be discussed with inventors and businesses so th...

Autonomous technology is far from perfected, but the end result will benefit generations who have yet to even be conceived.

We all have a stake in language access in California courts — the legitimacy and viability of the legal system in such a diver...

In September, we predicted a ruling upholding the Immigration and Nationality Act’s incorporation of the definition of “crime ...

Let’s dive into the data from last year to see what lessons we can learn about the state high court.

A recent testy interchange between Justices Anthony Kennedy and Sonia Sotomayor highlighted a tension between the ubiquity of ...

Earlier this year, the federal court in Los Angeles entered an order which had the effect of blocking the city from enforcing ...

If fighting for your fees is going to trigger a lawsuit you might lose, it's best to settle than fight for a full recovery.

Although a busy time for individual tax filers, it's been a relatively quiet month in the exempt organizations legal space, th...

Without adequate foresight, a client may find that control of the privilege is now in the hands of the successor corporation.

When confronted by an elderly transferor, every competent estate attorney must reflexively obtain a California certificate of ...