Government, Constitutional Law
California falls into the gerrymander trap
By James R. Bozajian
California joins other states where partisan gerrymandering skews representation, disenfranchises voters and fuels political p...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ethics and mediation: A balancing act for attorneys
By Anne Lawlor Goyette
True advocacy in mediation requires not aggression but ethics -- competence, diligence, civility and integrity are what make a...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
California again resurrects stale sexual assault claims
By Anthony J. Oncidi , Dixie M. Morrison
California's new AB 250 reopens the door for time-barred sexual assault claims, giving plaintiffs a two-year window starting J...
Civil Rights
Lawyers cite Ku Klux Klan Act to dismantle Black scholarship
By Karis Stephen
UC San Diego's gutting of a scholarship once intended for Black students is just the beginning of a broader, deafening effort ...
Labor/Employment, Business Law
From discovery to recovery: A legal roadmap for employee embezzlement cases
By William E. Johnston
In California, employers facing employee embezzlement can often recover stolen funds by acting quickly with discreet investiga...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Boutiques leading the way: The lawyers' lawyers setting the standard for professional liability litigation
By Randall A. Miller, Andrew J. Waxler
Evidence, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Procedure
Ethical considerations when a lawyer serves as an expert witness
By Joel A. Osman, Adam Telanoff
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
The golden age of litigation boutiques is now
By Paul B. Salvaty, Alyssa D. Bell
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Boutique firms and the future of litigation: rethinking growth, value and innovation
By Marc Lewis
Boutique law firms have evolved to focus on targeted growth, collaborative culture, technology use, and alternative billing mo...
Law Practice
Quality over quantity: How boutique law firms keep redefining excellence
By Paloma Perez McEvoy
Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice
Come again? Rehearing re-do
By Benjamin G. Shatz, Patrice Ruane
When appellate courts decide cases on surprise legal theories never argued or briefed, it's not just unfair--it violates due p...
Self-authentication, a rarely used evidentiary rule, does not operate as announced -- and untangling it shows something about ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Bankruptcy
The high cost of health care and the relief bankruptcy brings
By Larry D. Simons, George Basharis
Medical debt is a leading cause of consumer bankruptcy in the U.S., and attorneys play a critical role in guiding clients thro...
Technology, Family
Deep fakes and evidence integrity in family courts
By Daniel B. Garrie, Karen Silverman
The disruptive potential of deepfakes in family law highlights the urgent need for legal and technological solutions to safegu...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Deadlines spur action: Key opportunities during litigation to get your case resolved
By Brigitta S. Cymerint, Jonathan H. Davidi
In personal injury litigation, strategic timing is key -- by recognizing and leveraging natural pressure points from pre-suit ...
Judges and Judiciary
Sorry, Proust-Who these days even knows or cares who you are, let alone remembers you?
By Arthur Gilbert
As our culture drifts from the humanities toward technology and distraction, we risk losing not just our shared identity and d...
Intellectual Property
From code to canvas: The intellectual property debate in generative AI creations
By Daniel B. Garrie, Katherine E. Charonko
The rise of generative AI challenges traditional intellectual property laws by raising unresolved questions about who owns AI-...
Securities
Arbitrating securities fraud cases: Balancing efficiency with investor rights
By Kennen D. Hagen
The SEC now allows mandatory arbitration in IPOs, reshaping litigation risk for public issuers, raising governance and insuran...
Appellate work involves diving into the record, crafting strategies and briefs, and arguing tough cases, all in the pursuit of...
Torts/Personal Injury, Insurance
The driverless ecosystem brings great promise while delivering evolving risks
By Kenneth P. Williams
As autonomous vehicle technologies advance--with investments growing 800% annually and market potential projected at $400 bill...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Collecting what's due: Ethical boundaries when pursuing unpaid legal fees
By David M. Majchrzak
When clients don't pay, lawyers have options -- but ethical rules strictly limit how far they can go, what they can disclose a...
Contracts
The hidden danger in fine print liability releases
By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. Wilkinson
Courts disfavor contracts that excuse future wrongdoing, enforcing releases only when clear, conspicuous, related to the activ...
Technology
ChatGPT is giving legal advice and getting it catastrophically wrong
By Brandon Ortiz
ChatGPT gave wrong legal advice in five of six tests using real California cases, contradicted itself based on who asked, and ...
Law Practice
The hidden pipeline: How California lawyers can turn internal referrals into revenue
By George Brandon
Many firms chase new clients while overlooking the work already sitting inside their own walls. This article shows California ...
Labor/Employment
From sick days to safety days: How California's paid leave law keeps growing
By Leslie Wallis
California's paid sick leave has evolved from three days for illness in 2015 to five days covering crime victimization, court ...
Tax
Repaying compensation to employer? How to recover withheld taxes
By Robert W. Wood
Whether it's an unearned bonus or pay returned for other reasons, such as legal violations, you can often recoup the taxes -- ...
Golf may seem peaceable, but from errant shots to exclusionary policies, players can find themselves in unexpected legal sand ...
Technology
How Generative AI can strengthen, not weaken, legal reasoning
By Daniel Gold
Generative AI offers tremendous promise for the legal profession--but without intentional use, it can erode the refined judgme...
International Law, Constitutional Law
Will Cuba face takings liability?
By Michael M. Berger
The Supreme Court is taking up two cases that could hold Cuba accountable for seizing American property -- an unexpected legal...
Torts/Personal Injury, Consumer Protection Law
Tesla's autopilot isn't driving into the future, it's crashing through the courts
By Vineet Dubey
A $329 million verdict against Tesla for an autopilot-related death opens the floodgates to more lawsuits, exposing the compan...
