Stephen Rohde remembers Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech on the war in Vietnam and how his words remain relevant today. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
How Style Affects Mediator Impartiality
By A. Marco Turk
With the practice of mediation still evolving, some mediator styles may breach the ethical requirement of impartiality.
The lack of certainty brings an element of surprise to decisions rendered by higher courts, and a big surprise can be disquiet...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Advertising Rules for Social Networking Sites
By Wendy L. Patrick
Interested in advertising your legal services on the Internet? Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office lays ...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Contracts
Drafting Tips for Transactional Attorneys
By Steven T. Lowe
Steven Lowe of Lowe Law says transactional attorneys should always keep in mind how contracts are likely to "play out" in a co...
Civil Litigation
Opinion Poll Issues Flawed Results
By Eric B. Kingsley , Elana R. Levine
Eric Kingsley and Elana Levine of Kingsley & Kingsley discuss the recent ranking of California as one of the worst states ...
Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office concludes her exploration of ethical and legal issues in the realm o...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Choose Your 'Friends' Carefully
By Wendy L. Patrick
In the age of electronic communication and social networking, attorneys must be aware of their ethical responsibilities, write...
Judge Rex Heeseman asks whether concepts such as "arbitrary" will have force in the world of punitive damages. ...
Learn why the recent layoff of court staff is the wrong approach to alleviating the budgetary deficit. ...
Charlotte Fishman of Pick Up the Pace says courts should know better than to green light gender stereotypes "dressed up" as fo...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
'Puff, the Magic Dragon:'Binding Mediation
By A. Marco Turk
Binding mediation, a hybrid ADR approach, is based on a misunderstanding of mediation's true nature. ...
Stephen Rohde of the ACLU says religion can thrive without indoctrinating children in public schools to espouse religious beli...
Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice
Untangling the Web: Motions for Reconsideration
By James C. Martin , Wendy S. Albers
James Martin and Wendy Albers of Reed Smith provide guidance on when to file a motion for reconsideration, its implications an...
Marco Turk of Cal State Dominguez Hills introduces "collaborative lawyering," which requires the parties and their lawyers to ...
Stephen Rohde of the ACLU comments on the finding that John Yoo committed professional misconduct and exercised poor judgment ...
Judge Andrew Guilford examines the issue of changing values in Justice Eileen Moore's book, "Race Results, Hollywood vs. the S...
Since it's easy to make mistakes about what we observe, Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of the 2nd District suggests another ...
Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Can Divorce Mediators Be Sued?
By Franklin R. Garfield
Family lawyer and mediator Franklin Garfield examines the application of quasi-judicial immunity in the practice of mediation....
Myron Moskovitz of Golden Gate University concludes his series on petitions for writ by offering tips on how to make your peti...
Myron Moskovitz of Golden Gate University illustrates how a petition for writ can be your ticket into the appellate court of y...
Konrad Moore of the Kern County Public Defender's Office considers the issue of reading Miranda rights to suspects in terroris...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Terrorism Law, the New McCarthyism
By Stephen F. Rohde
Constitutional lawyer Stephen Rohde says terrorism law uses guilt by association to punish lawful activities. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Silent War Between Arbitration or Mediation
By A. Marco Turk
Marco Turk of Cal State Dominguez Hills discusses the undercurrent of resentment and opposition to mediation as the ADR proces...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The Implications of Citizens United
By Erwin Chemerinsky
Erwin Chemerinsky of UCI School of Law explores the far-reaching implications of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commis...
Myron Moskovitz of Golden Gate University presents the first in a four part series on how to win a writ. ...
Robert Bastian of Bastian & Dini peels back the layers of legal imagery in William Shakespeare's sonnets. ...
Mixed Motives in Discrimination Cases
By D. Gregory Valenza
D. Gregory Valenza of Shaw Valenza discusses the mixed-motive defense in cases alleging employer discrimination. ...
While confidentiality is said to be the backbone of mediation, there is no guarantee of such confidentiality. ...