California and the 9th Circuit have been leaders in holding that class action waivers are unenforceable, but this may be chang...

James Gray of ADR Services argues for the repeal of the nation's policy on "Drug Prohibition." ...

The Roberts' court has established as a crime, the advocation of activity that is nothing more than lawful and nonviolent,

When it comes to intimate conduct between lawyers and clients, what are the limits? ...

Timothy Tosta of Luce Forward tells the tale of a man hardened by the criminal justice system, who learns to give life and him...

Many attorneys appear not to take the Los Angeles County Superior Court's pro bono mediation program seriously. This attitude ...

All things considered, in California there is still no precise guideline for interpreting an insurance term.

The unseating of San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer will have a far greater politicizing effect than many...

Appellate courts have created a new beast, which Robert Tyson of Tyson & Mendes believes will allow plaintiffs' attorneys ...

It's time to calm down. Arizona's recent actions have little or nothing to do with racism, and everything to do with frustrati...

Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office advises those lawyers who do not see a problem mixing business and p...

Money for student organizations at a public university is provided by the state or by the students. Such funds should not be u...

Subjecting the U.S. health care system to the free market would drive down costs, says James Gray of ADR Services. ...

While mediation has evolved greatly over the years, the goal has remained the same - helping parties settle without resorting ...

James Gray proposes specific changes to our systems of criminal justice, health care, education and immigration, the source of...

Problematic lawyers are often well known to the bench and bar. Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office discu...

Jan Frankel Schau of ADR Services Inc learned the hard way that mediators may be compelled to testify in federal court actions...

It's tragic and ridiculous that Pierce O'Donnell should go to jail or lose his law license over a small contribution to a fail...

The 9th Circuit, for the first time, weighs in on a major issue of CERCLA law that has divided federal courts around the nation.

After opening a law firm as a newly admitted attorney, Timothy Tosta of Luce Forward learned some lessons about dealing with c...

The state Supreme Court is set to review a case that seems to favor an attorney's personal freedom of speech over ethical cons...

Errors and omissions coverage is a real necessity for the careful neutral. ...

While teaching in the community college outreach program for prison inmates, Joseph Cooper of Quinnipiac University met the mo...

Effective advocacy should include the critical component of civility, writes Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney'...

John Stephens and Kanika Corley of Sedgwick Detert explore the issue of net neutrality and discuss arguments for and against I...

In Berguis v. Thompkins, the Supreme Court has taken a major step to lessening the Constitution's protection against se...

For those advocating on behalf of the individual against the might of the government, there is now another hurdle to overcome....

Examining the duty to disclose all information "material" to the Patent Office for their decision regarding whether to issue a...

Obtaining an appellate bond or depositing cash to stay execution of judgment isn't as simple as it sounds, write James Martin ...