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Laurie Levenson to be honored by LA County Law Library

Mar. 20, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department, will also be honored at the April ...


Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department, will also be honored at the April ...



Intellectual Property, Community News

Judges speak to IP lawyers in Southern California

Mar. 13, 2024
By Jessica Lynn Murray

A joint session of the IP law associations for Los Angeles and Orange County included a couple of big announcements.


Law Practice, Community News

The event is being held in San Francisco.



Judges and Judiciary, Community News

Los Angeles County Superior Court has a family of judges. Judge Maria Hernandez-Stern was sworn in by her father and brother, ...


Community News



Family, Community News

The nonprofit said Stacy Horth-Neubert’s background in pro bono legal service and equal justice advocacy positions her well to...


Events, Community News

The dinner was postponed last year because of a hotel union strike.



The aging courthouse has been closed to the public for most of January because of burst water pipes.



Community News

About 1,000 people attended the event that honored David Rudorfer of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP, Los Angeles County Presid...


Court officials said they did not know when it would reopen.



Law Practice, Community News

San Diego Legal Aid Society gets new leader

Jan. 22, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Joanne Franciscus has held several positions during 11 years at Legal Aid, most recently chief operating officer, overseeing d...


Community News, California Courts of Appeal

Epstein died last March. He retired as presiding judge of Division 4 of the 2nd District in 2018. He had served 28 years on th...



Community News

Consumer Attorneys of San Diego to honor 6 at annual dinner

Jan. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Joshua D. Gruenberg of Gruenberg Law will be honored as Lawyer of the Year.


Judges and Judiciary, Community News

There are nine contested races for Superior Court seats in Los Angeles County, including two challenges to incumbents. Several...



Community News

Public Counsel receives $3M from Mackenzie Scott

Jan. 11, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“The gift is the single largest contribution in Public Counsel’s 54-year history and will provide an unprecedented boost to ou...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News

The recipients are retired California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno, 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 4 Presidin...



Judges and Judiciary, Community News

6 California judges honored by National Judicial College

Dec. 20, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Several judges were honored for adhering to the law and Constitution despite opposing public opinion, political pressure and p...


Criminal, Community News, California Supreme Court

The article "describes the extent to which the state's realignment legislation and the subsequent initiative measures in the p...



Community News


State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News

San Diego County Bar Association elects 2024 officers

Nov. 22, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.



Labor/Employment, Community News

The Nov. 3 event was held at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco's Chinatown.


Community News

Consumer attorneys hand out honors at annual convention

Nov. 20, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Consumer Attorneys of the Year Award went to Deborah Chang, Randi McGinn, Zoe Littlepage with Athea Trial Lawyers LLP in E...



Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero will join Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner and other comm...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News

Gone With the Dogs

Nov. 13, 2023
By Jessica Lynn Murray



Criminal, Community News

Director Katharine Tinto said it’s the clinic’s 19th successful case since 2017, when its students started compassionate relea...


Education Law, Community News

“I was proud to highlight our commitment to diversity and to advancing the rule of law,” Dean Robert A. Schapiro.



Community News, Civil Rights

Volunteer lawyers from other firms and companies, as well as from other organizations, are invited to participate in this proj...


Community News

“We pulled together 30 thought-leaders from Blank Rome, clients and friends of mine and the firm, to talk about their career d...