Once a company has determined an IPO is the right choice for them and have implemented the necessary steps to prepare for beco...

The 9th Circuit recently held that "verb use [of a trademark] does not necessarily constitute generic use."

The "disparagement clause" in Section 2 of the Lanham Act violates "bedrock" First Amendment principles and is therefore facia...

Since 1970, California law has granted California residents substantial protection for their assets from legal claims of credi...

The approximately 31 percent proposed cut from current spending levels is a staggering figure for any institution, public or p...

Whereas the first two articles looked at the present and the past, respectively, this article looks to the future by asking ho...

If the U.S. Supreme Court defined privacy in terms of what protects our personhood, it would obviate an inquiry into the wheth...

A long time ago, in a courtroom far far away, a disturbance in the Fourth Amendment first manifested itself. ...

After working hard to bring in a new client or matter, the prospect of losing the client or matter because of conflicts is dif...

Armed with a recent appellate decision, trial courts should readily sustain demurrers where such causes of action are nothing ...

Since 1979, a select group of hand-picked individuals from the State Bar's Special Master's List have been responsible for car...

If approved, new fee-sharing agreement rules will better protect clients by requiring that informed written consents be obtain...

Fresh on the heels of its prior opinion discussing confidentiality, the State Bar of California closed out 2016 with an ethics...

Earlier last month, the 9th Circuit issued three opinions that together addressed whether counties in Hawaii are preempted fro...

MFAs are a great way for lawyers to resolve fee disputes and avoid malpractice claims and State Bar complaints.

Election Day 2016 added yet another tourist attraction to the already overpopulated Golden State: marijuana. For California la...

In the middle of several heavily contested political campaigns, it is easy to find barbs directed from one political candidate...

Although there are fine ethical lines between the competing responsibilities of zealous advocacy and dishonesty -- fortunately...

The State Bar Board of Trustee's recently adopted the two of the California Rules Revision Commission's proposed amended Calif...

The California lawyer who seeks to represent clients in another jurisdiction must thoroughly research the law in that jurisdic...

The State Bar released the Second Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct's draft rules for public co...

Lawyers are entrusted with a great deal of private information about people who are not our clients. Are we obliged to exercis...

Social media can be a great resource for investigating parties and witnesses, forging a brand and promoting a practice. Howeve...

Because most lawyers would prefer to visit bars to sip cocktails and not defend against client complaints, there are steps law...

Earlier this month, the American Bar Association approved Model Rule 8.4(g), making discrimination and harassment a black lett...

Chances are that you never learned about the State Bar discipline process in law school, and you likely did not learn about th...

A federal appellate court recently held that cellphone users do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cellphon...

A federal appellate court recently held that cellphone users do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cellphon...

Congress should support the Stopping Mass Hacking Act and encourage legislative and public scrutiny of remote access searches ...

The State Bar inexplicably retreated from its winning argument, and made a new argument at the 9th Circuit in a recent case in...