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Law Practice
AB 596: A Trojan horse bill diminishes the right to counsel
By Thomas F. Coleman
A measure relating to appointed legal counsel in probate conservatorships was recently introduced into the California Assembly.
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Lease of a lifetime! Can property owners ever challenge San Francisco’s gift to tenants?
By Deborah J. La Fetra
San Francisco lost sight of a simple truth when it decided that condo conversions presented an opportunity to require property...
Podcasts
Judges and Judiciary
No Courts, No Law: The Many Futures of Trial Courts
By Howard B. Miller
Podcast Host Howard Miller talks with Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), Director Berkeley Judicial Institute, Former Director Federal...
Appellate Practice
Has Appellate Delay Injustice become part of our legal DNA?
By Howard B. Miller, Jon B. Eisenberg
Podcast host Howard Miller talks with Jon Eisenberg about appellate delay harms and solutions.
Webinars
This webinar will present a frank discussion between five judges, as they discuss how courts are adapting to COVID-19, with an...
Roundtables
Experts weigh in on significant class action developments
Featured Content
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Advantages of using a judge pro tem
Parties use a judge pro tem to ensure a decision maker is knowledgeable in the law applicable to the dispute as well as having...
The increasing use of arbitration clauses, coupled with class action waivers in standard employment agreements, has led to a d...
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Expert Advice
The Simple Truth About Complex Mediation
A Question and Answer Session with Four JAMS Neutrals
Insights
Despite a very challenging regulatory climate, a few battery manufacturers are still scattered throughout Southern California.
Community News
Law Practice, Community News
Irell & Manella, Public Counsel, help Compton students get trauma programs
By Kamila Knaudt
The federal class action was filed on behalf of a group of students and teachers to compel the school district to address the ...
MCLE
Self-incrimination and restraining orders in California
In part two of this two-part series, we examine how the p...
By Dean Hansell, Bryant Y. YangRestraining orders and the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution
This two-part article explores the effects of such an inv...
By Dean Hansell, Bryant Y. YangCan professional associations dismiss members for internet posts?
Many private organizations, including those in which peop...
By Joshua J. BorgerDiscipline Report
Discipline Report
November 2020
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
Discipline Report
October 2020
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
Discipline Report
September 2020
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.