The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether to review two cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Cir...

Mediator Alexander Polsky of JAMS explains why proficient negotiators focus on preparation. ...

Randall Miller and his associates at malpractice boutique Miller LLP strive to see issues from the perspectives of those they ...

Neutral Michelle Reinglass of Judicate West explains the importance of overcoming human nature and biases in law and mediation...

Joseph Barrett of The Cochran Firm speaks about his experience at the 2013 CAALA Annual Convention, and the importance of the ...

The National LGBT Bar Association's Lavender Law conference in San Francisco on Aug. 23 was headlined by Roberta Kaplan, who r...

Top players from the Landau Lawyers League nominated to represent their teams joined together to compete in closely contested ...

The state Supreme Court appears to be in greater ferment than last term, with more dissents and less bloc voting than usual. ...

The appointees include Northern California's first South Asian American judge. ...

For employers in the city of San Francisco, the concern over Obamacare goes further - how will it work with the city's Health ...

Mediation yields $765M settlement over brain injuries from on-field collisions ...

Lawyers often have trouble parting with their robust practices once they choose to move into neutral work. That hasn't been th...

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Judge Christopher Klein keeps his eye on the big picture while pushing small matters to counsel.

As the court prepares to decide whether an undocumented immigrant can become a licensed attorney, it is the justices' personal...

The association that Geoffrey S. Wells will soon lead is set to gather this weekend in Las Vegas for the nation's largest tria...

In 2012, the NLRB ruled that class waivers in employment contracts violate the NLRA. Multiple circuit courts, and now the 9th,...

So far, none of the political speeches about Shariah address the issue of how laws prohibiting consideration of Shariah in sta...

Gov. Brown has a chance to sign AB 154, which will authorize nonphysicians to perform early abortions. By Margaret Crosby

Gov. Jerry Brown must not sign AB 154, which will authorize nonphysicians to perform early abortions. By Rebekah Millard

If the job of law schools were simply to recreate lawyers in their own image, it could be done easily in two years. By John Tr...

Local government associations Wednesday amped up their opposition to a last-minute bill they say will severely limiting their ...

Previously, the prevailing party in wage cases could win attorney fees.

A forensic pathologist testified Wednesday in the sudden acceleration trial about the awkward placement of a woman's right foo...

An outside attorney to Farmers Group Inc., who has worked on litigation and regulatory matters for the insurance giant for mor...

After a failed bid at re-election, Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich has returned to law firm life, as counsel in the Los Angeles office...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith A. Jury ruled Thursday that the city of San Bernardino is eligible for bankruptcy protection - ...

A day after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a costly plan to send 8,000 California inmates to private prisons and county jails, Sena...

Attorney General Kamala Harris's silence on a transparency rule in the Supply Chains Act prompted wide speculation among compl...

At a hearing Wednesday, the Chamber of Commerce and others argued an effort to raise billions of dollars on a carbon market is...