Through midnight on Dec. 31, individuals may give away up to $5.12 million without having to pay either a gift or generation-...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit denies further DNA testing for death row inmate
By John Roemer
An inmate on San Quentin's death row convicted of four hatchet murders cannot use the federal courts to appeal a state court d...
California lawyers who have practices in the Micronesian islands of Guam and Saipan, 17 time zones away, have to grapple with ...
California Supreme Court
Unions can picket in storefronts, state Supreme Court says
By Laura Hautalan
The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions have a statutory right to picket in the privately owned space in front of a...
Reed Smith LLP was crowned champion of The Bar Association of San Francisco's Fall 2012 basketball league after defeating Murp...
Community News
Lawyers Club supports San Diego nonprofits and students
By Caitlin Johnson
The Lawyers Club of San Diego presented grants totaling $16,000 to three local nonprofit organizations and awarded three law s...
California corporate lawyers say fears of a higher corporate tax rate in 2013 are forcing last-minute deal activity as 2012 dr...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rehears fewer cases en banc this year and stays closer to the U.S. Supreme Court
By John Roemer
The U.S. Supreme Court voted to review fewer decisions from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this year, and reheard en ba...
Gov. Jerry Brown's office announced 30 judicial appointments Thursday, and the pool included three Republicans, a slightly mor...
Law Practice
Small firms expect more work, struggles over growth in next decade
By Ryne Hodkowski
Advances in technology, increasingly money-conscious clients and the innovation and implementation of hybrid billing rates ar...