By 2100, waters could rise by more than 5 feet, putting billions of dollars worth of property at risk and raises a host of leg...

The court's decision in Citizens Climate Lobby v. CARB was a step in the right direction for both the environment and ...

As is clear from the broad spectrum of legislation introduced, interested parties have very different perspectives on what the...

Heather E. Williams, a veteran first assistant federal public defender from Arizona, is set to take over the top federal defen...

The Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to police the clean up of so-called "superfund" hazardous waste sites through co...

San Francisco's new "Veterans Justice Court" is dedicated to former military personnel who have been charged with nonviolent a...

Santa Clara University School of Law announced Friday that Lisa Kloppenberg, former dean at Ohio-based University of Dayton Sc...

A federal appeals court Friday rejected a bid by truck drivers and environmentalists to block Mexican big rigs from entering t...

Ellen M. Peter, chief counsel for the California Air Resources Board, spoke to the Daily Journal about the agency's requiremen...

A new approach to continuing legal education drops the hours requirement and gives lawyers more freedom to plan their own prog...

Federal prosecutors contend David Nosal oversaw a conspiracy to steal trade secrets and direct a cohort of co-conspirators to ...

For the most part, the California rules mirror the federal rules, with California perhaps providing greater protection by plac...

Once an undercover security guard, judge knew early she wanted to handle criminal cases.

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Goodwin Procter LLP added David W. Van Horne Jr. in San Francisco as a member of its technology companies group.

After putting his career on hold to raise his children, a San Jose judge hears family law cases.

Kerry Bensinger tried his hand as a playwright in Europe before writing himself into a new scene.

The Federal Circuit's de novo review standard has led to a 50 percent reversal rate. Aware of this, parties are often reluctan...

Not all cases are good candidates for an expedited jury trail. Here are some key factors to consider in making the decision. B...

After winning a motion to compel arbitration, you call opposing counsel and discover he intends to immediately appeal the ruli...

You just won a bench trial. Your opponent requested the court to issue a statement of decision. The judge directs you to prepa...

Any dispute brought before a third party for resolution is considered an arbitration. This has significant implications for ma...

As presented, the facts in PCS Nitrogen represent the quintessential example of why apportionment, as a practical const...

The San Francisco Herring Association filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of the Interior and the National Pa...

The Daily Journal hosted a reception Wednesday for California's best intellectual property lawyers. The event, at the Rosewood...

Nina Shaw, founding partner at Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano, was honored as 2013 Entertainment Lawyer...

The Fabulous Women of Finance networking group gathered on April 2 at downtown's Drago Centro to drink wine and meet fellow wo...

The Bar Association of San Francisco's Justice and Diversity Center celebrated volunteers at an annual appreciation party on A...