Judge Katrina West grew up in San Bernardino and now helps keep it safe from predators.

Passion for justice doesn't get in the way of reasoned rulings for Judge Ryan Wright.

As friends, R. Scott Brink and Paul W. Ritsema often talk about their love for cars or their similar Midwest upbringings. ...

After 35 years of plaintiffs' work, the Judicate West neutral sought a slower pace but something that would involve him in the...

Every minute in the U.S., over an acre of agricultural land is lost to commercial and residential development. By Jennifer Coc...

The latest IRS statistics show that audits are increasing. ...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates has tapped mergers and acquisitions rainmaker Brian J. McCarthy ...

Gordon & Rees LLP has boosted its east coast and national presence with the launch of a new office in Washington, D.C. ...

The co-chair of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP's entertainment litigation department is leaving to became a partner at Loeb...

A state appellate court criticized a San Francisco defense attorney for her inflammatory closing arguments in a medical malpra...

What is the future of incarcerated youth who are unable to make positive changes in their lives? By Susan Madden Lankford ...

A plaintiffs' lawyer with the reputation of an ambitious workhorse, C. Michael Alder's job recently became even more time-cons...

Indio filed a $15 million lawsuit against its former city attorney and the lawyer's former law firm, contending they gave the ...

Twenty years ago, mediation was just beginning to come into fashion in the judicial system. A look at where it is now. By Lloy...

A behind-the-scenes look at a bench beset by personal animus and public acrimony. By Richard L. Kellner of Kabateck Brown Kel...

When Andrew Raines launched what is now Raines Feldman LLP, a transactions and litigation boutique, he designated one partner ...

One month after 49 attorneys general announced they'd reached a settlement with the five largest mortgage banks over foreclosu...

In the past year, while she watched funding unravel for California's court system, attorney Kelly M. Dermody decided it was t...

The state attorney general's office arrested three Sacramento-area lawyers Thursday on charges of collecting illegal up-front...

The state Supreme Court revived a molestation victim's civil suit against a Los Angeles County public school Thursday, giving ...

A long running legal battle over dust storms in the Owens Valley is heating up. ...

Robert J. Girard II, partner at Freeman, Freeman & Smiley LLP, arranged for a night out with five partners on March 1. Gir...

The San Fernando Valley Bar Association hosted its 21st Annual Judges’ Night Gala on Feb. 23 at Warner Center Marriott Hotel i...

The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel held it 51st Annual Seminar on March 1-2 at the Millennium Biltmore Hot...

The National Association of Women Lawyers held its midyear meeting at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles on Feb. 23. The event brou...

The Alliance for Children’s Rights, an organization that coordinates legal services, health care and education for impoveris...

Fellow criminal defense lawyers assess the impact recently retired Federal Public Defender Barry Portman had on the local bar ...

Miguel Marquez has applied to the 6th District bench, which has never had a Latino justice.

A reader comments on coverage of the trial court budget crisis. ...

A recent 3rd Circuit decision makes clear that recovery of litigation costs requires an actual trial. By Bradford B. Kuhn and ...