Superior Court Judge Susan J. Matcham used her Spanish as an attorney to help clients.

Judge Tamara L. Mosbarger firmly believes that family structure helps people stay out of prison.

Last March, Texas-based AT&T Inc. announced it had agreed to purchase Washington-based T-Mobile USA Inc. for $39 billion i...

A list of all state laws that took effect on Jan. 1, 2012.

Knowing your client, your opponent and your venue is key to any patent litigation strategy. By Yury Kapgan and Kathy Yu of Lat...

State voting law raises complex compliance issues. By Peter K. Fagen and Gregory Rodriguez of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP

Lawsuits have never been more entertaining. By Ken Basin of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

Will 2012 be better for real estate attorneys? By Sblend Sblendorio of Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel

Affording greater protection to senior citizens is just one of three issues facing the Legislature in 2012. By Brian S. Kabate...

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

A longtime ghost researcher who pitched to several networks a reality show based on his profession is arguing once again in a ...

Although law firms are logging fewer pro bono hours, some like Reed Smith and Morrison & Foerster still managed to pull of...

While many retired California judges are keeping busy as neutrals or sitting on assignment, most are finding themselves with m...

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Legal education has come under fire in the past year, in part because job prospects for debt-laden law school graduates have p...

In an unprecedented effort to fight recidivism among federal criminal convicts, a new Central District program soon will give ...

Judges who died or exited active duty to take senior status in 2011 left the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seriously short...

Following a year of defending tough state budget cuts, Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to focus his attention on an equally divis...

The Northern District's pilot re-entry court is off to a strong start, with eight of its 10 original participants on track to ...

For U.S. initial public offerings in 2011, it the best of times and the worst of times.

Marcy Styles and Mary Trice knew that their days working as pro tem court reporters with the San Luis Obispo County Superior C...

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by private plaintiffs attempting to upend the October 2010 merger of Uni...

Next year promises to bring a showdown of forces in the area of First Amendment law. By David Urban of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

The City of Los Angeles filed criminal charges Thursday against a company accused of being responsible for an oil spill near t...