Mary-Christine Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy writes about her firm's practice of allotting a six-week break to partners every...

As airport security fears mounted last week in the wake of a foiled airplane bombing, attorney David M. Liberman knew his task...

When the clock struck midnight Thursday, estate planning and wealth management attorneys suddenly faced an unthinkable reality...

California could be hit with nearly $30 billion in economic losses over the next four years as a result of cuts to Los Angeles...

A lone gunman Monday morning entered the Las Vegas federal courthouse, where he shot and killed a veteran court security offic...

Sharon Lueras has had an interesting career ride: from blackjack dealer to paralegal to lawyer to judge.

Since the tech bust of 2000, the number of virtual law firms has proliferated, including Axiom Legal, which has created an alt...

The experiment to allow cameras in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals trial courts could begin Wednesday in San Francisco at a ...

In the first settlement of any lawsuit stemming from ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano's illegal wiretapping, Beverly ...

Marvel Entertainment stockholders approved The Walt Disney Co.'s $4.3 billion acquisition of the comic book company at a speci...

If there's a way to sum up 2009 in San Bernardino County, it was scandal redux. New charges were filed against other top offic...

A Taiwanese electronics maker agreed to pay $20 million to resolve antitrust claims that it conspired to fix prices in the liq...

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Kevin A. Enright, who started his two-year stint as presiding judge of the San Diego County Superior Court Jan. 1, is facing a...

California Attorney General Jerry Brown still hasn't formally announced whether he will forego a re-election bid for a run at ...

Michael Kalt, Claudette Wilson and Lois Kosch of Wilson Turner Kosmo say the new year brings legislative opportunity to improv...

At a time when law school graduates are increasingly struggling to get hired or facing lower pay, one elite group is sitting p...

Arbitration is changing more rapidly than any other area of law, said California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno. ...

Tom Umberg, Army Colonel and partner at Manatt, says action and supporting efforts to establish the rule of law in Afghanistan...

Until recently, pursuing a legal career was a safe investment that all but insured long-term success. Today, as the price of t...

The World Trade Organization's recent ruling against China's restrictions on foreign entertainment imports was a victory for H...

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Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...

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Last of five parts. Orange County Judge Wendy Lindley runs one of the few special courts for veterans, striving to ensure vete...

This holiday season, we have devoted the final five editions of the Daily Journal to stories about veterans. There are article...

An electric wheelchair, a past good deed and the legacy of a Los Angeles lawyer who recently died brought about a happy holida...

The insurance industry lost its battle Wednesday against paying fees to consumer groups participating in the insurance rate-se...

The announcement in October of possibly faulty lab test results connected to some San Diego County cases has so far resulted i...