The Southern California economy is not bulletproof, but certain trends have offset the dramatic downturn in real estate and co...

Seven attorneys crammed into a tiny conference room in a downtown Las Vegas law office to help the Lawyers Committee for Civil...

The nation’s patent appeals court made its first appearance in Silicon Valley in more than a decade Tuesday, reminding everyon...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared split Tuesday over whether the Federal Communications Commission acted legally when it tighten...

The California Supreme Court will hear two cases Thursday that will affect the ability of lawyers to collect fees for their wo...

Davis Wright Tremaine grabs four attorneys for its life sciences practices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be leaning toward a narrow ruling in a key case argued Monday about whether state tort clai...

The Supreme Court should buck the pro-business judicial trend and reverse the Court of Appeal in 'Brinker.' - Forum Column ...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling over whether a convict...

Twelve hours before Chevron called upon the Nigerian military to subdue 150 protesters occupying an oil platform, company offi...

A federal judge has released a highly unusual brief he filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals slamming federal pros...

Jose Ledesma has spent two months locked up in a Lancaster immigration detention facility fighting a deportation order, even t...

Promoting transit-oriented development is the subject of recent state legislation, and over the past few years, several state ...

Judge Carol C. Yaggy, whose tough court calendar includes murders and sex offenses, seeks contentment through serene artworks...

Richard Wiebe represented the Center for Biological Diversity in a case that used the Public Trust Doctrine to fight against a...

Heller Ehrman's demise has continued to scatter attorneys to various firms.

“If this case gets upheld, I don’t know why anyone would want to be a DA,” John Van de Kamp, a former Los Angeles district att...

Some legal representation is better than no legal representation. It may not be free, but that's the idea behind limited scop...

There is a growing support network for solo and small firm lawyers who want to do pro bono or "low bono" work. ...

Perhaps more than any profession, medicine excluded, lawyers are called on to provide service to those who can't afford it. So...

"If a little old lady needs help with a will, I'm going to give her a break," said Marie Galanti, a Bay Area estate planning l...

Nine judges from the nation's patent appeals court, based in Washington, D.C., are spending this week in Silicon Valley, where...

Research on how negative political ads affect the public can also be useful to those who practice law, writes Steven G. Mehta....

Another Texas plaintiffs' firm is setting up shop in San Francisco. ...

Don't be fooled by Proposition 5's claims of reducing prison overcrowding and saving taxpayer money, writes Richard J. Chrysti...

If Proposition 8 passes, the patchwork rules governing employee benefits for same-sex couples will become even more confusing,...

Accusing Ralphs Grocery Co. of playing hardball on fees, five attorneys have withdrawn as counsel to current and ex-employees ...

One of the year’s largest U.S. verdicts grew even larger Friday when a jury hit Boeing with $237 million in punitive damages f...

When emotions run high, Judge Jeffrey F. Fraser has a knack for keeping things under control. ...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has boosted its white-collar practice with the hiring of the former U.S. attorney for the E...