Responding to the subprime mortgage crisis, California legal services organizations are scrambling to address the needs of poo...

Industry Watch - Retirements, promotions? Check out our listing of lawyers and judges who have gained recognition for their work.

Industry Watch - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's la...

Lawyers say Judge Daviann L. Mitchell, a professional dog trainer and former police officer, treats defendants with compassio...

In the 10 months Sharon Majors-Lewis has been the governor's judicial appointments secretary, she seems to have improved the o...

SAN FRANCISCO - A day after Chief Justice Ronald M. George endured a media grilling about November's unorthodox dismissal of a...

William Quinby is a neutral in the ADR firm Wulff Quinby & Sochynsky Dispute Resolution in Oakland. After 25 years as a li...

Forum Column - By Paul C. Cook and Michael B. Gurien - Every exposure to asbestos, no matter how small, increases the risk of ...

Forum Column - By Tom Gies and Jane Foster - The Supreme Court should resist the temptation to weaken the 401(k)'s viability a...

Employment Column - By J. Scott Tiedemann and Brian Pellis - Public employees present a unique challenge for their employers:...

Focus Column - By Brooke Miller - Cities aiming to keep child molesters away from schools and parks will have to walk a fine l...

LOS ANGELES - Services have taken place for Damon M. Ribakoff, an attorney specializing in workers' compensation insurance pre...

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review a $10.5 million judgment against 20th Century Insurance Co. (now ...

Ronald Rus and other lawyers from the Irvine firm of Rus, Miliband & Smith represent the trustee overseeing the Chapter 7 ...

ADR Column - By Max Factor III - Don't let your mediation opponent strong-arm you into a settlement. These proven tips can inc...

Eighteen days and counting. That's how long the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has to make good on its promise to decid...

SAN FRANCISCO - The latest plaintiffs to sue the nation's leading bar review course provider claiming there isn't enough compe...

SAN FRANCISCO - In its biggest legal ethics ruling of the year, the California Supreme Court on Thursday cemented what were al...

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

SAN FRANCISCO - Just a few weeks after suits over a massive San Francisco Bay oil spill hit the courts, attorneys for two grou...

Focus Column - By Michael J. Thomas and Matthew G. Massari - A new state law makes developments in federal copyright standards...

LOS ANGELES - Powerhouse Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker made its German debut through its combination with the Frankfur...

LOS ANGELES - John Pennington, a career-long Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton business trial attorney with a biting sense...

Forum Column - By John D. Echeverria - Suggestions that a recent 9th Circuit ruling will allow aggrieved property owners to ch...

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge told the Bush administration Wednesday it needs to come forward with more information regardin...

Forum Column - By Tanya Tull and Maria Foscarinis - The United States' commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Right...

About 6.6 million Californians are without health insurance, according to the California Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit ad...

Randall Sinnott is among a handful of lawyers who, after being called to active military duty, left their legal practices to s...

WASHINGTON - Members of Congress are pushing for a detailed study of the accreditation process for the nation's law schools, c...

As the judge in an isolated desert town, Sarah A. Christian has learned to deal with the awkward encounters occurring when she...