Forum Column - By Debra B. Self - A mediator is unhappy that Los Angeles County Superior Court's pro bono panel pays her nothi...
LOS ANGELES - Funeral services took place Monday for Joseph Lewis, one of the oldest practicing lawyers in California. He was ...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
Smaller Firms Find Niche in Growing Health Care Field
By Anne Marie Ruff
LOS ANGELES - About a year ago, Laurence Kessenick left the San Francisco office of Hansen, Bridgett, Marcus Vlahos & Rudy...
LOS ANGELES - A month before Justice Department officials began plotting to fire two California U.S. attorneys, the Los Angel...
Despite renewed support from President Bush on Tuesday, observers said U.S. Attorney General Alberto position remains shaky, w...
Whether working from the bench or on a mountain search-and-rescue team, Judge Michael M. Dest is appreciated for his efficienc...
Since his switch to general trials, Judge John F. Vogt has enjoyed presiding over fewer cases and spending more time with each...
Judges and Judiciary
Can Schools Say No to Speech? Maybe, if It Promotes Drugs
By Brent Kendall
In an important case that could place new limits on the free-speech rights of students, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Monday...
Litigation
Settlement in Bar Review Suit Receives Preliminary Approval
By Jennifer Hammn
LOS ANGELES - A proposed $36 million settlement between 290,000 bar review takers and the nation's leading bar review provider...
SAN FRANCISCO - The State Bar has selected 25 members for its new Council on Access and Fairness, a group that - to the chagri...
Forum Column - By Peter Scheer - Before liberals get too sanctimonious about the Libby conviction, they should remember some r...
Focus Column - By Brendan J. Fogarty - The insurance policy appraisal process is good for determining the amount, but not nece...
Corporate
S.F. Prosecutors Make Case Against Former Building Inspector
By Donna Dominon
Web Exclusive - On the Take? San Francisco prosecutors laid out a case of "bribes, lies and public corruption" on Monday agai...
Forum Column - By Timothy J. Dowling - How's this for an aggressive use of the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause: A large prod...
WASHINGTON - In a loss for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court on Monday let stand a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Law Practice
Goodwin Procter Grows With New Offices in L.A., San Diego
By Emma Dewaldn
Boston-based Goodwin Procter is continuing its aggressive West Coast expansion by placing five lateral hires in a second Los A...
WASHINGTON - Democrats may have the necessary ammunition to demand that a special prosecutor investigate whether Bush administ...
SAN JOSE - In a victory for the government in the criminal case against two former executives of Brocade Communications System...
Contra Costa County Commissioner Ronald Creighton is described as a born peacemaker with a demeanor that encourages feuding pa...
Lawyers marvel at Judge Gregory L. Prickett's legal scholarship and even call him a 'savant.' ...
JUDGE NAMED - The White House has nominated the presiding judge of the San Diego County Superior Court to be a U.S. district j...
LOS ANGELES - A fresh raise for law firm associates this year has renewed discussions among corporate counsel about how to tri...
Litigation
It's Miller Time for Sidley Austin as Veteran Litigator Joins Firm
By Haynes
For his part, Miller, a commercial litigator for 32 years, said he fields calls routinely from legal recruiters and turns them...
Industry Watch - LOS ANGELES - Greenberg Traurig's Orange County patent prosecution practice has a new client. And she's only ...
Letter to the Editor - J. Joseph Wall Jr. - In response to Eric van Ginkel's article "Asserting an Anti-SLAPP Petition in Arbi...
LOS ANGELES - The state's political watchdog group regulating campaign finance and spending named a new executive director Fri...
Focus Column - By Gordon E. Bosserman - The California Supreme Court's recent decision on notice to class members probably wil...
Industry Watch - SAN FRANCISCO - At the outset of hanging a shingle after years of practice at a large firm, there seems to be...
Industry Watch - LOS ANGELES - San Fernando Valley lawyer Mishawn Nolan is moving from Encino-based Greenberg & Bass to St...
Law Practice
Delgadillo Lobbies to Put a Hit on Gangs - in Pocketbook
By Jennifer Hammn
As some of California's oldest street gangs grow in wealth and organization, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is pro...