By Toni Vranjes Business information provider First American Corp. of Santa Ana has agreed to merge its background-screening ...

The St. Francis Winery & Vineyards has appointed a former Los Angeles litigator as its president and chief executive offi...

By Erik Cummins Kenneth Seeger, Adam Salvas and Brian Devine really got to know one another in the last couple of years. In f...

Robert Zelnick, a partner in McDermott, Will & Emery's Washington, D.C. office has been named head of the firm's trademar...

The Chief Probation Officers of California selected assistant presiding Judge Mark Forcum as its Judicial Officer of the Year...

Longtime Solano County Superior Court Judge Eric Uldall retired Dec. 16, just weeks shy of the 19 th anniversary of his appoi...

By Karen Coleman Former Eureka defense lawyer Paul Gallegos upset the established order of things in the Humboldt County when...

By Liz Valsamis Neil R. O'Hanlon spent the last month of 2002 getting accustomed to his new role of managing partner at the C...

LAW FIRM MANAGMENT By Sandy Lechtick In the Chinese language there is a well-known symbol with two distinct meanings - danger...

The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel will hold its annual seminar Feb. 27-28 at the Century Plaza Hotel and...

By Karen Coleman California litigants rang in 2003 with another round of statutory hikes in court fees. The increases, effect...

By Liz Valsamis Manatt, Phelps & Phillips began 2003 by taking a bite out of the Big Apple. On Jan. 1, the Los Angeles-ba...

Litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges brushed up on its real estate when it signed a new lease for...

Longtime Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioners Robert A. Schnider and David Sotelo were appointed judges by Gov. Gr...

The Orange County Women Lawyers Association has honored Jennifer Keller with its Attorney of the Year Award. The association ...

By Andrew Dunn Bloomberg News Vinson & Elkins, Baker & McKenzie and other U.S. law firms have won permission from the...

By Stefanie Knapp The most memorable moment of Bill Wegner's career came when the litigator put Marilyn Monroe on the witness...

Just as renditions of "Auld Lang Syne" wrap up, New Year's resolutions and traditions come out of the woodwork. In the weeks ...

Focus Column - Environmental Law - By William D. Wick - Years after chemicals are spilled or leaked, they continue to passivel...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether California can require foreign insurance companies who do ...

FAIRFIELD - Even though Judge Luis Villarreal celebrated his 20th year on the bench in November, he's still a long way from re...

SAN FRANCISCO - Phoenix attorney Mark Scheehle got the last word in his battle over the Arizona practice of dragooning lawyer...

SAN FRANCISCO - A human rights lawsuit against ChevronTexaco appears likely to be expanded to include a racketeering charge a...

LOS ANGELES - A judge refused Friday to bar lawyers from discussing actor Robert Blake's upcoming deposition in the civil laws...

SACRAMENTO - There's another battle under way to reform the state's unfair competition law. Small-business owners say they ar...

Take the best law firm leaders, the state’s longest-sitting jurist and trailblazers in race, gender and sexuality. Add a few ...

Focus Column - Criminal Law - By Bradley Weinreb - It has been estimated that a sex offender commits about 300 offenses in his...

SANTA ANA - Any financial relief from the state Legislature will probably come too late for thousands of businesses currently...

LOS ANGELES - When he was still in college, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jan A. Pluim thought he'd tempt fate - or ...

SANTA MARIA - It was bad enough for Superior Court Judge Diana R. Hall when she was arrested at gunpoint last month for drunke...