His detention was a case study in potential problems encountered by nonprofit attorneys who represent detained minors.

Newly-elected LA County judge started in a law firm mail room

State lawmakers are split on how the Legislature will address wildfire-related costs and liability on utilities, with a primar...

Ricardo D. Garcia touts a collaborative, holistic approach to defending clients.

The sole practitioner faces at least three years in prison for the 17-year scheme

An oil company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanors related to its handling of a 140,000-gallon oil spi...

Federal courts will remain open for at least three weeks despite the recent government shutdown, the judiciary’s administrativ...

The Los Angeles Paralegal Association hosted its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on Dec. 5.

Irell & Manella LLP has elected David Gindler its next managing partner. He will start Jan. 1. Gindler has served on Irell...

The California Supreme Court ruled Monday against a criminal defendant who challenged his indictment for driving under the inf...

In the past year, law schools have started to adapt to the new reality of artificial intelligence, in hopes of preparing their...

The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed state Supreme Court nominee Joshua P. Groban and six appellate court justice...

The Trump administration suffered a setback Friday in its attempt to reshape the asylum system at the U.S. Supreme Court but i...

The blocking of a pardon for a twice-convicted felon was a rare stumble in the governor’s race to grant clemencies as his last...

Siannah Collado couldn’t sleep. It was 2 a.m. after she had put her daughter to bed. On her mind was the news of families gett...

The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that foreigners who sign fraudulent immigration documents are strongly presumed to unde...

Gov. Jerry Brown has sued to preserve criminal justice measures that allow prison inmates to apply for earlier parole and part...

Fresh off of its strongest year to date, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities aims to build on exponential growth and expand b...

After months of renovation, the former San Francisco Law School building has been transformed into a spacious office for The V...

For Republican-leaning firms like Jones Day, which represented Trump during the presidential campaign, the advent of the new a...

A law enforcement group has petitioned the state Supreme Court to block retroactive enforcement of a new law that would make p...

At an inaugural YMCA law enforcement teen forum, organized by YMCA board chairman Mark Helm, teenagers and officers set the gr...

A group of Silicon Valley lawyers compare motorcycling to therapy and take to the open road whenever possible.

The State Bar will survey newly licensed attorneys on the skills needed in their day-to-day jobs to evaluate the relevance of ...

Joshua P. Groban, whose nomination will be considered Friday, was assessed as “exceptionally well qualified” for the job by th...

A judge approved an $11 million settlement between 24 Hour Fitness and a class of employees on Thursday, resolving three concu...

The University of Southern California cannot be held liable for injuries sustained by a young woman who partied at one of the ...

As presiding judge of nearly 600 courtrooms in Los Angeles County, Daniel Buckley has been responsible for overseeing the larg...

Judges on opposite coasts, one in the Northern District of California and the other in the District of Columbia, appear poised...

Farella partner Thomas Mayhew said, “We showed a very strong case that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel duri...