Patent litigator Howard N. Shipley may have avoided sanctions from the nation's highest court, but his very public ordeal will...

Attorney Robert C. May III parlayed a pre-law school internship at L.A.-based Telecom Law Firm PC into opening and becoming m...

Ruling comes over a strong dissent that accused the majority of letting the sentencing judge avoid his duty to take account of...

Officers may rarely think about being sued because lawsuits rarely have negative ramifications for their employment or their b...

As Ellen Pao's gender discrimination case approaches closing arguments, attorneys following the landmark lawsuit doubt Superio...

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye didn't mention a critical January audit report in her State of the Judiciary Address to t...

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.

Attorney Stephanie M. Caballero, whose twins were born through a surrogate, has spent the last decade helping others become pa...

In a case being argued before the U.S. high court Monday, the justices should balance duties under the Americans with Disabili...

In a case being argued before the U.S. high court Monday, the justices should rule that the Americans with Disabilities Act ap...

After much fanfare in 2011, a law allowing expedited jury trials for some civil cases has seen relatively little use. What wil...

Adding to the slew of gender discrimination lawsuits rocking Silicon Valley, a former Twitter engineer filed a class action la...

The pending hires of Yar R. Chaikovsky and Blair M. Jacobs is the culmination of a recent push from Paul Hastings LLP to bolst...

Jurors hearing Ellen Pao's gender discrimination and retaliation case Friday, in which she is suing her former employer for $1...

Amgen's attorneys are weighing an appeal to a U.S. District Court decision late last week that turned down the company's requ...

Korean War veteran and former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William E. Burby Jr., known for his trustworthiness and amiabil...

In a case being argued Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a private organization should be able to have a sp...

The California State Bar's Committee of Bar Examiners voted late Friday to approve shortening the bar exam from three days to ...

Attorney General Kamala Harris' office added that it would also independently investigate the Orange County district attorney'...

LA County Superior Court Judge Dan Oki's no-nonsense demeanor stems from his strong policy opinions.

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

Hard work, mentorship and a little bit of luck catapulted Charles Koosed to the Riverside bench.

The Sacramento trucking company announced Thursday the appointment of Charles J. Mellor as senior vice president and chief le...

The increasing rate of cybercrime aimed at banks and sloppy implementation of new finanical apps is creating a lot of business...

At age 86, Charles B. Renfrew continues to be a respected, go-to alternative dispute resolution pro who handles major national...

Articles often extol the virtues of arbitration - such as to help avoid runaway jury awards or excessive attorney fees - but t...

A surge in design patent/trade dress litigation has strained the longstanding tension in the law between unprotected functiona...

What information may an attorney ethically disclose to the court to explain her need to withdraw from representation? That's a...

Unless a state court provides some meaningful discussion of a habeas claim, the petitioner is unlikely ever to obtain that dis...

E-discovery and an ombudsmen civility program are addressed in the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Business Trial La...