The state Legislature has unanimously adopted Senate Bill 1135, addressing a California scandal of massive proportions: the st...
Immigration
Stanford, USF law school sending law students to aid with immigration cases
By John Roemer
The effort to aid immigrants in court got a boost last week as law professors at the University of San Francisco and Stanford ...
Attorneys say LA Judge Michael M. Johnson is unflappable in the midst of high-stakes chaos.
The number of cases involving the California Environmental Quality Act has tripled at the state high court in the past decade....
Criminal
San Diego court for split sentence offenders having success
By Kylie Reynolds
Since launching early last year, San Diego County's Mandatory Supervision Court has seen lower rates of recividism for its off...
General Counsel Zodiak Americas Santa Monica ...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Los Angeles judge Michael Kellogg's career - from the NFL to the courtroom - defies convention.
Judge Donna Geck considers herself an 'accidental lawyer,' having begun her career as a TV news anchor.
In innovation-minded Silicon Valley, many lawyers are making the switch from their traditional seated workstations to standing...
After years of criticism fired at U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for focusing on marijuana dispensaries and gun cases rather than ...
Civil attorneys are accustomed to controlling all aspects of their settlement. But the reverse is true when it comes to class ...
Competitors of all kinds know home court advantage helps them win. In litigation, jockeying over home court occurs in a battle...
Law firms have few revenue generating assets, so managing "potential" receivables (aka work in process) is important, but not ...
Government
Bill to boost arbitration companies' reporting requirements heads to Brown's desk
By Paul Jones
A bill to strengthen requirements for arbitration companies to report data about the cases they handle, including outcomes, pa...
After a storied career as one of L.A.'s premiere entertainment lawyers, Gail Migdal Title now finds herself refereeing the ty...
Weaver Schlenger Mazel LLP has carved out a position as a premier business immigration boutique for startup technology compani...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Corporate personhood doesn't extend to executives, 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
Corporate officers do not equal the corporation when it comes to the personal service of a lawsuit, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...
Community News
Landau Lawyers League competes in annual all-star basketball games
By John Michael
The Landau Lawyers League held its annual basketball all-star games Aug. 8 and 15 with players from the league's three divisio...
At a court hearing, attorneys for the ACLU and the EFF argue data collected by police and sheriff's department automated licen...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Eight cases enough to disbar foreclosure lawyer, judge rules
By Don Debenedictisn
Gary David Tracy was a "figurehead" for nonlawyers running a foreclosure-rescue mill and should be disbarred, a State Bar Cour...
Intellectual Property
Apple loses bid for legal fees in Samsung patent case
By Kevin Lee
A federal judge has rejected a bid from Apple Inc. seeking $15.7 million in legal fees against smartphone rival Samsung Electr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Be professional, save the practice of law
By Ben Armisteadn
The practice of law has fallen (far) down the list of respected and trusted professions. This decline did not happen overnight...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Law school programs advise new attorneys on ethical questions
By Don Debenedictisn
New practitioner incubators from law schools and others provide a heavy dose of guidance and education in the nuts and bolts o...
Criminal
Attorney general challenging ruling that death penalty is unconstitutional
By Emily Green
Attorney General Kamala Harris announced she will appeal a federal judge's ruling declaring California's death penalty system ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
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Irell & Manella snagged leading dealmaker Joshua B. Grode and five other attorneys from Liner LLP, its first laternal hire...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is in the process of beefing up its administrative law judge program, but question...
Secretary and General Counsel of Blackhawk Network Inc. Pleasanton ...