The time for filing of the lawsuit is wholly dependent on the public entity’s response to the government claim.

This praise is macro and intentional because it comes in abundance for our Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who led the Cali...

When faced with a choice about a procedural requirement, pick the conservative alternative - the one least likely to lead to p...

When I became the head of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office in 2019, as with many city agencies, the department opera...

Without proper estate planning for digital assets, your family and law partners may never be able to access them.

Attorneys have an obligation to speak up and report when we know that there is unethical and improper conduct by our fellow at...

The most important part of a DEI plan is to do things differently than the organization has done in the past. That especially ...

Unlike many courtroom movies, A Civil Action allows viewers to peek behind the curtains of lawyers' strategies.

Justice Clarence Thomas' fanhood of Prince aside, the Warhol case will impact a multitude of industries - specifically ...

When a district court states that it needs more information from the parties to approve an individual settlement, the parties ...

As long as attorneys comply with certain requirements, entering into investment transactions is generally permitted by the Cal...

Because Quach has been accepted for review by the California Supr...

His legal “loss” should be remembered every season.

Just as the objective of both our criminal and civil justice systems is to find the truth, so this should be the objective of ...

For better or ill, we have an adversary system in our courts and so Judges deal with conflicts every day. And the public is wa...

Until the Legislature amends the statute, employers must be vigilant and timely pay all arbitration invoices

Decisions regarding where children should live when one parent proposes to move away have caused substantial angst to parents,...

Congress could pass legislation to curb self-dealing abuses by future presidents, but it’s unlikely.

Between 1982 and 2013, approximately 800 cases of high-school-level, sport-related deaths were documented in the United States.

The police must be empowered with the freedom to protect the community, not be called “racist” and “gang members” by the very ...

Supreme Court to consider method of calculating tax penalties for non-willful FBAR errors

Plaintiff’s attorneys will be integral in the enforcement of the FAST Recovery Act and should be encouraged to take on such ca...

The Grim Reaper visits everyone, including litigants and lawyers, and rarely at a convenient time. If those left behind are no...

Automatic replacement doesn’t make recalls any cheaper – elections officials still need to hold the recall special election. I...

Trust litigation lawyers should not be hesitant to contact the estate planner or tax accountant associated with the estate’s s...

L.A. County will not be the first county in the state to take this important step to create a system of local government check...

California has passed two laws that will shield many wildfire victims from having to pay a state tax on their fire legal settl...

Though Ireland has a written constitution, the judges are steeped in the British tradition of parliamentary supremacy. Will th...