I’d like to think Judge Romero was my friend. When I thought about applying to the bench, his was the first advice I sought. H...

I usually opine that attorneys smart enough to give good advice are smart enough to give none. I will now ignore my own advice...

Every litigator knows the anxiety of getting ready to press send on a big document production and, no matter how carefully the...

When American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:45 a.m., followed by United Airli...

A review of the development and future of pay equality.

In 2013, the California Legislature passed a consumer-friendly law requiring life insurers to comply with enhanced notice requ...

When does it make the most sense to choose arbitration, and what are the advantages?

Anyone immersed in the law knows that discretion is a cornerstone to our form of jurisprudence. Discretion is powerful. It can...

In the wake of the rolling blackouts last summer, California energy regulatory agencies and the state government have been scr...

While California has historically leaned on other western states, including hydroelectric power from the Pacific Northwest, to...

The Department of Labor has issued guidance to instruct and advise companies about how best to care for information gathered i...

Lawyers “may” have the right to say the election was stolen during public debate and discourse, but those who pursue litigatio...

As we head into year five of legal cannabis, the Los Angeles cannabis industry was dealt yet another curveball by the city’s r...

In a recent appellate case, a contractor who was unlicensed during a portion of a project dodged a bullet. However, I’m not so...

Once the decision was made for my recent trial trial to become fully remote, there were a host of important questions that nee...

Texas’ new abortion law gives enforcement powers to private citizens. Is there precedent for that?

Most insureds pay regular monthly life insurance premiums for years without a problem. Occasionally, a policyholder may miss a...

A couple of columns back, I reported comments from several superior court judges about what they do not like to see in trial c...

Last month the California Supreme Court ruled on who should bear the risk of the injury — the owner of the property, or the in...

Steinberg, the nation’s preeminent authority on securities regulation, has recently added to his already voluminous scholarshi...

Today, perhaps more than any other day, we mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Americans are hearty souls. In our litigious land of the free and home of the brave, our laws allow — and our grandiose notion...

Last month, an amazing decision by U.S. District Court Judge Linda V. Parker found nine lawyers from different jurisdictions s...

Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health have issued new public health requirements in response to...

The end of the legislative session in California is always a time of high drama as last-minute deals come together and many un...

In the to and fro of modern litigation, at the speed at which we practice these days, I occasionally get myself stuck in that ...

There’s a legal maxim that says, “for every wrong there is a remedy.” The catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers condom...

If you did not know about conservatorships before, no doubt you are acquainted with them now given the public light cast on Br...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to hear and decide Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (19-1392) in its next...