America is fracturing as this past presidential election and the Jan. 6 melee at the capitol demonstrated. But we are not divi...

Rule 5.5 prohibits a lawyer from establishing “an office or other systematic and continuous presence … for the practice of law...

As our world becomes increasingly technologically driven, the risk of cybercrimes rises exponentially.

When the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 was amended in late 2018, one of the amendments opened the door to using electroni...

After receiving the California Supreme Court’s answers to its certified questions, the 9th Circuit held last week that airline...

Pre-employment drug testing is a common practice by California employers, and one that has not been the subject of significant...

During former President Donald Trump’s tenure, two outstanding military officers were vilified and punished for doing their jo...

Ever since the first announcement of COVID-19, a proverbial legal whirlwind swept through all aspects of life, upending everyt...

The email comes as a surprise — and it’s very flattering. You’ve been selected as one of the top 40 under 40 *Trial Attorneys ...

In part 1 of this 2-part series we discussed the minimum legal requirements of prenuptial agreements and the involuntary execu...

President Donald Trump continues to repeat the “big lie” that the election was a fraud and stolen from him. On Jan. 6, Trump p...

The 9th Circuit recently held that a nutritional guide could constitute commercial speech subject to the Lanham Act where the ...

There is an ongoing national awakening of the need to examine our institutions and practices for race inequity that is not rea...

Next in the Negotiating Trauma & the Law Series, Professor Ty Alper speaks about representing clients on death row; being ...

The number of people seeking premarital agreements, also known as prenuptial agreements or “prenups,” has quintupled in the la...

As positive as recent turnout numbers are, they shroud this persistent fact: U.S. voting pales in comparison with advanced dem...

Like many professions, COVID-19 has dealt a body blow to the legal industry, which has caused many attorneys to worry about jo...

Much discussion is taking place about whether lawyers ought to be coders, meaning that they would learn about and know how to ...

Money usually triggers taxes, and that is true for lawyers too. When the client pays you, you have income.

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Given the high-stakes and often adversarial nature of litigation and the practice of law generally, it can be unfortunately al...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created delays in the handling of civil cases throughout the state of California. While some jurisdi...

A year ago, litigants in California’s congested court system were facing significant challenges seeking justice. Whether you w...

Any in-house counsel who has managed intellectual property litigation knows that even after you receive a budget, there can be...

California is the center of innovation for the U.S., with world-class universities, cutting edge research and development, and...

This week, my kindergartener’s school kicked off Black History Month in a beautiful ceremony. It reminded me of how much depth...

California provides three statutorily recognized construction payment remedies: (1) mechanics liens; (2) stop payment notices;...

As quoted in a 2017 Daily Journal article the federal antitrust agencies were serious when they warned: “DOJ intends to procee...

Per the familiar adage: “There is no wrong without a remedy.” A blatant exception is the California female who seeks a civil h...

Code of Civil Procedure Section 1209(a)(1) includes as a contempt of court: “disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior to...