A core component of the $2.2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package allows the Small Business Administration to create a Paycheck ...

The social distancing regimen triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted – and outside the home mostly suspended – in-pe...

In the wake of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, local governments have begun enacting ordinances designed ...

This week the California insurance commissioner issued a bulletin and a notice to insurance entities in response to the COVID-...

Veteran service organizations fight for and support veterans as new concerns arise, including veterans’ issues resulting from ...

Despite rapid growth of regulated cannabis markets across the U.S. and its territories, conflicting federal and state laws con...

In October 2019, California became the ninth state to allow administration of medical marijuana to K-12 students on school gro...

I conducted a deposition over Zoom (and survived).

According to one recent COVID-19 survey, 74% of law firm respondents expect that there will be a modest to severe impact on le...

Over the past several weeks, news reports and their accompanying headlines have signaled what could be a pitched battle betwee...

Should you hire an M&A Attorney or an Investment banker first to sell your business?

A worthwhile image from past catastrophe to help guide us through the current coronal version is the conversation John Maynard...

Given the rise of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, it is safe to assume the world as we know it has changed and even a r...

I write in response to the April article, “Zero Cash Bail Order Could Show Whether the Idea is Good or Bad.”

The chief justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, is a leader who deserves special recognition as a beac...

Local governments have met the unprecedented circumstances surrounding COVID-19 with unprecedented changes in law. This is esp...

Sometimes you just know that the opponent’s story in your case doesn’t make sense; it doesn’t sound plausible. That should be ...

As president of BASF and JDC, I am grateful to report that your bar association has adapted to this new environment and has gr...

Consider the following scenario: Smith sues Jones. Insurance Company hires Defense Counsel to defend Jones under the terms of ...

A major consideration for landlords and tenants is a loss of business or increased liabilities due to the COVID-19 outbreak. I...

Litigation against President Donald Trump for violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution is likely to land on the do...

Even if the most restrictive social distancing measures adopted to address the pandemic last for only a short time, with brick...

Nearly 1,400 signatories have signed onto a letter to the Supreme Court of California, respectfully requesting an order granti...

It’s not uncommon in litigation to see a complaint requesting “damages according to proof.” There may be valid reasons for doi...

In January, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a high-profile case that will have a profound impact on damages ava...

Reflections on lockdown.

History and action

The U.S. Supreme Court and Congress must modify their rules to function in the current pandemic. Ten days ago, the court annou...

In the midst of the unprecedented economic disruption caused by the coronavirus and the governor’s state-wide stay-at home ord...

Lawyers, like all Angelenos, became concerned for the health and well-being of their families, friends and colleagues. The st...