The massive tax law passed by Congress and President Trump at the end of 2017 radically reshaped traditional tax planning in w...

Obviously, here at Exceptionally Appealing, we believe that California appellate practice is an exceptionally appealing field ...

In a recent case of first impression, the California Supreme Court considered whether settling with a party in a multiparty to...

I just read Joe Donnini’s Aug. 23 article, “Is nonlawyer ownership signaling the end for solo/small firms?” No, it signals the...

In a rare move, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina Thompson dismissed three out of the 12 jurors in the Ghost Ship case...

In the past, California courts required plaintiffs to show that an allegedly discriminatory website prevented their full use a...

The state’s extraordinarily high housing prices comprise much of its extraordinary high living costs,

On Thursday, the court addressed the importance of California’s so-called “notice-prejudice” rule — an issue critical in many ...

On Aug. 23, the 1st District Court of Appeal issued a revised version of its local rules — the first major overhaul since 2006.

One problem the IRS faces with cryptocurrency (that it did not face with Swiss Bank accounts to the same extent), is that the ...

Assembly Bill 1270 (Stone) is an attempt to expand the False Claims Act to allow the attorney general, local prosecutors and p...

The California Supreme Court recently issued a decision that may require cities to conduct environmental review prior to adopt...

Randly Begay accused his girlfriend of cheating on him with one Roderick Ben. After Begay told both he was “not scared to go t...

A 9th Circuit ruling will have the effect of limiting claimants’ much-needed access to the federal courts and class actions.

You may periodically read about various unions’ organization efforts in other parts of the state or country, along with the va...

The idea that the “expansion” of qualified immunity for peace officers in civil rights cases, including those involving the us...

Serving on the board of directors of a nonprofit can be rewarding, but not if you end up paying for the organization’s tax pro...

It is time to revisit and eliminate the confusing Penn Central factors, which have hamstrung substantive takings litigation, w...

The continued expansion of the doctrine can only encourage law enforcement to shoot first and ask questions later, ultimately ...

How do you manage the risk of producing privileged material to an adversary? Federal Rule of Evidence 502 is often used by civ...

Unfortunately, three sweeping new programs have been revealed by the State Bar’s Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Le...

Like King Pyrrhus and the Romans, most family law litigants come to the dispute with limited resources. In many, if not most c...

Waiting for a final judgment in a family law matter means that litigants may be required to delay a long time before they can ...

These profiles are created by crime laboratories every day — used to bring a name to unidentified remains, or to exonerate tho...

Although the ultimate fate of SB 826 is currently uncertain, we can be certain that today’s society will continue to prioritiz...

A recent 9th Circuit opinion sets up a possible showdown in the Supreme Court that could (in theory) not only resolve the curr...

It is both unfortunate and telling that the State Bar of California rolled out proposals involving technology and access to ju...

Some kind of change is likely, but rather than lament or voice resistance rooted in primarily protectionist motivations, explo...

Are colleges places of robust, open debate or suffocating cloisters where only approved ideas can be expressed?

The California Supreme Court has rejected the government's attempt to require a youth probationer, as a condition of release, ...