Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert pays tribute to a good friend who was one of the nation's great jazz critics and lyricists. ...
Did you know that work without pay may violate federal and California wage and hour laws? Arthur Silbergeld and Jessica Boar o...
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
The Peculiarities of Pleading in Patent Cases
By Craig E. Countryman
Examining the effect that two recent Supreme Court decisions about pleading requirements may have on patent cases. ...
Labor/Employment
Harassment in The Workplace: Leveling thePlaying Field
By Wendy L. Patrick
Male on male sexual harassment claims have doubled between the years of 1992 and 2008, writes Wendy Patrick of the San Diego D...
Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office says technology now allows a crafty cyber stalker to acquire persona...
Statutes do not appear to be designed to provide protection to lawyers who may be sued by their clients for legal malpractice....
Rex Heeseman asks, what is an "accident" within the meaning of many insurance policies? ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The Vision of John Paul Stevens
By Erwin Chemerinsky
John Paul Stevens carried on the approach of the justice he replaced, William O. Douglas, and that of the Warren Court, writes...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Communications With Judges, Jurors And Potential Clients
By Wendy L. Patrick
Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office explains how communicating on social networking sites can violate pr...
Stephen Rohde remembers Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech on the war in Vietnam and how his words remain relevant today. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
How Style Affects Mediator Impartiality
By A. Marco Turk
With the practice of mediation still evolving, some mediator styles may breach the ethical requirement of impartiality.
The lack of certainty brings an element of surprise to decisions rendered by higher courts, and a big surprise can be disquiet...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Advertising Rules for Social Networking Sites
By Wendy L. Patrick
Interested in advertising your legal services on the Internet? Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office lays ...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Contracts
Drafting Tips for Transactional Attorneys
By Steven T. Lowe
Steven Lowe of Lowe Law says transactional attorneys should always keep in mind how contracts are likely to "play out" in a co...
Civil Litigation
Opinion Poll Issues Flawed Results
By Eric B. Kingsley , Elana R. Levine
Eric Kingsley and Elana Levine of Kingsley & Kingsley discuss the recent ranking of California as one of the worst states ...
Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office concludes her exploration of ethical and legal issues in the realm o...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Choose Your 'Friends' Carefully
By Wendy L. Patrick
In the age of electronic communication and social networking, attorneys must be aware of their ethical responsibilities, write...
Judge Rex Heeseman asks whether concepts such as "arbitrary" will have force in the world of punitive damages. ...
Learn why the recent layoff of court staff is the wrong approach to alleviating the budgetary deficit. ...
Charlotte Fishman of Pick Up the Pace says courts should know better than to green light gender stereotypes "dressed up" as fo...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
'Puff, the Magic Dragon:'Binding Mediation
By A. Marco Turk
Binding mediation, a hybrid ADR approach, is based on a misunderstanding of mediation's true nature. ...
Stephen Rohde of the ACLU says religion can thrive without indoctrinating children in public schools to espouse religious beli...
Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice
Untangling the Web: Motions for Reconsideration
By James C. Martin , Wendy S. Albers
James Martin and Wendy Albers of Reed Smith provide guidance on when to file a motion for reconsideration, its implications an...
Marco Turk of Cal State Dominguez Hills introduces "collaborative lawyering," which requires the parties and their lawyers to ...
Stephen Rohde of the ACLU comments on the finding that John Yoo committed professional misconduct and exercised poor judgment ...
Judge Andrew Guilford examines the issue of changing values in Justice Eileen Moore's book, "Race Results, Hollywood vs. the S...
Since it's easy to make mistakes about what we observe, Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of the 2nd District suggests another ...
Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Can Divorce Mediators Be Sued?
By Franklin R. Garfield
Family lawyer and mediator Franklin Garfield examines the application of quasi-judicial immunity in the practice of mediation....
Myron Moskovitz of Golden Gate University concludes his series on petitions for writ by offering tips on how to make your peti...