With an over abundance of lawyer-mediators, AB 2475 emerged as an attempt to penetrate the concept of "absolute quasi-judicial...

Joseph Cooper of Quinnipaic University presents a short story themed to honor the memory of mothers. ...

Moe Keshavarzi of Sheppard Mullin argues in support of the new rule requiring federal courts to allow citation of unpublished ...

Today, as mandated by federal law, is the National Day of Prayer and it may be the last, writes Stephen Rohde of Rohde & V...

Everyone appreciates the backbreaking labor preformed by the migrant workers.

The "Amazon tax's" seductive scheme may tempt Californians, but Kenneth Lee of Jenner & Block cautions that it is too good...

Darren Cohen and Eric Kingsley of Kingsley & Kingsley discuss concerns over settlement of class actions that have become m...

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...

Examining the effect that two recent Supreme Court decisions about pleading requirements may have on patent cases. ...

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? ...

John Paul Stevens carried on the approach of the justice he replaced, William O. Douglas, and that of the Warren Court, writes...

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. ...

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...

Interested in advertising your legal services on the Internet? Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office lays ...

Steven Lowe of Lowe Law says transactional attorneys should always keep in mind how contracts are likely to "play out" in a co...

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...

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...

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...

James Martin and Wendy Albers of Reed Smith provide guidance on when to file a motion for reconsideration, its implications an...