When the government knows a law firm caters to a particular type of client – worst case, criminals not known to the government...

While it is customary to meet and confer before bringing a motion to disqualify, use caution.

Cherry-picking what you tell your tax adviser to get the answer you want to hear is not reasonable. That kind of behavior woul...

Ways to use California’s request for admissions scheme to gain a litigation advantage.

The Non-Compete Clause Rule was an unprecedented move by the FTC, both because the agency had not previously attempted to regu...

Logical analysis may give structure to estate or trust negotiations. But each dispute will be based on factors that cannot con...

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether states that foreclose and take equity beyond delinquent taxes violate the Fift...

Lessons learned while weathering the pandemic in law school.

The persuasive attorney and wise jurist recognize that the historical underpinnings of a law, decision, or custom is critical ...

Ms. Gutierrez-Reed maintains that she doesn’t know how the weapon had live rounds in it and that she is not to blame for the d...

David Terry, newly elected to the Supreme Court and also a Committee opponent, was present. Terry drew his Bowie knife – which...

The notion that the free expression of religion of a student group like Fellowship of Christian Athletes may threaten others i...

Some partners will be de-equitized, while others will be gently nudged out. We are already seeing an increase in “stealth layo...

Non-breaching parties to a letter of intent may have a claim for costs incurred in reliance on that promise if that promise is...

Of the 26 recent vacancies on the federal courts in California, only 11 remain – with nominees pending confirmation in the Sen...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the IRS may issue a summons seeking an innocent party’s records without pr...

Perspectives can change after a lawyer accepts a case, no matter how black-and-white the case seems initially. Thorough invest...

It again is five conservative justices advancing the conservative agenda, here with regard to immigration, in violation of cle...

Why hack corporate databases to get personal data? Just read the person’s brainwaves instead.

The only practical solution is for Congress to promptly act to increase the debt ceiling, which it recently did with bipartisa...

Coinbase sides with the majority view, lamenting in its petition that it has been forced to answer two complaints that seek to...

These disclosures promote compliance with rules of professional conduct, which require the client, and not an unnamed entity b...

Several members of the Supreme Court examined Assistant Solicitor General Vivek Suri about whether “intentional destruction” w...

Supporters have heralded the law change as a victory for pedestrians, and for people living in low-income communities of color...

The IRS automatically provides filing and penalty relief to any taxpayer with an IRS address of record located in a disaster a...

In 2018, sidewalk food vending was first decriminalized through Senate Bill 946. After that, however, local authorities could ...

There is evidence of a huge push for unionized workplaces affecting all industries in California, including farmworkers. In re...

Writing clearly requires getting out of your shell as a writer, and thinking about your reader.