It is not enough to be competent with the “black letter” principles. Lawyers will be competent only if they are aware of the ...

There’s a legitimate debate about how best to balance public coastal access with private property rights. But there should be ...

Yet another example of the sacrifices military families make

On April 17, the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association will celebrate its Forty Fourth Anniversary at a dinner at th...

“Our Selma” is an apt description of this person we so love and respect. This affectionate possessive was how retired Supreme ...

Manufacturers may soon find themselves back in the hot seat after a March 14 decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Brenda F. Harbin-Forte, a judge on the Alameda County Superior Court, has researched and written about African-American women ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom made history by declaring a moratorium on executions in California and even tweeting out images of the execu...

The 9th Circuit recently upheld a Santa Monica ordinance regulating short-term rentals companies. This decision is a win not j...

The Bible may say, “No one can serve two masters.” But do these words of wisdom apply to the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel?

A July 2017 paper on quantum mechanics suggests the future influences the present. Our Supreme Court appears to have to come t...

The new tax law created an incentive program which encourages investors to make long-term financial investments in opportunity...

The funds may be used to defray the travel expenses of law students and graduate students needing to access archival materials...

In recent years, courts have shown little hesitation in imposing severe sanctions on attorneys if the court determines that th...

In the battle between desire for public access and environmental preservation, respecting property rights is the best solution

In September, California became the first state to ban the sale of most cosmetics tested on animals. The passage of Senate Bil...

On Wednesday, in the first part of this series I urged dissolving barriers among members of the legal profession. Here, I note...

The Patent Office’s new guidance aims to upend the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank on two fronts.

Congress never intended to allow these fees to be set so high.

Trial judges and appellate justices rarely interact across their courts. Judges and lawyers have sporadic, desultory contact a...

Attorneys may be surprised to learn that there is no clear roadmap when it comes to employing the cost-shifting mechanisms of ...

This conundrum presents these attorneys with a veritable Sophie's Choice: assert their legal claims and disclose privileged in...

Lawyers might want to keep in mind that what appears to be a run-of-the-mill employment situation may be anything but. When ve...

As of Jan. 1, 2019, a key component of settlement agreements in California — the release of unknown claims and waiver of Civil...

What are the ethical responsibilities of overzealous lawyers who seek to “win” at all costs (“Rambo tactics”), including the t...

On bats and rules for writing opinions, which I violate with agonizing regularity.

Even if Mark Twain never actually said, “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over,” nowhere is this maxim better il...

Remedies to the military sexual assault situation require attention by both Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court. Even a presid...

For the past six years (2013-2018), I have counted the number and type of motions that were heard in Department 15. I then pre...

This is my first column for the year 2019. It picks up some themes from my last column in 2018. You might consider the two col...