A measure relating to appointed legal counsel in probate conservatorships was recently introduced into the California Assembly.

San Francisco lost sight of a simple truth when it decided that condo conversions presented an opportunity to require property...

To follow up on last month’s column “Revelations,” this column centers on, not centers around, opinion writing.

We’ve all heard the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But attempting to do so can backfire and cause more harm than go...

Clients should also be told about the risks of litigation, including trial, mediation costs and the financial advantages and d...

As a result of COVID-19, we all have experienced a state of seemingly unrelenting fear and panic, with family and health conce...

On Jan. 21, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA privacy rul...

To collect $1,200 plus interest, a Nebraska county took Walter Barnette’s land worth $25,000 and gave it to an investor. Walte...

The California Judges Association has established an Award that will be given every three years to an exceptional judicial out...

Next in the Negotiating Trauma & the Law Series, Professor Ty Alper speaks about representing clients on death row; being ...

Well-known appellate attorney Jon Eisenberg complained to the Judicial Performance Commission about delays in filing opinions ...

On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would stop adding people t...

Personal jurisdiction can be a powerful tool against forum shopping by the filing plaintiff. It is imperative to spot the issu...

Do you have the right to privately support charities and causes you believe in? And what standard applies when the government ...

In two cases this term, the U.S. Supreme Court will provide guidance on how appellate courts are to review the credibility of ...

Looks like our Democracy is intact. Whatever one’s politics or rationale for positions extreme and otherwise, the courts maint...

Few people outside the legal profession realize that Luis Cespedes, the governor’s newly named Judicial Appointments Secretary...

When it comes to terminology that is acceptable in legal briefs and judicial opinions, the California Style Manual is the bibl...

Despite statutory limitations, over the decades the California Coastal Commission’s mission and jurisdiction have steadily met...

Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is clearly a man on a mission to create new laws, whether the...

A well-reasoned appellate opinion came to my attention the other day. Its conclusion upheld the social decision-making rights ...

Footage will provide a far richer and more accurate understanding of the legal issues and evidence presented during the trial ...

A combination of the evolving nature of lemon law litigation in California under the Song-Beverly Warranty Act and changes to ...

Across the country, most judicial proceedings have ground to a halt. But not eviction cases.

In a recent case the Supreme Court must grapple with a question of fundamental importance to any system of popularly accountab...

Granted, I made a big deal about my 300th column. When I brought it up in conversation, others would change the subject. I ack...

To ensure that agencies act within the law’s confines, courts, especially the Supreme Court, must hold those agencies accounta...

There are typically about 5,000 federal job openings that a new administration needs to fill; prospective Cabinet and sub-Cabi...

Notwithstanding constitutional limitations, the Legislature has provided that in probate conservatorship proceedings — cases i...

Of late, the California Supreme Court has devoted a fair bit of its time to resolving ambiguities in several of the recently a...