After 44 years in litigation and mediation, the most effective briefs aren't courtroom arguments -- they're practical tools th...

A California divorce decree is binding throughout the U.S., but enforcing it abroad -- particularly in countries like Iran -- ...

Noland v. Land of the Free makes clear: AI can assist, but lawyers remain fully accountable for every word they file.

A new U.S. military campaign targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels raises profound constitutional, statutory and internatio...

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, California will no longer allow survivors to recover damages for a deceased loved one's pain, sufferin...

Civility, grounded not in mere politeness but in the ethical discipline of listening, serves as the foundation of justice by e...

AI tools are transforming mediation practice, from document analysis to settlement predictions, but the distinctly human eleme...

Thomas More chose conscience over the king, paying with his life and teaching that law, faith and principle must sometimes def...

In family court, cultural differences shape behavior, communication and perceptions of fairness, and understanding these dimen...

Plaintiffs' attorneys are increasingly turning to Washington's CEMA to challenge text-based refer-a-friend programs, drawn by ...

Trump calls up the National Guard in Illinois, citing "rebellion" and insufficient forces; courts and critics say there's no t...

California's Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 -- originally intended to prevent judicial bias -- has devolved into a tool...

Five years after Liu v. SEC, courts remain split on how to apply its limits on disgorgement, leaving the SEC's most po...

Year-end settlements, driven by psychological, financial, and tax incentives, allow litigants and attorneys to avoid the holid...

On Veterans Day, we honor Justice Buck Compton -- a Silver Star-winning D-Day hero, Band of Brothers paratrooper and longtime ...

In anticipation of Veterans Day, the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Armed Forces Committee gathered attorneys, judges, a...

California's gerrymandering isn't about principle -- it's a necessary defense against Republican election cheating and to prot...

Every trial is a battle of stories, and the one that makes jurors feel the facts -- not just hear them -- is the one that wins.

Betting, branding and foreign financing were once unthinkable in college sports -- now they're on the table. Without a federal...

Unlike the dot-com era, when women were largely sidelined, the AI boom offers a historic opportunity for women to lead by leve...

California joins other states where partisan gerrymandering skews representation, disenfranchises voters and fuels political p...

True advocacy in mediation requires not aggression but ethics -- competence, diligence, civility and integrity are what make a...

California's new AB 250 reopens the door for time-barred sexual assault claims, giving plaintiffs a two-year window starting J...