UC Hastings law professor Rory Little on why liberals and and conservatives alike should embrace "standing" in the Prop. 8 sam...
The doctrine of "minimum contacts" takes on a new dimension when applied to a defendant who does business only over the Intern...
Cases on the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming docket look to be as significant as those on last term's. ...
Don't be fooled - a public reproval for attorney misconduct can tarnish your image and hurt your business. ...
Know thy adversary - what the State Bar considers when deciding to close an inquiry or investigation. ...
Measures lawyers should take to secure client consent of the fee agreement. ...
Our annual U.S. Supreme Court preview focuses on important issues that will confront new Associate Justice Elena Kagan and her...
The moral of the story? Perhaps running against an exceptionally well-qualified judge demonstrates lack of judgment.
The unseating of San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer will have a far greater politicizing effect than many...
Cases that run the gamut from free speech to the right against self-incrimination fill the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009-10 docket...
Questions will remain surrounding the many people who entered into same-sex marriages during the window when it was legal. ...
I do hospice volunteer work, offering care and support to residents during the last hours of their lives. The experience has ...
The generation that came of age between the civil rights era and the Reagan revolution has had a profound impact on the practi...
From the time I was a kid, I spent my spare time working in my family's clothing store. But did I really belong there? ...
Practical tips for preparing for the worst--losing an important motion--and getting relief through a writ petition. by Benjam...
Everyone is anxious about today's election because of what happened in 2000. Many believe that the Democrats were out-lawyered...
In 1993, the state Legislature passed a bill that would have added a statute of limitations to the State Bar Act. The proposed...