SAN FRANCISCO - If you were in downtown Oakland last week, and thought that was Wonder Woman you saw speeding down the block i...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar Will Consolidate Its Diversity Panels
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - Despite pleas to save the groups, the State Bar has decided to disband its diversity committees - some of whic...
The California Supreme Court made it easier Monday for parents to justify fleeing with their children if they believe the pare...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Jed Wakefield - Intellectual property cases often require extensive upfront investigation. ...
LOS ANGELES - The wiretapping and conspiracy trial against one-time private eye to the stars Anthony Pellicano, high-profile a...
FORUM COLUMN - By Areva Martin - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa did not get a chance to weigh in on the selection of the new super...
LOS ANGELES - George S. Cardona already held two of the top three positions in the Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Billion-Dollar Reversal Lets Banks Tap Social Security Funds
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Banks can dip into customers' directly deposited Social Security income to cover bounced checks, a state appel...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Boot Camp Separates Survivors From Fainthearted
By Victoria Fine
LOS ANGELES - Howrey summer associates spend three weeks being wined and dined at offices across the country. Then comes boot ...
Individual Internet users and providers may not be sued for posting libelous material that was written by someone else, a unan...
Judges and Judiciary
Panel Opposes Using Uncorroborated Testimony From Informants
By David Houstonn
LOS ANGELES - California should bar uncorroborated testimony by a jailhouse informant from being used to convict a criminal de...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Will Sequel Be 'Terminator 2' or 'Independence Day'?
By Contributor
The Bar Exam results are out, and you're not on the list. Being punched in the gut would feel better than this. ...
LOS ANGELES - John M. FitzGerald, an Irish-American attorney and poet, has law school to thank for his first novel. ...
The New Lawyer Supplement
Novel Rules for Studying For the State Bar Exam
By Contributor
With apologies to all dentists, I bet many bar candidates would prefer a trip to the dentist than studying for the State Bar E...
The New Lawyer Supplement
July Pass Rate, at 51.8 percent, Trumps Last Year's Results
By Paria Kooklann
LOS ANGELES - When he logged onto the State Bar's Web site Friday evening to find out whether he had passed the July State Bar...
Corporate
California Counsel Assists in Brokering Intricate Clear Channel Deal
By Rick Kennedyn
Last week's headliner deal featured a pair of Boston private equity firms buying San Antonio-based media giant Clear Channel C...
With his trial-lawyer life not far behind, San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Jon D. Ferguson, known for his composure...
SACRAMENTO - Ralph "Chip" Putnam, a Fresno County Superior Court judge assigned to civil and criminal trials, will retire afte...
SAN FRANCISCO - Attorney General Bill Lockyer is moving forward with a felony investigation against a private eye accused of f...
Firm Watch
Salaries in Legal Professions Will Rise 5 Percent in 2007
By Amanda Beckern
Salaries of attorneys and legal support staff will rise almost 5 percent in 2007, according to a survey released Wednesday by ...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Chad Woodford - If a visitor posts libelous statements to a Web site and the Web site operator knows the sta...