While the cause of natural disasters is beyond our control, and stopping foreign governments’ malicious cyberattacks is daunti...

Notices of appeal can get you less than you might think

Welcome to the brave new world of legal ethics and professional responsibility.

Legal services tend to fall into three general categories when it comes to estimating fees: the “almost certainly” predictable...

With apologies for various maritime metaphors, here are some examples of mediation buzzkill and ways to avoid it.

Emotionally charged decisions made in response to the receipt of a claim rarely end well.

The July 2018 California bar exam overall pass rate of 40.7 percent, the lowest in 60 years, has renewed intense discussion of...

Social media has revolutionized the way people communicate, socialize and stay in touch. In terms of users, the social media r...

A little-known subset of local government law is the law that applies to special districts, like cemeteries.

Past retirement age and still talking about growing up.

The reform law, as written, appears to repeal the second-degree felony-murder rule altogether.

For those of us who thought it couldn’t get much worse for consumers and employees, the 11th Circuit just decided to kick it u...

The State Bar of California is embarking on a comprehensive review of the discipline system for bias, including racial, ethnic...

Despite this seeming simplicity — as with most things in life — the unanticipated can throw a wrench into a flat-fee agreement

Attorneys seeking to protect their celebrity clients’ personal confidential information disclosed in court proceedings from pu...

Ageism is the leading basis for discrimination complaints in California’s tech culture — 28 percent higher than race.

Now that one federal court has adopted the two-pronged “bad faith” analysis used by state courts, litigants might expect othe...

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced Joshua Groban as his choice for associate justice of the California Supreme Court.

Many attorneys ruminate in trial, and not always on the matters before them. One hopes that the lawyer Ben Fountain has someon...

While companies may be making a welcome gesture in support of the larger movement to put an end to sexual harassment in the wo...

Unlike the Delaware Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit continues to review dismissals of shareholder derivative actions on demand ...

Explaining the law is necessary but not sufficient

On Nov. 8, the Satanic Temple filed a federal lawsuit for copyright infringement, false designation of origin and other claims...

Since the founding of the republic, religious tests have been anathema in the United States.

The Constitution and the holdings of the Supreme Court are clear: All persons born in the United States are citizens regardles...

The appointment of Whitaker has created a legal firestorm because of his controversial and radical views on the role of the fe...

Liability considerations for when someone breaks into your computer and sends your money overseas.

Employers should carefully review their procedures for providing lactation accommodation in accord with the requirements of AB...

Can California employers encourage employees to quit smoking or penalize them if they don’t?

In my latest issue of “Popular Woodworking” (don’t’ ask — we all have our little hobbies) there was a fascinating article on t...