On Oct. 17, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion ...

Fee disputes with clients are never pleasant, but they are especially painful when such disputes result in litigation. Not onl...

It’s no surprise given that buildings account for 25 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions — and 70 percent of emiss...

For defense attorneys, a new GPS system might be in order. We need to rethink and refresh the way we’ve historically represent...

While Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills into law addressing sexual harassment this fall, Assembly Bill 2338 pays special a...

Since the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the depth of the Depression, great emphasis has been placed on the firs...

It pays to know how far back you can be audited. You can influence the answer, and there are steps you can take to cut your risk.

Burdens of proof are presented in law school as if they are well-settled and purely procedural. In actuality, they are neither.

The European Court of Justice’s recent trademark ruling that Christian Louboutin’s red-soled shoes are eligible for trademark ...

Recent cases demonstrate the utility of clear, unambiguous language designating the question of arbitrability to an arbitrator...

Litigators earn their living by speaking up, and especially for reactively responding, so it does not come naturally to hold o...

One thing Northstar and other recent 9th Circuit cases make clear is that district courts in the 9th Circuit must read complai...

Thanks to the new science of smearing candidates with the opprobrious epithet “lawyer” we may never see the likes of courthous...

I write to clarify a single sentence in the article that appears to have been misunderstood by, or which has created confusion...

On Oct. 31 it was reported that mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was beaten to death just hours after he was transferred from a f...

The court acted appropriately in abandoning the physical presence test. But the burden of collecting sales taxes in different ...

Part III: Aristotle talks of the art of rhetoric; Sun Tzu talks of the art of war. Litigation is an adversarial exercise of rh...

When appellate attorneys discuss case law, we often focus on an opinion’s reasoning. Judicial reasoning is the grist of our cr...

Over the years I have participated in so many panel discussions that I lost count. But the panel I was on last week made an im...

A case involving construction delay damages, insurance and the recovery of attorney fees, makes sausage making look easy.

The U.S. government began regulating falconers and falconry practices in the 1970s. In 2008, the regulations were modified to ...

The actor has had a number of run-ins with the IRS over the years. His latest loss was part of his running feud over old IRS b...

Earlier this week President Donald Trump called to abolish birthright citizenship, which few reputable scholars believe would ...

At first glance, criminal defense and survivor rights lawyering may seem at odds, but in reality many similarities exist betwe...

How the 1868 tribal treaty case Herrera v. Wyoming currently before the U.S. Supreme Court may preempt current-day state regul...

My sit-down with “Gil” Jones began at 9:15 one recent morning at a corner table at the downtown Jonathan Club. It was already ...

Jurors in California and across the nation are routinely called upon to exercise their common sense in deliberations.

President Donald Trump recently announced plans to eliminate citizenship by birth faces profound legal hurdles.

Among other things, the MMA will affect music-related litigation, both directly and indirectly.