Community News
Another burst pipe closes Compton Courthouse again
Court officials said they did not know when it would reopen.
Community News, Law Practice
San Diego Legal Aid Society gets new leader
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Joanne Franciscus has held several positions during 11 years at Legal Aid, most recently chief operating officer, overseeing d...
California Courts of Appeal, Community News
Epstein died last March. He retired as presiding judge of Division 4 of the 2nd District in 2018. He had served 28 years on th...
Community News
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego to honor 6 at annual dinner
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Joshua D. Gruenberg of Gruenberg Law will be honored as Lawyer of the Year.
Community News, Judges and Judiciary
Candidates for Los Angeles County Superior Court will make their case on Saturday
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
There are nine contested races for Superior Court seats in Los Angeles County, including two challenges to incumbents. Several...
Community News
Public Counsel receives $3M from Mackenzie Scott
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The gift is the single largest contribution in Public Counsel’s 54-year history and will provide an unprecedented boost to ou...
Community News, State Bar & Bar Associations
LA County Bar announces 3 honorees for annual dinner
By Devon Belcher
The recipients are retired California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno, 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 4 Presidin...
Community News, Judges and Judiciary
6 California judges honored by National Judicial College
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Several judges were honored for adhering to the law and Constitution despite opposing public opinion, political pressure and p...
California Supreme Court, Community News, Criminal
California Supreme Court Historical Society publication casts sharp gaze on recent criminal justice reforms
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The article "describes the extent to which the state's realignment legislation and the subsequent initiative measures in the p...
Community News
Chief Justice will lead dedication of new Imperial County courthouse
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Community News, State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego County Bar Association elects 2024 officers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Community News, Labor/Employment
Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe honors partners as pioneers in employment law
By Jessica Lynn Murray
The Nov. 3 event was held at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Community News
Consumer attorneys hand out honors at annual convention
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Consumer Attorneys of the Year Award went to Deborah Chang, Randi McGinn, Zoe Littlepage with Athea Trial Lawyers LLP in E...
Community News, Family
National Adoption Day celebration kicks off Saturday morning at Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero will join Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner and other comm...
Community News, State Bar & Bar Associations
Gone With the Dogs
By Jessica Lynn Murray
Community News, Criminal
UC Irvine Law clinic helps release inmate 7 years early
By Devon Belcher
Director Katharine Tinto said it’s the clinic’s 19th successful case since 2017, when its students started compassionate relea...
Community News, Education Law
USD School of Law dean receives 2023 Bernard E. Witkin Award
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I was proud to highlight our commitment to diversity and to advancing the rule of law,” Dean Robert A. Schapiro.
Civil Rights, Community News
Legal hotline will help students facing antisemitism on campus
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Volunteer lawyers from other firms and companies, as well as from other organizations, are invited to participate in this proj...
Community News
Blank Rome sponsors career day for young women in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“We pulled together 30 thought-leaders from Blank Rome, clients and friends of mine and the firm, to talk about their career d...
Community News
Consumer Watchdog hands out honors at 'Rage for Justice' event
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP partner Niall P. McCarthy was presented with the Lifetime Legal Achievement Award at the 15t...
California Supreme Court, Community News, Technology
AI can’t replace ‘empathy and judgment,’ chief justice says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The current and former chief justices of California met on a Sacramento stage on Thursday and talked about a range of issues f...
Wednesday's celebration was held in New York and livestreamed to The Lot at Formosa in West Hollywood.
California Courts of Appeal, Community News
Supreme Court Historical Society bestows legal writer awards
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The top three writers represented UC Irvine School of Law and UC Berkeley School of Law. They read summaries of their papers t...
Community News
CAALA inducts titans of plaintiffs’ bar into Hall of Fame
By David Houston
Recent scandals in the Southern California legal community cast a pall over what was otherwise an occasion for celebration.
Community News, Real Estate/Development
Advocacy groups bicker over who caused minority homelessness in Los Angeles
By Skyler Romero
Attorneys for the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights accused the Los Angeles Community Action Network of having a hand in shaping ...
Community News, Real Estate/Development
Attorneys for the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights accused the Los Angeles Community Action Network of having a hand in shaping ...
Community News, Education Law
LA ABOTA holds 1st mock trial with students
By Skyler Romero
“We are really hoping people go home to their families and start thinking about what kind of career they want to have, and we...