In "The Marriage Buyout," Cynthia Lee Starnes argues that alimony is often the only practical tool for making sure the law of ...

Legal malpractice claims often arise in a variety of circumstances, but with careful preventive planning and a few easy-to-fol...

Former employees who might have evidence useful to a third party present both an opportunity and a risk to lawyers. By Ragesh ...

These past several weeks, Congress has been mulling over a number of reform proposals which could determine the fate of Fannie...

French communications group Vivendi SA was represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in the latest event in the company's...

Alison A. Brunner, center, executive of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, at the organization's 40th anniversary party, wi...

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund rededicated its Washington, D.C. office last month in honor of Los Angel...

It's frustrating when absolutely nothing of consequence appears to take place before 2:30 in the afternoon. By Louis M. Marlin...

On May 16, Brad N. Baker, a partner at Baker, Burton & Lundy in Hermosa Beach, presented a donation of $93,940 from the an...

From left, former National Senior Citizens Law Center board of directors president Bob Johnson, Mary Jane Ciccarello of The Bo...

In settling lawsuits, Beam, of Judicial Dispute Resolution in Costa Mesa, focuses on acknowledging the parties' emotions and l...

Torrance-based AgnewBrusavich tries personal injury cases all over California, but the focus of the firm - which celebrates it...

Some 125 members of the legal community gathered at the Le Ka restaurant in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate litigation small...

Higgs Fletcher & Mack, a 75-year-old San Diego firm, awarded a $3,500 scholarship to Samantha McPherson, a second-year stu...

While special masters have been utilized since the 1980s, recent developments have made the need for the services of special m...

On Thursday, the Assembly subcommittee abruptly reversed course and voted to give the judiciary an additional $160 million for...

A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

With their industry's business model in a near-constant state of flux, health care providers are getting creative when it come...

General Counsel Unified Grocers Inc. Commerce ...

The plaintiffs allege that GM, under fire for faulty ignition switches, failed to inform drivers that many of its vehicles wer...

Experts said counterclaims against are a common legal tactic in cases filed against foreign consular employees by the domestic...

Online short-term rental services like Airbnb and HomeAway are the latest craze, but lawsuits over the practice are proliferat...

A state court of appeal has ruled against a group of retired judges and their heirs who claimed they were collectively shortch...

The state Senate budget subcommittee in charge of judicial branch funding voted Wednesday in favor of sending courts more than...

Managing partner Richard Waxman of Oakland law firm Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP paints a porch as part of the firm's p...

An agricultural water district in the Eastern San Joaquin Valley has sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over its decision to ...

The scandal-plagued suburb claims in part that the municipal law firm, which served as Bell's bond counsel and interim city at...

The Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association celebrated its 39th annual installation and awards banquet May 1. The even...

Without proper insurance, it will only be a matter of time before litigation eats up Airbnb's venture capital reserves. ...

After decades working out of San Francisco's Financial District, the bankruptcy court is moving in with the district court, ma...