Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said he likely won't seek a fourth term unless an unsuitable candidate seeks...

As the Los Angeles art market recovers, big players consult a select breed of lawyers for help. ...

Chief Justice Ronald M. George said Wednesday that the biggest disappointment of his 14-year term was failing to fix Californi...

As oral arguments on the Proposition 8 appeal nears, conservatives in favor of the same-sex marriage ban are lashing out at Ci...

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony J. Battaglia and Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge...

Opening arguments were heard Wednesday in a class action lending discrimination case against Wells Fargo Bank, laying the grou...

Is equal access to entertainment a widening civil-rights frontier? Some disability advocates leading a multi-platform charge a...

Big Pharma mega mergers dominated last year's nearly $200 billion pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions marketplace. ...

The latest environmental proposals take a bold step in the area of regulation. By Belynda Reck and Ian Forrest of Hunton &...

A San Francisco federal judge has ordered sugar beet farmers to rip up genetically engineered sugar beets planted this fall, r...

Allen Ruby, a star trial lawyer, is closing his small firm at the end of the year to join international powerhouse Skadden, Ar...

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) held its 22nd annual Inspire Convention at the JW Marriot at LA L...

What some clients see as their lawyer's weakness can actually be a winning strategy for them. By Farley J. Neuman of Jenkins G...

Guidance and the interplay of cultural differences in representing Asian clients. By Seong H. Kim of Steptoe & Johnson and...

Steps for ensuring an attorney fees motion is granted and upheld on appeal. By Lara M. Krieger of Greines, Martin, Stein &...

The financial crisis of the past two years has had a particularly devastating impact on the most vulnerable among us. ...

Founded in 1975, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach combines the commitment of a non profit, community-based organization w...

According to the California State Bar's Pro Bono Resolution, pro bono service includes "ensuring all members of the public hav...

The economic crisis has had a devastating impact on communities across the nation. California has been hit particularly hard a...

Before coming to the U.S., I did not imagine that a company could successfully offer mediation as its main service. I didn't k...

Efrain Gomez is a popular 12 year old with a big smile, a love of baseball cards, and two hardworking parents. He also reads a...

Finding the right pro bono opportunity can be a daunting challenge, especially when attorneys want to choose a cause that is m...

On the morning of Sept. 24, Hatem Abudayyeh received a frantic call from his wife. He had been sleeping on his parents' couch ...

A class action filed by Munger, Tolles & Olson against the Social Security Administration paved the way for 200,000 people...

Reed Smith's Jayne Fleming has organized the Haiti Humanitarian Parole Program, which since March has helped dozens of Haitian...

Ardent advocacy by a team of Weil, Gotshal & Manges lawyers led by Redwood Shores partner Edward Reines has helped 700 war...

Morrison & Foerster attorneys representing California foster parents' challenge to their low monthly reimbursements drove ...

White & Case partner Dan Woods isn't gay, nor does he consider himself an activist. But when he was asked to wage war on t...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that a couple could not sue Los Angeles County for failing to remove their na...

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday filed civil fraud charges against a former high-level Deloitte tax partner a...