Stop, understand, connect. Listening can be the most important tool in the art of persuasion, by Mark Goulston and John Ullmen...

Proposition 19 hits the ballot this November and it’s time to speak out. Here’s why you and every attorney should care about m...

Unsure about California’s law governing the fiduciary duties for members and managers of limited liability companies? Well, yo...

A man accused of gunning down a San Jose attorney to prevent her from representing his late wife's family in a wrongful death ...

Former plaintiffs' litigator Ross W. Feinberg taps relationship-building skills to bring together many parties in complex cons...

A former Google executive can take his age discrimination lawsuit against the tech giant to trial, the California Supreme Cour...

As plaintiffs' lawyers search for hard evidence that Toyota could have prevented alleged unintended acceleration problems, rec...

Superior Court Judge Robert J. Higa of Norwalk doesn't say much in court, but lawyers say he allows them the time and space to...

By Zack Smith Daily Journal Contributing Writer After nearly a year of hard work, Magical Builders, a non-profit co-founded b...

A new team has landed in downtown Los Angeles. Salisian|Lee officially opened the doors to its Citibank Building office at a ...

The American Bar Association’s annual meeting returned to San Francisco from Aug. 5-Aug. 10 with more than 220 CLE programs an...

American Bar Association President Carolyn B. Lamm said that the ABA's new stance in favor of gay marriage will be among the c...

An unlicensed civil engineer and his alleged accomplice have been arrested in what authorities describe as a massive, 20-year ...

A television production company ordered to pay $23.2 million to actor Don Johnson in a profit dispute has asked the judge to r...

Barbie may thrive on competition, but did Bratz thrive on racketeering? ...

Word, symbol, slogan, design or service – make sure all your bases are covered when choosing a trademark, by William E. Maguir...

With prosecution of bribery violations on the rise, corporations should re-examine compliance programs to avoid getting burned...

Consumers can now “jailbreak” their cell phones. How will this decision, centered around the iPhone, impact Apple and other se...

The construction of a mosque overlooking Ground Zero in New York City stirs up the debate over use of eminent domain, by Gideo...

Initial public offerings kept California emerging companies lawyers busy in the first half of the year, with a whopping 10 out...

The Federal Trade Commission, using a statute more often used to pursue companies accused of misleading advertising than for a...

In a landmark 136-page ruling that is already en route to higher courts for review, Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Wa...

Russ Detrick's hard work earned him a senior prosecutor's job before he joined the bench

When faced with a claim of negligent misrepresentation, courts have not yet addressed whether equitable indemnity applies to j...

Steven Clayton Stafford, chief deputy U.S. marshal for the Southern District of California, has been nominated by President Ob...

Three weeks after a UC Davis study found that most imported extra virgin olive oils aren't as virginal as their labels claim, ...

A San Francisco Superior Court Judge dropped felony burglary charges against a teen mid-trial Wednesday after his attorney, a ...

In a new survey released Tuesday that the American Medical Association says proves the need for medical malpractice tort refor...

Reaction to U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional prompted polarized reac...

Weekly wrap up of law firm moves and real estate related transactions.