In the Daily Journal’s annual Top Women Litigators supplement, the state’s trial elite talk about the turning points in their ...

Law is a relationship business. In any type of organization, in any area of the law, developing relationships with others is c...

The catalysts range from the ideal of remedying injustice to overcoming a life-threatening illness. Economic exploitation in a...

In the beginning, I was against this list. I came of age in the post-feminist era and have long believed singling out women i...

LOS ANGELES - When prosecutor Rick Hirsch finished his talk in Tokyo, the 100 attorneys from the Japanese Ministry of Justice ...

Forum Column - By Peter Scheer - Last month, two reporters for ABC News reported that the FBI had secretly obtained their phon...

LOS ANGELES - The three contenders for Los Angeles County Superior Court's Office No. 8 boast backgrounds that are diverse, bo...

LOS ANGELES - Two prosecutors and an in-house real estate attorney and broker will face off in the June primary race for Los A...

LOS ANGELES - The attorneys running for Office 102 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court have little in common. ...

Focus Column - By Alexis Garcia - Though many cite the Reeses Pieces in "E.T." as the first example of product placement in f...

LOS ANGELES - A former police officer, an Encino litigator arrested in a sting operation and an offended plaintiff in a lawsui...

LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles assistant city attorneys will face off in the June primary for Office 95. ...

Focus Column - By Anthony Capobianco - In today's business environment, the trend appears to be toward more specialization wit...

LOS ANGELES - In an unusual decision, a federal judge in San Diego tossed out a securities fraud case against the former chief...

SAN FRANCISCO - Two well-known firms - one a global behemoth, the other a mid-size national firm - recently created top posts ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The state Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether a man may avoid liability after his dog attacked a kennel...

LOS ANGELES - The Roman Catholic Archdioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego face 560 civil lawsuits involving alleged sex abuse...

LOS ANGELES - Gary Lozow's reputation as a criminal defender is sterling in the Denver legal community. So his colleagues were...

SANTA BARBARA - In the wake of the botched Michael Jackson prosecution and the announced retirement of six-term Santa Barbara ...

LOS ANGELES - Shortly after an Egyptian national was turned down for asylum, he was sent to a detention center where he discov...

SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys for two San Francisco Chronicle reporters sought Wednesday to quash subpoenas seeking the identity o...

Your case is going to trial, and your future depends on its outcome. The other side is represented by guys in gray pinstripes....

Dear Readers: In anticipation of the primary election Tuesday, the Daily Journal is publishing statements from candidates in...

SAN FRANCISCO - It was 30 years ago this month that a small blind-tasting put Napa Valley on the world wine map. The controver...

Forum Column - By Lynn Duryee - 'Midway through the journey of life," begins Dante's Inferno, "I found myself in a dark forest...

Focus Column - By Kimberly A. Kralowec - Today, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two cases involving w...

SAN DIEGO - District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis surprised San Diego's City Council members when she made an unscheduled appearanc...

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court seemed poised Tuesday to rule that an employer does not need to give a reason for...

SAN FRANCISCO - The state Supreme Court will consider today whether courts can apply Proposition 64 retroactively to dismiss ...