LOS ANGELES - Security measures taken at Century City's twin towers have turned many lawyers and office employees into early b...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Dianne Feinstein said on Tuesday the government's war on terrorism probably will demand more district court ...

LOS ANGELES - If there is any truth to the axiom "a clean desk is a sign of a sick mind," white-collar criminal defense attorn...

SACRAMENTO - A privacy measure that would have prevented employers from secretly monitoring their workers' electronic mail and...

SAN FRANCISCO - The judge presiding over the bankruptcy of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. rejected a request Tuesday by state At...

LOS ANGELES - An angel sculpture once destined for a Los Angeles firehouse will instead be sent as a gift to New York City at ...

SAN FRANCISCO - As managing partner at patent prosecution boutique Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman in San Jose, Tarek Fah...

SAN FRANCISCO - It's not a crime to stare, but it becomes sexual harassment when you stare shamelessly several times a day at ...

Charles F. Peterson says that his natural bent toward bridging the gap between peoples and cultures led to his career in media...

SAN FRANCISCO - The City Attorney race heated up Tuesday with the announcement of three key endorsements. The union representi...

Whether it's applying to law school or a legal job, we in the legal profession often are called on to provide references and l...

On Sept. 11, more than 14,000 attorneys were displaced as a result of the destruction of the World Trade Center towers and sur...

The Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case that will shape and define American public education for the next generat...

LOS ANGELES - State Sen. Dick Ackerman, a longtime politician who has practiced law for more than 30 years, has joined Orange ...

Practitioners representing divorcing spouses whose community assets took a beating in the recent dramatic decline of stock val...

SAN JOSE - Two Bay Area county bar associations are sponsoring training sessions for attorneys and others who want to assist i...

SAN FRANCISCO - Jurors and litigants might not think of themselves as a court's clientele, but customer service is gaining a l...

SAN FRANCISCO - In overturning the largest judgment ever imposed on a militant antiabortion group last March, a federal appeal...

In civilian life, Mark Inaba is a Los Angeles deputy district attorney assigned to the Antelope Valley office. But Inaba is al...

RIVERSIDE - An appellate court has found that the organizer of an off-road vehicle race can be held liable for injuries sustai...

Although Capitol Hill has been a scene of frenzied activity, one particular House bill is the one to watch. This bill, too cle...

Meanwhile, some entertainment attorneys in New York City see the terrorist attacks as a potential economic sledgehammer. Steve...

Some good news: Power attorney Barry Hirsch of Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer officiated at actress Jennif...

San Jose's Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has completed its acquisition of Boise, Idaho-based In-System Design Inc. in a transact...

Joan Vento-Hall is now a one-woman show. In August, the attorney, who represents Hollywood talent, left the entertainment powe...

San Francisco-based Littler Mendelson , the nation's largest employment boutique, has expanded its immigration group, a practi...

A London newspaper recently described former Ambassador Richard Sklar as the "Mr. Wolf" of diplomacy. ...

Mikohn Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas garnered $105 million by completing a rule 144A private placement. Jefferies & Company In...

Racial profiling figures prominently in California's campaign against gangs, as many people of color can attest. In encounters...