My experience serving on LACBA’s Board of Trustees has taught me that even longtime members are usually not fully aware of wha...

While there is nothing inherently improper about an attorney’s service on the board of an outside organization, it can create ...

I can attest to the fact that most judges laud mediation as an opportunity to potentially resolve and remove cases from a crow...

Yet another example of the sacrifices military families make

Unfortunately, courts, legislatures and practitioners have struggled in developing cohesive guidelines for keeping up with the...

Sometimes lawyers get sanctioned for outrageous and improper behavior in court. But what about civility in more casual settings?

This session, the California Legislature will consider Assembly Bill 1270, which would amend the California False Claims Act t...

The last few months have seen the introduction of a number of state Assembly bills aimed at California nonprofits—and some mor...

Here’s a brain-twister: Can you knowingly approve something, which does not include something else, if you never considered th...

On April 17, the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association will celebrate its Forty Fourth Anniversary at a dinner at th...

California laws and regulations often impose paperwork filing obligations on businesses and nonprofit organizations even when ...

Although the California Consumer Privacy Act does not define the phrase "reasonable security procedures and practices," that l...

“Our Selma” is an apt description of this person we so love and respect. This affectionate possessive was how retired Supreme ...

Questions sometimes arise over whether the customer, employee or independent contractor actually assented to the contract.

Every year since the early 1990s, nearly half of homicide victims have been black men.

New York did it. San Francisco and Newark did it. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Connecticut and other jurisdictions are considerin...

A recent Court of Appeal ruling considered whether a city’s resolution establishing new water rates over a six-year period was...

Contemporary debates about demographic change are not new. It isn’t easy to remember the past. It also isn’t simple to interp...

Due to recent federal district court decisions in California, public employers that provide nonexempt employees who sporadical...

A recent Court of Appeal ruling deals with a case of first impression in which the validity of a premarital agreement is chall...

At the end of March, the U.S. Supreme Court reminded us that Alaska is special. Not just for its resplendent beauty and bounti...

It’s still illegal at the federal level, so where there is business — and cannabis business is thriving — what are banks to do?

We might rightly believe that to give birth to an appeal, one absolutely must file a notice of appeal. That seems like a prett...

What good is a dissenting opinion?

As sports fans rejoiced the opening day of Major League Baseball, most were not thinking about the risks and potential dangers...

Unfortunately, courts, legislatures and practitioners have struggled in developing cohesive guidelines for keeping up with the...

A recent Court of Appeal ruling held that California’s state minimum wage applies to all public employers, including charter c...

The new tax math under President Donald Trump’s tax bill can be onerous.

As the gig economy continues to expand and businesses grapple with remaining legally compliant with the ever-evolving employme...

Much of an attorney’s job is communication—but when can legal communication result in liability?