Timothy Tosta of Luce Forward uses the Enneagram system's personality typologies to improve work relations. ...
Richard Frank of UC Berkeley School of Law says the Supreme Court's handling of environmental cases may mirror the past. ...
A lawyer may get more money with value-added billing, but he or she will also become less of a professional, writes William Do...
Securities, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
The New Sheriff in Town
By Thomas A. Zaccaro
William F. Sullivan, Thomas A. Zaccaro, Morgan J. Miller and Neil J. Schumacher speculate on how the new head of the SEC's enf...
Contrary to what some might think, not every mediation falls into a specific method to be applied. Each situation is different.
Benjamin G. Shatz discusses best practices for a great cover up - appellate brief covers, that is. ...
Today, it seems as if every week a new decision emerges regarding class actions.
A recent case in which EPA officials were forced to give depositions is a reminder that no public official is above accountabi...
President Obama's announcement that the United States will sign the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities...
The failure to prosecute those suspected of violating the law through torture will embolden other parties to the Convention Ag...
Is a clerical error like a misspelled name enough to warrant extending the time to file a notice of appeal, ask Benjamin G. Sh...
Both sides in insurance bad faith litigation need to continue monitoring developments to the genuine dispute doctrine. ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
Not a Minimalist Court
By Erwin Chemerinsky
Contrary to claims that the Roberts court is a minimalist one, many of the criminal cases tackled this term showed unnecessary...
What if, instead of lawyers as vultures, we thought of lawyers as Aikidoists, asks Timothy Tosta. ...
Using self-determination in mediations, parties design their own outcome and its enforceability. ...
The death of the world's oldest woman to give birth prompts more uncertainty about the math surrounding infertility treatment,...
Since the beginning of the year, five appellate decisions have addressed employer policies on tip redistribution. ...
If lawyers can write bestselling novels and win reality television shows, surely they can file a notice of appeal on time.
Judges' work is not pretty and usually involves ferreting out meaning from perplexing statutes. ...
After years of relative judicial inactivity, the implied covenant has recently resurfaced. ...
Civil Rights
Obama Should Seize on New Revelations of Illegal Spying
By Stephen F. Rohde
A new report details unprecedented surveillance by Bush officials far beyond warrantless wiretapping, writes Stephen F. Rohde.
The Supreme Court is a small group and decisions are often a result of interpersonal relations and individual persuasiveness, ...
Judicial confirmations fail to tell us what we really need to know, writes William Domnarski.
Meditation can help put the stresses of litigation into perspective.
Field Work
By Myron Moskovitz
A lawyer reminisces about his experience in the 1960s opening up an office for California Rural Legal Assistance, where he fou...
As the state Supreme Court celebrates its 160th birthday, Benjamin G. Shatz outlines the myriad ways a case can wind up before...
One victim of abusive treatment at the hands of U.S. officials is taking the law into his own hands, writes Stephen Rohde.
Incarcerated Fathers Prepare to Be Paroled Into Parenthood
By Joseph H. Cooper
As Father's Day approaches, Joseph Cooper shares prisoners' insights about making up time to their kids.
Civil Litigation
Ruling Makes It Too Easy to Serve Foreign Corporations
By Erin L. Burke, Erik C. Swanholt
Making it easy for plaintiffs to drag international entities into state court will bring foreign investment down even more, wr...
Climate change promises to exacerbate the disputes over property rights in coastal areas.