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This year's entries highlight key issues in California's legal landscape, including racial integration in legal education, dis...


Erik T. Johnson was recognized by the California Lawyers Association with a Labor and Employment Law Pro Bono Achievement Awar...



Community News


The event, hosted by the Southwestern Alumni Association, celebrated the achievements of the school's distinguished alumni and...


Community News


San Diego law firm honored for supporting Navy Reserve

Jun. 20, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The all-day event aboard the Midway included demonstrations by military working dogs and a chance to meet members of the Navy ...



Slideshow, Community News


Litigation firm Frost LLP co-sponsored, along with their client WasteXperts, a sanitation and conservation company that handle...


Community News


The program, which has awarded over $7 million to more than 300 students, aims to support students who demonstrate academic pr...



Community News


Christen Press and Tobin Heath of the U.S. women's national soccer team were honored for their dedication to the cause.


Community News


SCCLA celebrates at 49th banquet event

Jun. 3, 2024
By Jack Needham



Community News


The awards were handed out Thursday night at a gala in downtown Los Angeles.


Slideshow, Community News


The San Fernando Valley Bar Association held its Annual Judges' Night on Thursday, May 16 at the Woodland Hills Country Club. ...



Community News


More than 400 people attended the legal nonprofit's annual luncheon.


Community News




State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News, Civil Rights


"One thing I hope people walk away with tonight is we do not want to repeat history with the same fear-based politics and vitr...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News


Sacramento bar association marks historic milestone

Apr. 26, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Women now occupy the roles of chief judge of the federal court in Sacramento, presiding judge of the superior court and presid...



Community News, Civil Rights


The picks meet the president's usual pattern of choosing women while emphasizing diversity both in racial background and prof...


Community News


The program aimed to introduce students to the Seventh Amendment and the right to a civil jury trial, while also exposing them...



Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Community News


Judges give young attorneys a lesson in decorum

Apr. 15, 2024
By Skyler Romero

If all else fails, "conjure your inner Swiftie and 'shake it off'," says Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Sam...


Community News


Laurie Levenson to be honored by LA County Law Library

Mar. 20, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department, will also be honored at the April ...



Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department, will also be honored at the April ...


Intellectual Property, Community News


Judges speak to IP lawyers in Southern California

Mar. 13, 2024
By Jessica Lynn Murray

A joint session of the IP law associations for Los Angeles and Orange County included a couple of big announcements.



Law Practice, Community News


The event is being held in San Francisco.


Judges and Judiciary, Community News


Los Angeles County Superior Court has a family of judges. Judge Maria Hernandez-Stern was sworn in by her father and brother, ...



Community News



Family, Community News


The nonprofit said Stacy Horth-Neubert’s background in pro bono legal service and equal justice advocacy positions her well to...



Events, Community News


The dinner was postponed last year because of a hotel union strike.


The aging courthouse has been closed to the public for most of January because of burst water pipes.



Community News


About 1,000 people attended the event that honored David Rudorfer of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP, Los Angeles County Presid...



Court officials said they did not know when it would reopen.


Law Practice, Community News


San Diego Legal Aid Society gets new leader

Jan. 22, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Joanne Franciscus has held several positions during 11 years at Legal Aid, most recently chief operating officer, overseeing d...