Bar Shuts Down Three Offices of ‘Vexatious Litigant’
The State Bar of California has shuttered three Southern California offices of attorney Mitchell W. Roth, who was recently declared…
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Luce Forward Lays Off 27
San Diego, California's Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps has cut 12 attorneys and 15 staff positions. The cuts came in…
CA State Bar Shuts Down “Illegal” Law Office
Prosecutors at the State Bar of California have shut down a satellite office of Walter S. Martinez, a solo practitioner…
Haynes & Boone Absorbs MacPherson Kwok
Dallas, Texas-based Am Law 200 firm Haynes and Boone is absorbing San Jose, California intellectual property boutique MacPherson, Kwok, Chen…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Shutting San Francisco Office
New York's Dewey & LeBoeuf is consolidating its Northern California offices, moving its San Francisco staff to its East Palo…
Southwestern Partners with CSUDH for JD Program
LA's Southwestern Law School has partnered with California State University, Dominquez Hills on a joint JD/MA program, and another program…
Lawyer Forgot She Was Suspended, Argued Before CA Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has removed Cynthia Thomas from the death penalty case of Charles Moore, and referred her to…
Cox Castle Fires 10 in Los Angeles [Breaking]
According to a JDJournal insider, Cox Castle & Nicholson just let go ten attorneys from their LA office this afternoon. If…
California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State
The California Supreme Court has voted unanimously not to review Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles, which means judges in the nation's…
Hastings Law School Scales Back Raises, Hiring
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, a top tier law school in San Francisco, is forgoing some raises and…
States Halting Jury Trials to Save Per Diems
From Page One of today's Los Angeles Times: The economic storm has come to this: Justice is being delayed or…
O’Melveny & Myers Announces Associate Bonuses
"Multiple tipsters" tell Above the Law that O'Melveny & Myers associates in California and DC received voicemails today, confirming that…