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Despite the fact that large law firms were some of the first high-profile businesses to implode in the troubled economy, many small and mid-sized law firms are doing well, especially compared to their super-sized counterparts. 
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's conservative justices led a sustained attack Wednesday on a key element of the Voting Rights Act, questioning whether one-time bastions of segregation still should be held to account for past discrimination.
WASHINGTON -- A House panel was expected to approve legislation Wednesday that would outlaw the kind of "liar loans" and other questionable bank practices that helped drag down the economy.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), which has received $45 billion in federal bailout funds and potentially could have to raise more capital based on "stress test" results, is requesting permission from the Treasury Department to pay out special bonuses to certain workers, The Wall Street Journal said late Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has made it harder for defendants to keep their comments to jailhouse informants from being used against them at trial.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The federal court overseeing Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG) settlement over its book-scanning program is giving authors four more months to opt out of the deal and review its potential pitfalls.
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a subsidiary of Chicago-based Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) can be sued for allegedly flying terrorism suspects to secret prisons around the world to be tortured as part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.
Studies show the majority of jurors reach a preliminary determination on behalf of plaintiff or defendant at the conclusion of opening statements, and 80 percent of those jurors retain that determination at the conclusion of trial. These statistics make clear the necessity of a powerful and persuasive opening statement; and in turn, the growing popularity and success of trial presentation technology in the courtroom. Indeed, today's pervasive multimedia-based communication combined with television shows such as "C.S.I." and "Law & Order" have raised juror expectations.
As if the possibility of losing one's home in a foreclosure isn't scary enough, the thought of being a victim of a foreclosure rescue scam is even worse. Foreclosure rescue scams have been on the rise due to the increase in home foreclosures.
WASHINGTON -- The former head of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. has agreed to pay nearly $2.5 million to settle federal civil charges of accounting fraud and concealing the company's deteriorating finances as the subprime mortgage crisis hit in 2007.
The issue of reverse discrimination first reached the nation's highest court in the 1970s, when a student with good grades named Allan Bakke accused a University of California medical school of twice denying him admission because he was white.
Ross Simmons created The Simmons Firm ALC in 1997 to advise small businesses in dispute-avoidance strategies and transactions.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's conservative justices led a sustained attack Wednesday on a key element of the Voting Rights Act, questioning whether one-time bastions of segregation still should be held to account for past discrimination.
WASHINGTON -- A House panel was expected to approve legislation Wednesday that would outlaw the kind of "liar loans" and other questionable bank practices that helped drag down the economy.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), which has received $45 billion in federal bailout funds and potentially could have to raise more capital based on "stress test" results, is requesting permission from the Treasury Department to pay out special bonuses to certain workers, The Wall Street Journal said late Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has made it harder for defendants to keep their comments to jailhouse informants from being used against them at trial.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The federal court overseeing Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG) settlement over its book-scanning program is giving authors four more months to opt out of the deal and review its potential pitfalls.
From April 27 to May 1, The Daily Transcript celebrates Law Week with a weeklong series honoring the business of law. Coverage includes attorney profiles, Q&As with San Diego legal experts on a variety of topics, and coverage of hot issues like patent reform, employment law, and real estate law.
This weeklong series honoring the business of law in San Diego culminates with a look at clean tech and environmental law.
Today's special report takes a closer look at business and employment law.
Intellectual property and education are some of the topics covered in today's special report honoring the business of law.
This weeklong series focusing on the business of law in San Diego kicks off with a look at the construction and real estate legal arenas, including a Q&A with local attorneys.
From April 27 to May 1, The Daily Transcript celebrates Law Week with a weeklong series honoring the business of law. Coverage includes attorney profiles, Q&As with San Diego legal experts on a variety of topics, and coverage of hot issues like patent reform, employment law, and real estate law.
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