(Subscription required) Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith D. Griffin knowingly misled clients, keeping them in the dark about misappropriation of their settlement funds by firm head Thomas Girardi, a State Bar prosecutor said in his opening statement at Griffin’s disciplinary proceedings on Tuesday.

Alameda County Superior Court will keep clerks' offices open to the public until 3 p.m. at all of its courthouses, the court announced on Monday.

(Subscription required) The Santa Monica City Council voted 4-3 to join a lawsuit against Los Angeles County opposing its zero bail policy, in a move some attorneys say could signal an attitude shift in liberal leaning cities.

(Subscription required) The State Bar Board of Trustees unanimously sent their second amended conflict of interest code proposal to the California Supreme Court on Monday, after the justices told the agency’s leaders to use stronger and more specific language.