San Diego attorney Frederick Schenk has earned the prestigious Wiedemann Wysocki National Finance Council Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the nation’s largest trial bar.

The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago are suing the federal government and Boeing.

Once a company files a patent infringement lawsuit, it's extremely difficult to get them to withdraw their complaint for no consideration.

Attorney Derek Paradis has joined the San Diego law office of Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz as an associate.

The State Bar of California recently honored California Western School of Law with the President’s Pro Bono Service Award.

Vista-based digital pathology company Aperio Technologies Inc. said Tuesday it has been issued a patent covering its digial slide viewing technology.

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George will be remembered as an outstanding administrator and a courageous jurist, according to one local judge.

Wilson Turner Kosmo has added Jocelyn Hannah as a business litigation associate. Her practice focuses on representation of clients in complex business litigation with an emphasis on business and commercial litigation, professional liability, director and officer liability, unfair competition and other business torts.

The San Diego Legal Secretaries Association and Knox Attorney Service will host a charity softball game to benefit Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS) from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 9.

California Western School of Law graduates Alissa L. Bjerkhoel (2008) and Michael E. Scott Jr. (2009) are recipients of the 2010 Adrianne Baker Fellowship. The Adrianne Baker Fellowship Program is California Western's loan repayment assistance program for graduates employed by a legal aid, legal services or other nonprofit advocacy or policy organizations.

Earlier this year, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek partner Monty A. McIntyre was re-elected by the San Diego County Bar Association board of directors to serve as a delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates.

Ross H. Hyslop has joined Pestotnik + Gold LLP as a partner after 17 years with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, including 10 as partner. He is a trial attorney practicing in the areas of business and commercial litigation, employment litigation and consumer class actions.

Attorneys and staff in the San Diego office of Best Best & Krieger LLP volunteered their time earlier this month to stuff backpacks -- bought and donated by the firm -- with new school supplies for homeless students.

Hage Elementary School in Mira Mesa has won the fifth annual Unity in Action Award for elementary schools, given by the San Diego Regional Hate Crimes Coalition (SDRHCC). The award was for Hage's Games Coach Program, where upper grade students work closely with lower grade students to create a safe environment during recess.

This week includes two salutes to military: The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce presents the 64th annual Flag General and Senior Officers Ball on Friday from 5:30-10:30 p.m., honoring military service members with dinner, awards and dancing.

Bob Goff leans forward -- elbow on one knee, hand cupped under his chin -- as he explains his latest goodwill effort to a visitor.

More than 700 construction employees will be receiving $2.1 million in owed wages after the California Labor Commissioner's Office came to an agreement with a Rady Children's Hospital and its general contractor Thursday.

Top Attorneys 2010 pays tribute to San Diego County's legal cream of the crop. It is the culmination of a lengthy peer voting process that began in March with the announcement of a call for nominations. San Diego County lawyers were asked who among their peers -- with whom they had professional experience -- were worthy of recognition.

Real estate attorneys have been handling more positive transactions in recent months, but the majority of activity remains focused on distressed assets, according to some local attorneys.

The Lawyers Club of San Diego was founded in 1972 as a way to address discrimination and other obstacles facing women in the law, the legal profession and the community.