[6] Edited by a staff of journalists and supported by advertising, California Lawyer offered legal news, as well as professional and general-interest articles.

[7] But critics asserted the new magazine "virtually extinguished" attorney participation in bar publications,[8] and despite its financial goals relied on mandatory annual membership dues for operating expenses.

[11] In April 1993 the bar's board of governors terminated the Daily Journal contract and voted to publish a tabloid newspaper for its members.

[12] Once wholly independent, California Lawyer sought a wider audience for legal journalism, selling copies in bookstores and newsstands statewide.

[15] Faced with declining revenue from display and classified advertising, the Daily Journal Corp. ceased publishing California Lawyer in September 2015.