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The Failure to File Proper Appellate Briefs Can End in Disaster for Your Appeal
On July 27, 2017, the Third District Court of Appeal published a decision in Ewaid v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC In that case, the court never reached the merits of the appeal […]
Summary of June 2017 Writ Workshop by LACBA Appellate Section
Earlier this week, I attended a fantastic panel by the LACBA Appellate Section on avoiding fatal mistakes in writs. The presentation was made by two writs attorneys of the Second […]
The Perils of In-House Counsel Simultaneously Representing Company and Employee
In Yanez v. Plummer (Nov. 5, 2013, C07026), the Third Appellate District issued an opinion highlighting the perils for an in-house lawyer who simultaneously represents the company and an employee. […]
Judge’s order to take down law firm webpages is unlawful prior restraint
A lawyer’s website contained pages describing past successful litigation against Ford. When that lawyer was in trial on a similar claim against Ford, the trial judge ordered the lawyer to […]
Malpractice Claim Against DLA Piper Reversed
In Wise v. DLA Piper LLP (D062150, D062661 Oct. 8, 2013), the Fourth Appellate District, Division One reversed a malpractice judgment following a jury verdict against the law firm DLA […]
3 Reasons a Trial Lawyer Should Retain an Appellate Specialist as Co-Counsel
This post is the second in an ongoing series about maximizing a party’s chances of prevailing on appeal. The trial is over, the verdict is in and the loser wants to […]
Legal Articles of Note
Articles that Got My Attention: Top ten legal writing hints when the audience is a cranky federal trial judge, (The Hercules and the Umpire, June 20, 2013). I deleted all 256 […]
Legal Articles of Note
Articles that Got My Attention: Make the Timekeeping Honor Roll, (Attorney at Work, June 14, 2013) Did Prosecutors Blunder in Transfer of Ex-Guatemalan Leader? (June 17, 2013) Five Reasons Why […]