--- title: Alyssa Kim Schabloski url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski --- ![Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Schabloski-Alyssa_3c9e9d9c8f382b5968c545915d92594e.jpg) # Alyssa Kim Schabloski Alyssa Kim Schabloski is Of Counsel with Nelson & Fraenkel LLP. A plaintiff’s lawyer for her entire legal career, she practices in catastrophic personal injury and employment law, Alyssa graduated from Barnard College and obtained her JD and MPH from the UCLA Schools of Law and Public Health. She is President of the Korean Community Lawyers Association and served as 2020 President of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities (LATLC) and President of the Cowboy Lawyers Association from 2019-2021. She is an Emeritus member of the CAALA Board of Governors. Alyssa is admitted to practice in California, Arizona, and New York. ### Articles written by this author: ## [Labor law: How quickly the post-[[case]]MacDonald[[/case]] world turns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-january/labor-law-how-quickly-the-post-case-macdonald-case-world-turns "Labor law: How quickly the post-[[case]]MacDonald[[/case]] world turns") A look at the doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies after [[case]]MacDonald[[/case]], as clarified by the legislature in Senate Bill 666 [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [Matthew S. McNicholas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-s-mcnicholas "Matthew S. McNicholas") [2014 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-january) ## [Discovery and police officers: The Pitchess process](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-february/discovery-and-police-officers-the-pitchess-process "Discovery and police officers: The Pitchess process") Discovery relating to a peace officer’s job performance or disciplinary actions must follow a unique, statutory process [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2014 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-february) ## [Using video-recorded expert depositions at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/using-video-recorded-expert-depositions-at-trial "Using video-recorded expert depositions at trial") Best practices and authorities for the use of video-recorded expert deposition testimony, especially the importance of identifying all non-retained “expert” witnesses [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2016 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october) ## [Mastering the separate statement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/mastering-the-separate-statement "Mastering the separate statement") This is the keystone in your memorandum opposing summary judgment [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2018 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december) ## [Independent medical providers: To lien, or not to lien?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-november/independent-medical-providers-to-lien-or-not-to-lien "Independent medical providers: To lien, or not to lien?") Avoiding the ethical and legal pitfalls of independent medical-provider liens [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2019 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-november) ## [Making good choices](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/making-good-choices "Making good choices") Understanding the consequences your litigation strategy has on an appeal; the doctrines of waiver, forfeiture, estoppel or invited error [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december) [![Keeping the “material” in material facts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/schabloski_istock-668083870_50a9e20371411a2d2373132f0c151731.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/keeping-the-material-in-material-facts "Keeping the “material” in material facts") ## [Keeping the “material” in material facts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/keeping-the-material-in-material-facts "Keeping the “material” in material facts") Understanding how to dispute, and draft, material facts is a critical tool in your summary judgment arsenal [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) [![Showing what you’re worth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Schabloski-istock-465474084_accb0a5fe5a5963800c2afa316909861.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december/showing-what-you-re-worth "Showing what you’re worth") ## [Showing what you’re worth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december/showing-what-you-re-worth "Showing what you’re worth") Prevailing party attorney-fee motions — your investment in yourself [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2022 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december) [![Stomping on the iron feet of oppression](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/schabloski-istock-926629376_253732da9675277c362e43c11b9063ff.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/stomping-on-the-iron-feet-of-oppression "Stomping on the iron feet of oppression") ## [Stomping on the iron feet of oppression](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/stomping-on-the-iron-feet-of-oppression "Stomping on the iron feet of oppression") Defeating the Federal Railway Labor Act and Labor Management Relations Act § 301 preemption defense in state-law employment cases [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2023 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march) ## [Applying theories of (jury) psychology to promote trial-lawyer wellness](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/applying-theories-of-jury-psychology-to-promote-trial-lawyer-wellness "Applying theories of (jury) psychology to promote trial-lawyer wellness") Musings on how voir dire concepts of story telling, confirmation bias and belief persistence can fit into our own wellness [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)