--- title: Holly Boyer url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer --- ![Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Boyer-Holly_34696eeb66e2bfd54a33468eb26be9b6.jpg) # Holly Boyer *Holly N. Boyer is a certified appellate specialist and a partner at*Esner, Chang, Boyer & Murphy*, a boutique appellate firm. While the firm represents tort victims in all areas of the law, Holly specializes in representing victims of sexual abuse. Holly received the Robert E. Cartwright, Sr. Award from Consumer Attorneys of California in 2024 and the Appellate Attorney of the Year by the Consumer’s Attorney Association of Los Angeles in 2019.  * ### Articles written by this author: ## [Why not a Bane Act claim?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/why-not-a-bane-act-claim "Why not a Bane Act claim?") Enacted to combat hate crimes and often used in police misconduct cases, The Bane Act is a useful if little known tool [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [2014 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december) ## [Lost in translation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december/lost-in-translation "Lost in translation") The importance of accurate jury instructions – CACI is not perfect [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [2015 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december) ## [You just got SLAPPed; What now?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december/you-just-got-slapped-what-now "You just got SLAPPed; What now?") A primer on the anti-SLAPP motion and the procedural and substantive hurdles it creates for plaintiffs [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [Joseph Persoff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-persoff "Joseph Persoff") [2016 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december) ## [Muffins with Mom](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january/muffins-with-mom "Muffins with Mom") The work-life balance [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [2017 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january) ## [The Bane Act and beyond](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/the-bane-act-and-beyond "The Bane Act and beyond") California’s civil rights statutes, especially The Tom Bane Act, are an untapped resource that extends far beyond the usual police misconduct cases [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [Matthew S. McNicholas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-s-mcnicholas "Matthew S. McNicholas") [2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april) ## [How to take the wind out of an appellant’s sails](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/how-to-take-the-wind-out-of-an-appellant-s-sails "How to take the wind out of an appellant’s sails") Motions to dismiss an appeal, especially frivolous anti-SLAPP appeals [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [2018 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december) [![Political will and the power of the pen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Boyer-istock-119488529_b73ea0dd884aee2800afeef4430ad4c2.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/political-will-and-the-power-of-the-pen "Political will and the power of the pen") ## [Political will and the power of the pen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/political-will-and-the-power-of-the-pen "Political will and the power of the pen") The shifting perspective of sexual abuse results in long-overdue changes to California’s statutes of limitations: AB 218 and related bills [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [2019 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december) ## [Benefits of a bench trial in this COVID-19 era](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/benefits-of-a-bench-trial-in-this-covid-19-era "Benefits of a bench trial in this COVID-19 era") They’re faster, safer for all participants, reduce law and motion practice, eliminate the unpredictable voir dire, and allow you to better tailor your presentation for the audience [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [Kevin Nguyen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kevin-nguyen "Kevin Nguyen") [2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december) [![When it comes to evidentiary issues on appeal, hindsight can’t be 20/20](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/boyer_istock-1297044887_b37321eab44f27bcf38d20711f2d0cea.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/when-it-comes-to-evidentiary-issues-on-appeal-hindsight-can-t-be-20-20 "When it comes to evidentiary issues on appeal, hindsight can’t be 20/20") ## [When it comes to evidentiary issues on appeal, hindsight can’t be 20/20](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/when-it-comes-to-evidentiary-issues-on-appeal-hindsight-can-t-be-20-20 "When it comes to evidentiary issues on appeal, hindsight can’t be 20/20") A look at four common scenarios that can make a difference in whether your appeal goes forward [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [Shea Murphy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shea-murphy "Shea Murphy") [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [Monday morning quarterbacking](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-january/monday-morning-quarterbacking "Monday morning quarterbacking") An appellate attorney’s top 10 tips for trial [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [2023 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-january) [![Reining in field-trip immunity for schools](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/aantsead_art_field_trip-2217349566_13269c5540c508f222767ce81ed6a045.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/reining-in-field-trip-immunity-for-schools "Reining in field-trip immunity for schools") ## [Reining in field-trip immunity for schools](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/reining-in-field-trip-immunity-for-schools "Reining in field-trip immunity for schools") The recent decision in Jane Doe v. Mount Pleasant Elementary School District and the contours of liability for injuries sustained by a child on a field trip  [Haley Aanestad](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/haley-aanestad "Haley Aanestad") [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april)