The best defense against the [[case]]Verdugo v. Target[[/case]] ruling on a business’s duty to patrons who suffer a medical emergency on its premises
2015 March
Considerations for drafting admissible juror declarations of misconduct
2015 December
How to avoid the traps of the most common ethical pitfalls
2016 December
An appellate lawyer’s perspective on what trial lawyers need to know about preserving their records for appeal
2017 December
Circumventing common procedural snags in handling an appeal
2018 December
Using and rebutting inferences
2019 December
The nuts and bolts of the new appellate Court Rules for electronic filing
2020 September
Writ relief is extraordinary and completely discretionary; most petitions are denied. Here are the basics for trial lawyers
2020 December
Although often relegated until the end of the trial, crafting a verdict form is among the most important aspects of a trial
2021 January
A new take on challenging [[case]]Privette[[/case]] and securing its reversal by the California Supreme Court
2021 April
A formulaic way of deciding when outsourcing the appeal to appellate counsel makes sense
2021 December
How to evaluate the likelihood that your 998 offer will withstand defendant’s challenges
2022 December
Unusual conundrums during pendency of an appeal
2023 December
The solutions for focusing and starting to write are as varied as the distractions and reasons we do not
2024 February
Avoiding rookie mistakes at oral argument
2024 December
Lawyers who ignore AI risk becoming the Blockbuster Video of our profession. Here are practical applications, examples, and prompts for today’s litigators
2026 January
Using AI to stress-test trial strategy, evidence, and appellate risk
2026 May
