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title: Norman Pine
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![Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Pine-Norman_9f465ec0bd6165880ae37e8963ff1d07.jpg)

# Norman Pine

Norman Pine is a founder of the appellate firm *Pine Tillett Pine*, specializing in plaintiff-side appeals with an emphasis on employment matters. Norm Pine has been editor of the Advocate Employment Law issue since 2001 when he took over for legendary employment lawyer Joe Posner. He and his wife and law partner, Beverly Tillett Pine, founded the appellate firm of Pine and Pine, predecessor to Pine Tillett Pine.  Norm was named CAALA’s Appellate Lawyer of the Year in 2003 and, jointly with Beverly, won CELA’s “Joe Posner” award in 2008.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Oral argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december/oral-argument "Oral argument")

Do not waive it; maximize the opportunities it presents

[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")

[2015 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december)

## [Eleven cases that every employment lawyer should know about](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/eleven-cases-that-every-employment-lawyer-should-know-about "Eleven cases that every employment lawyer should know about")

Cases filled with great weapons that can be used to defeat summary judgments, obtain better fee awards, win appeals, and help refute many thorny defense arguments

[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")

[2016 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june)

## [Employment law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/employment-law "Employment law")

Another year, another mountain of important employment law – and our authors’ wisdom on how to use it

[Beverly Tillett Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/beverly-tillett-pine "Beverly Tillett Pine")
[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")

[2017 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june)

## [“The times they are a-changin’”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/the-times-they-are-a-changin "“The times they are a-changin’”")

From #BlackLivesMatter to #NeverAgain and #MeToo, it feels like profound change is upon us

[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")

[2018 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may)

## [Seeing employees through a different light](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/seeing-employees-through-a-different-light "Seeing employees through a different light")

When defense counsel denigrates “employees looking to get a free ride,” it may be proper to remind the jury of today’s real heroes

[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")
[Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett")

[2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may)

[![Information is power](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Pine_istock-974289948_be59f4826119c634370f5ec79230d80f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/information-is-power "Information is power")

## [Information is power](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/information-is-power "Information is power")

The danger of non-lawyers practicing law and a look at two useful employment cases

[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")
[Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett")

[2021 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may)

## [Maximizing your attorneys’ fees recovery in the trial court following a successful FEHA judgment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/maximizing-your-attorneys-fees-recovery-in-the-trial-court-following-a-successful-feha-judgment "Maximizing your attorneys’ fees recovery in the trial court following a successful FEHA judgment")

It’s a process that begins long before the final judgment day

[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")
[Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett")

[2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april)