--- title: Saveena K. Takhar url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar --- ![Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Takhar-Saveena-web_da829e85b652249872c0a10ba4604210.jpg) # Saveena K. Takhar Saveena K. Takhar is the legislative counsel at *Consumer Attorneys Association of California*.  She holds an M.B.A. from Cal State Sacramento and is a 2014 graduate of University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law. ### Articles written by this author: ## [New laws affecting your practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/new-laws-affecting-your-practice "New laws affecting your practice") Remote depos and e-service will be permanent improvements to the civil justice system [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march) ## [CAOC prepares to battle initiatives on attorney’s fees, PAGA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/caoc-prepares-to-battle-initiatives-on-attorney-s-fees-paga "CAOC prepares to battle initiatives on attorney’s fees, PAGA") Attorney fees ballot initiative would cap contingency fees at 20%, an unprecedented limit [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [Taking the lead in defeating attempts to allow non-lawyers to practice law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/taking-the-lead-in-defeating-attempts-to-allow-non-lawyers-to-practice-law "Taking the lead in defeating attempts to allow non-lawyers to practice law") Your comments to the State Bar are needed now – today! [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january) ## [Another attempt to modify the policy-limit-demand structure](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/another-attempt-to-modify-the-policy-limit-demand-structure "Another attempt to modify the policy-limit-demand structure") Insurance industry wants to change rules for time-limited demands; wants more time to investigate and a laundry-list of supporting documents [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april) ## [New California law bans State Bar’s pursuit of corporately owned law firms](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/new-california-law-bans-state-bar-s-pursuit-of-corporately-owned-law-firms "New California law bans State Bar’s pursuit of corporately owned law firms") The State Bar’s attempt to change the practice of law in California meets an abrupt end – for now [Nancy Drabble](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/n "Nancy Drabble") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november) ## [New State Bar trust-account rules – what you must know now](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december/new-state-bar-trust-account-rules-what-you-must-know-now "New State Bar trust-account rules – what you must know now") Also: SB 1155 and a new statutory structure for bad-faith actions [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2022 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december) ## [CAOC’s 2023 agenda](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/caoc-s-2023-agenda "CAOC’s 2023 agenda") Preventing elder fraud and protecting civil justice [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2023 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march) ## [With SB 365, CAOC looks to stop corporate abuse when arbitration is denied](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/with-sb-365-caoc-looks-to-stop-corporate-abuse-when-arbitration-is-denied "With SB 365, CAOC looks to stop corporate abuse when arbitration is denied") When a company’s arbitration agreement with an employee or customer is ruled invalid, too often the corporation will file a frivolous appeal to delay the victim’s case [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2023 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may) ## [Keeping expert testimony real and reasonable](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/keeping-expert-testimony-real-and-reasonable "Keeping expert testimony real and reasonable") CAOC-sponsored bill addressing [[case]]Kline v. Zimmer[[/case]] headed to Gov. Newsom [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july) ## [Wrapping up the 2023 legislative session – a winner!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/wrapping-up-the-2023-legislative-session-a-winner "Wrapping up the 2023 legislative session – a winner!") State convention is November 16, and we’re looking ahead to 2024 including the election [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october) ## [Arbitration reform: SB 365 signed!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/arbitration-reform-sb-365-signed "Arbitration reform: SB 365 signed!") A consumer victory over a top Chamber of Commerce “Kill” Bill [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2023 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november) ## [Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/staying-ahead-of-emerging-industries-and-technologies "Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies") From Uber/Lyft to the more recent peer-to-peer car-sharing and Autonomous vehicles, laws must be adapted to protect consumers [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march) ## [Shaping civil-procedure legislation in Sacramento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/shaping-civil-procedure-legislation-in-sacramento "Shaping civil-procedure legislation in Sacramento") Mandatory mediation for matters of $150,000 or less is proposed by certain bar associations and superior courts [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june) ## [The good and the bad on the legislative front](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/the-good-and-the-bad-on-the-legislative-front "The good and the bad on the legislative front") Tort reform to limit contingency fees is stymied through 2026 election cycle by CAOC’s strategic agreement with CJAC [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2024 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november) ## [SB 623: The new rules for rideshare accident litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august/sb-623-the-new-rules-for-rideshare-accident-litigation "SB 623: The new rules for rideshare accident litigation") New rules focus on past medical expenses and lien-based medical care [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") [2026 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august)