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title: Sharon J. Arkin
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# Sharon J. Arkin

Sharon J. Arkin is the principal of *The Arkin Law Firm*. She has been certified by the California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization as an appellate specialist since 2001. In 2011 Ms. Arkin received the CLAY award from California Lawyer magazine as an Appellate Attorney of the Year and in 2012 was named one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine. E-mail: [sarkin@arkinlawfirm.com.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/mailto:sarkin@arkinlawfirm.com.)

### Articles written by this author:

## [Shifting burdens, shifting sands](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/shifting-burdens-shifting-sands "Shifting burdens, shifting sands")

A look at case law that can help you get through the barrier of summary judgment

[Sharon J. Arkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sharon-j-arkin "Sharon J. Arkin")

[2014 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december)

## [Appellate Practice 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december/appellate-practice-101 "Appellate Practice 101")

The fundamentals of appellate procedure

[Sharon J. Arkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sharon-j-arkin "Sharon J. Arkin")

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

[![Appellate brief writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Arkin-iStock-876308724_ab29d0f0445167d18616cd49055c4826.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/appellate-brief-writing "Appellate brief writing")

## [Appellate brief writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/appellate-brief-writing "Appellate brief writing")

Using your own voice

[Sharon J. Arkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sharon-j-arkin "Sharon J. Arkin")

[2019 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december)

[![Summary judgment motions are case killers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Arkin-istock-455422025-web_eb3b2f7a11e2ba57706bd2b1cf64e615.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/summary-judgment-motions-are-case-killers "Summary judgment motions are case killers")

## [Summary judgment motions are case killers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/summary-judgment-motions-are-case-killers "Summary judgment motions are case killers")

This is nit-picky business, especially when it comes to admission of evidence

[Sharon J. Arkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sharon-j-arkin "Sharon J. Arkin")

[2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december)