2017 December

Don’t let self-inflicted errors on the verdict form torpedo your verdict

Six tips from an appellate lawyer about how to minimize the risk of inconsistent verdicts

2017 December

Bringing a Ninth Circuit appeal

This federal court received 11,000 new appeals in 2016 and terminated 12,000 pending cases – so let’s set your expectations

2017 December

A welcome change of course

The doctrine of trail immunity in the wake of Garcia v. American Golf Corporation and Toeppe v. City of San Diego

2017 December

The Federal Tort Claim Act and the discretionary function exception

The act seeks to avoid placing co­urts in the position of second-guessing the government; it is not intended to protect the Government from liability for violating its own safety mandates

2017 December

The disentitlement doctrine

A potent secret weapon to destroy your opponent’s contemptuous appeal

2017 December

The legal assistant’s perspective on MSJ

Nuts and bolts of summary judgment oppositions — or, how to keep your sanity and your job

2017 December

Write well to win more

Good writing is essential to winning the tentative rulings on critical issues

2017 December

Establishing the record

An appellate lawyer’s perspective on what trial lawyers need to know about preserving their records for appeal

2017 December

The psychological science of persuasion

Presenting your case to overcome jurors’ built-in resistance to persuasion

2017 December

CAALA’s Gala: Connect, celebrate and honor

2017 December

Appellate Reports

The dangers and difficulties of trying to put “teeth” into a settlement by including provisions that increase the amount the settling defendant must pay if it fails to perform

2017 December

2017: Thanks for the opportunity to serve you

I didn’t know how much fun it would be to represent this great association

2017 December