Teaching an old dog new tricks

Switching law firms after 30 years involves risk assessment, hard work and optimism

Gary A. Praglin

From Issue: 2018 February

Inverse condemnation and damage to private property

Inverse condemnation may become a cause of action as the causes of California wildfires are sorted out

Amanda Riddle

From Issue: 2018 February

Airb ‘n’ beware

Don’t let Airbnb eat you for breakfast: a look at the liability insurance for Airbnb hosts and the legal perils of short-term rentals

Sophie Etemadi

From Issue: 2017 November

Getting tough evidence admitted at trial

Some rules may seem to preclude your evidence, but there can be exceptions

Taylor Rayfield

From Issue: 2018 February

The psychological science of persuasion

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

John P. Blumberg

From Issue: 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

Steven B. Stevens

From Issue: 2017 December