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Making good choices

Understanding the consequences your litigation strategy has on an appeal; the doctrines of waiver, forfeiture, estoppel or invited error

Alyssa Kim Schabloski

From Issue: 2020 December

How to take the wind out of an appellant’s sails

Motions to dismiss an appeal, especially frivolous anti-SLAPP appeals

Holly Boyer

From Issue: 2018 December

Effective appellate mediation

Effective appellate mediation

A closer look at the mediation of a defense appeal from a money judgment

Herb Fox

From Issue: 2021 December

DIY appeals for trial lawyers

Circumventing common procedural snags in handling an appeal

Janet R. Gusdorff

From Issue: 2018 December

Clarity in legal writing

Clarity in legal writing

Why it matters and how to achieve it

Daniel U. Smith
Valerie T. McGinty

From Issue: 2024 December

Buying time

Buying time

Tips for extending your Notice of Appeal deadline and traps to avoid

Herb Fox

From Issue: 2024 December

Juror declarations

Juror declarations

Why juror declarations are key in new trial motions – and on appeal

Valerie T. McGinty

From Issue: 2021 December

Establishing the record

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

Janet R. Gusdorff

From Issue: 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

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 December

Demystifying California civil writs

Writ relief is extraordinary and completely discretionary; most petitions are denied. Here are the basics for trial lawyers

Janet R. Gusdorff

From Issue: 2020 December

California appellate practice in the evolving digital age

The nuts and bolts of the new appellate Court Rules for electronic filing

Janet R. Gusdorff

From Issue: 2020 September

Busting through writer’s block

Busting through writer’s block

The solutions for focusing and starting to write are as varied as the distractions and reasons we do not

Janet R. Gusdorff

From Issue: 2024 February

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