Columns - CAALA President

If the cause is just, I’m all in

I’m a civil rights attorney. I don’t do PI cases

(And how to return the favor as amicus for others)

Where did I learn the rules of evidence? Not in law school

From Issue: 2024 April

It is said that we have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one

From Issue: 2022 August

What kind of trial lawyer would she be today, when women make up 44% of California attorneys?

From Issue: 2025 March

The substantial similarity rule, its limits, and how to counter the defense’s “absence of accidents” argument

From Issue: 2026 August

The best trial outcomes are built with an appeal already in mind

From Issue: 2026 August

Gardens and law firms take measured work to produce a harvest

From Issue: 2025 April

Alternative dispute resolution is a statutory prerequisite for filing a lawsuit in the HOA context

Recognizing the many groups of people that make CAALA what it is

The State Bar plans to bring non-lawyers into the practice of law. It’s time for you to become involved

From Issue: 2021 April

“I wanted to be a lawyer because of an ugly event when I was about five- or six-years old.”