Exploring the Stanley Mosk Courthouse

A trip through the portals and the courtrooms at Mosk and a look back at a few of the legal dramas that played out here

Gregory W. Alarcon

From Issue: 2022 June

Trial tips for the post-pandemic era

Jurors today are not as patient, so you need to keep the trial flowing

Mary Ann Murphy

From Issue: 2022 June

It’s not what you say, but how you say it

How your body can put emphasis on the spoken word in trial

John F. Denove

From Issue: 2022 January

Trying cases in trying times

A look at how we pulled off one of the first jury trials since the Pandemic began

Mark Mooney

From Issue: 2021 July

On becoming a civil-rights trial lawyer

Lessons from my father, and the path from PI law to criminal law to becoming a civil-rights lawyer

Dale K. Galipo

From Issue: 2021 February

The top 10 cases for trial attorneys in personal-injury cases

Ten important cases that are repeatedly encountered and can be both a sword and shield

Deborah S. Chang
Nicholas W. Yoka

From Issue: 2021 January

The Los Angeles PI Hub courts

Seventh Amended Standing Order, effective May 16, limits types of cases to be filed; intended to decrease the time to hearing on the most common motions

Daniel M. Crowley

From Issue: 2022 June

To relate, or not to relate? That is the question

Common misunderstandings regarding notice of related cases

Randolph M. Hammock

From Issue: 2022 June

Effective courtroom lawyering - don't annoy the judge!

Don’t annoy the judge. Why would you want to annoy the person you are trying to convince?

Steven J. Kleifield

From Issue: 2021 July

Thunderbirds forever

A legal odyssey

Michael L. Stern

From Issue: 2021 July

Virtual trial – virtually the same

A look at practical lessons learned in completing a virtual trial

Jamie Goldstein

From Issue: 2021 January

Practice and professionalism considerations in a post-pandemic court

From testimony through a mask to video-conference testimony, it’s a brave new world in the courts

Valerie Salkin

From Issue: 2020 July