* California State Bar Certified Appellate Law Specialist
* Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
* Member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
* Ranked by Chambers USA for California Appellate Litigation
* Named in Best Lawyers in America for appellate practice
* Editor-in-Chief, California Litigation journal
* Trustee At-Large, L.A. County Bar Assn.
* Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules & Internal Operating Procedures (2017–20)
* Chair, LACBA State Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee (2013–19)
* Chair, Cal. State Bar Committee on Appellate Courts (2010–11)
* Cal. Lawyers Assn., Litigation Section ExCom Advisor (2013—)
* Chair, LACBA Appellate Courts Committee (2009–11)
* Expert witness in appellate and anti-SLAPP fees matters
Today’s LA Times has No transcript, no appeal: California courts face ‘crisis’ over lack of records
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More and more often decisions are including sections titled something like “Appellants’ Briefing Deficiencies,” as the 5th does in this unpub today. What upset the court?An opening brief on appeal must provide “a summary of the significant facts limited to matters in the record.” (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(a)(2)(C).) The summary in appellants’ opening…
On the AB2125 front, The Recorder has Lawmakers Advance Bill to Allow Disqualification of Appellate JusticesAnd the NLJ has Uniform Bar Admissions Rule for US Trial Courts Draws Opposition from Circuit, District JudgesAppellate courts already operate under a uniform admissions rule.Under the federal procedure rules, the only requirement for those seeking to argue…
BASF’s Appellate Law Sections presents a (virtual) Roundtable Discussion with Justice Monique Langhorne Wilson on April 10 at noon.Law360 has Attys Have Duty To Defend Judges, ABA President SaysThe American Bar Association’s president on Monday warned that attacks on judges and the U.S. court system have skyrocketed in recent years and urged lawyers to…
Law.com has Has a Law Professor Found a Better Way to Quantify Circuit Splits for the Justices? — Stanford’s Joseph A. Grundfest says his percentages-rich method involves more than simple “nose counting.”U.S. Supreme Court lawyers for decades have known of the importance of highlighting “circuit splits” when seeking the justices’ review in a case, but a…
Bloomberg Law has Retired Justice Stephen Breyer Plans Return to First Circuit
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CLA’s Committee on Appellate
Courts is seeking new members! Applications are due by May 31, and can be
submitted via the online
portal. To learn more information about the CAC, please see
below and visit the CAC
webpage.Established by the State Bar in 1970 and made a State Bar standing committee in 1973, the…
The 2024 Litigation and Appellate Summit is just around the corner!
APRIL 25-26, 2024 | LONG
BEACH, CA | FULL DETAILS | REGISTER HERE
Don’t delay! The
Litigation Section’s Eighth Annual Litigation and Appellate Summit is in less than two weeks! Come hear
from our keynote speaker, Martin Estrada, the United States
Attorney for the Central District of…
Law.com has Biden’s Judges Have Made the Judiciary More Diverse. How Are They Shaping the Law?While it’s likely too early to see Biden’s judges creating major shifts in the law, as his first term comes to an end, court watchers say they see signs his appellate picks may be using their personal experiences in…
The NLJ reports Retired Justice Kennedy To Release Memoirs This Fall — Anthony Kennedy will offer his perspective on “major decisions on abortion, affirmative action, freedom of speech, gay marriage, separation of powers, and federalism,” Simon & Schuster stated.Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will release a two-volume set of memoirs this October…
