This originally appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. At the risk of ridiculous understatement, all is not well in the California state court system. Last week it was reported that, over the last…
Read ArticleI counsel and defend both small and large companies, mostly on employment issues and cases. I see many differences in how a larger, more established company handles its role as a defendant in civil…
Read ArticleOk, these are actually two separate “secrets.” Think of the extra as a bonus. As you’ll see, however, these are related and flow from the universal truth that pretty much every client likes to…
Read ArticleIt used to be that I gave no real thought to when, in the course of a lawsuit, I would serve contention interrogatories. Sometimes, I would serve them concurrently with my client’s answer to a…
Read ArticleI’ve been really fortunate over the years to get the opportunity to observe first-hand how focus groups and mock trials can help trial lawyers refine their strategy and presentation of cases. They can also be…
Read ArticleI recently defended a fairly contentious deposition. To my surprise, my witness complained to me during a private meeting halfway through the deposition, “I wish you’d really give it to him. If I was a…
Read ArticleBecause my finger is ever tapped to the thumping pulse of civil procedure in our fine state, it only took me slightly over a month to realize there’s a new and improved way to lose your right…
Read ArticleYou are a CEO reporting to an angry board. You are a sole proprietor with the future of your business at stake. Or you are an employee accused of discrimination or harassment, with your job…
Read ArticleIn an August 3rd profile of high-end family law practitioners Daniel Jaffe and Bruce Clemens, the Los Angeles Daily Journal quoted these lawyers as citing five important areas for litigators: “A lawyer has to…
Read ArticleEven in an age in which instantaneous online communications, remote access and teleconferencing have made it possible to dispense with a good deal of in-person business communications, I continue to practice in a realm which requires I spend (hopefully)…
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