News & Publications

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Oct 15, 2021 Stefan C. Love

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland Welcomes Stefan Caris Love

Stefan clerked for Judge Paul J. Watford at the Ninth Circuit prior to joining GMSR. As a clerk, he honed his writing skills and saw up close how judges decide cases. He has also worked as a litigator at a large firm, where he analyzed

Sep 23, 2021 Robert A. Olson

Bob Olson And Ellie Ruth Will Present Appellate Decisions Impacting Civil Defense And Insurance Claims On September 29th.

ASCDC’s Annual Year in Review will feature the 2020-2021 California and Federal appellate decisions that are most important to the civil defense bar and insurance claims personnel. On September 29th, please join GMSR appellate attorneys Bob Olson and Ellie Ruth virtually for Part 1 of

Sep 22, 2021 Alana H. Rotter Civil Procedure

GMSR’s Alana Rotter Authors Article On Appellate Stays

Alana Rotter’s article Hitting the Pause Button: Stays Pending Appeal offers practical guidance on how to stay judgment enforcement pending appeal. The article explains which types of orders and judgments are automatically stayed, options for obtaining a non-automatic stay, and the timing for getting a

Sep 17, 2021 Edward L. Xanders (Ted)

Ted Xanders And Nadia Sarkis To Present On Amicus Briefs In Trial And Appellate Courts, On October 1st At The International Municipal Lawyers Association Annual Conference

In both federal and state lawsuits, amicus briefs supporting a municipality can help garner victory for the public entity and help shape favorable precedent for other cases. Join GMSR appellate attorneys Nadia Sarkis and Ted Xanders at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference on

Sep 15, 2021 Tina Kuang

GMSR Launches Appellate Fellowship Program

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland welcomes Tina Kuang as its first Appellate Fellow. GMSR’s new Appellate Fellowship program offers recent law school graduates an opportunity to explore an interest in appellate advocacy and to begin developing an appellate practice early in their careers. Tina comes

Sep 09, 2021 Alana H. Rotter Probate and Trusts

Alana Rotter To Present On Anti-SLAPP Motions In Probate Litigation, At A September 13 LACBA Symposium

Anti-SLAPP motions are increasingly prevalent in probate litigation. Join GMSR appellate attorney Alana Rotter at the Los Angeles County Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section annual symposium on September 13, 2021, to learn more about how these motions work and how to respond to them.

Aug 19, 2021 Alana H. Rotter, Timothy T. Coates, Laurie J. Hepler, Robin Meadow, Robert A. Olson, Kent L. Richland, Cynthia E. Tobisman

GMSR Appellate Lawyers Recognized By Best Lawyers And U.S. News & World Report

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland is pleased to announce that the peer-reviewed The Best Lawyers in America© continues to honor GMSR lawyers for excellence in appellate law. Tim Coates, Laurie Hepler, Robin Meadow, Robert Olson, Marc Poster, Kent Richland, Alana Rotter and Cindy Tobisman were

Jul 24, 2021 Tina Kuang Labor & Employment/Agency, Tort Litigation

Too Many Remedies or Not Enough: Balancing Wage Theft and Other Public Policy Concerns in Voris v. Lampert, 54 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 881 (2021)

In a five to two decision, the California Supreme Court in Voris v. Lampert, 446 P.3d 284 (Cal. 2019) held there could be no tort conversion claim based on the nonpayment of wages. In doing so, the majority opinion distinguished the conversion of unpaid wages

Jul 21, 2021 Gary J. Wax, David E. Hackett

Join us virtually on July 27 at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association’s Western Region General Counsel Conference

GMSR celebrates its 8th year as a sponsor of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association’s Western Region General Counsel Conference. On July 27th, Gary Wax and David Hackett will present the webinar “Keeping the Lid on Policy,” where they will discuss short-fuse policy-limits demands often

Jun 11, 2021

GMSR offices will be closed on June 18th to commemorate Juneteenth

Juneteenth is now an official holiday at GMSR. We will commemorate Juneteenth this year by closing our office on Friday, June 18. One hundred fifty-six years ago, the Emancipation Proclamation – which had been issued by President Lincoln two and a half years earlier –

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