News & Publications

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May 05, 2021 Kent L. Richland

GMSR’s Kent Richland authors article on crafting appellate jurisdiction without artifice

Kent Richland‘s article Crafting Appellate Jurisdiction Without Artifice discusses the law surrounding, and strategy concerning, appeal of a judgment where the trial court has disposed of the plaintiff’s major claims, leaving only minor claims alive for trial. To read the article, originally published in the

May 05, 2021 Robin Meadow

Robin Meadow participating in panel on appellate oral argument techniques

Appellate Oral Argument: Creating the Presentation, Weighing the Precedential Impact, Preparing for Rebuttal Thursday, May 20, 2021 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT, 10:00am-11:30am PDT A Strafford Live 90-minute CLE Video Webinar This CLE webinar will provide appellate counsel with techniques for persuading appellate judges during oral argument, with

Apr 23, 2021 Timothy T. Coates Government Liability

IMLA Honors Tim Coates and Nadia Sarkis With Amicus Service Award

GMSR appellate attorneys Tim Coates and Nadia Sarkis were recognized today with the Amicus Service Award from the International Municipal Lawyers Association. The award seeks to recognize lawyers who have been actively involved in legal advocacy for and on behalf of local governments and IMLA,

Apr 15, 2021 Edward L. Xanders (Ted) Government Liability

IMLA Mid-Year Seminar: April 19th Session Featuring Helpful Civil Rights Cases

Join us on Monday 4/19/2021 at 2:30PM Eastern Time for the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s Mid-Year Seminar Section 1983 session presented by Ted Xanders and Nadia Sarkis: “Getting Younger — A Guide To Abstention, Rooker-Feldman, And Other Defenses To Federal Civil Rights Actions That We

Feb 11, 2021 Timothy T. Coates Government Liability

On Feb 18, join IMLA webinar “Coming Attractions: Open Issues in Civil Rights Litigation Ripe for Supreme Court Review” presented by GMSR Partner Tim Coates

Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm GMT-5 International Municipal Lawyers Association Litigation Webinar — Coming Attractions: Open Issues in Civil Rights Litigation Ripe for Supreme Court Review GMSR Partner Tim Coates will present a discussion of the surprising number of significant

Jan 22, 2021

“GMSR STUDIO” – LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

For nearly a year, a worldwide pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely. But our court “appearances”—now exclusively via video—have not slowed down. In fact, we present about one remote appellate argument every week, on average. Appearing remotely has become an important part

Jan 12, 2021 Jeffrey E. Raskin Arbitration, Mediation & Settlement

GMSR’s Jeff Raskin authors article on using public policy against arbitration

Countless published cases invoke California’s public policy in favor of arbitration to justify everything from expansive interpretation of arbitration agreements to the extremely narrow scope of judicial review of arbitration awards. Less well-known are two doctrines that allow parties to use public policy against arbitration,

Jan 12, 2021 Robin Meadow Arbitration, Mediation & Settlement

GMSR’s Robin Meadow authors article on successful navigation of judicial references

Judicial references are an attractive alternative to waiting behind the superior court’s Covid-19 backlog to get to trial. But there are traps for the unwary: Many practitioners do not know about some important legal aspects of references, and they often fail to appreciate what they

Nov 11, 2020 Jeffrey E. Raskin

‘Healthy lawyerly paranoia’: federal appeal deadlines, Daily Journal (November 10, 2020)

Jeffrey Raskin explains a recent 9th Circuit decision reminding attorneys to be careful of appellate deadlines regarding the timing of an appeal of a partially adverse merits judgment while an attorney fees motion is pending.

Nov 05, 2020 Timothy T. Coates, Laurie J. Hepler, Robin Meadow, Robert A. Olson, Kent L. Richland, Alana H. Rotter, 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

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