SANCHEZ : Two Years Later
Gary Wax’s article published in the Summer/Fall 2018 ABTL Report explores how courts have been applying the California Supreme Court’s limitation on expert testimony announced in People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665. Before Sanchez, litigants used expert testimony to present otherwise inadmissible hearsay evidence
GMSR Partner Alana Rotter elected to the California Supreme Court Historical Society Board of Directors
GMSR is pleased to announce that partner Alana Rotter was elected to the California Supreme Court Historical Society Board of Directors. Founded in 1989, the California Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to recovering, preserving, and promoting California’s legal and judicial history, with a particular
GMSR Partner Laurie Hepler presenting the “Year in Review” at the 59th ADC-NCN Annual Meeting
GMSR’s Laurie Hepler will co-present the “Year in Review” at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Laurie and her co-panelists will review key legal developments in employment, insurance coverage, and government
GMSR Partner Robert Olson to speak about Arbitration at a LACBA Appellate Courts Section Program
GMSR partner Robert Olson will be a panelist at the upcoming LA County Bar Association’s Appellate Courts Section program, “Arbitration: A Favored Process?” on October 18, 2018, at 4:30 pm. The panel will discuss arbitration under federal and state law, reasons for using arbitration, the perceived risk
GMSR Partners Timothy Coates and Alana Rotter presenting at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference
GMSR is proud to sponsor and speak at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s (IMLA) 83rd Annual Conference in Houston, Texas from October 17-21, 2018. IMLA serves the needs of attorneys representing governmental entities across a broad spectrum of practices. This year, GMSR managing partner Timothy Coates,
Seven GMSR Attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Edition for Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, Trust & Estates, & Bet-the-Company Litigation
Seven of GMSR’s appellate attorneys been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019. Multiple GMSR appellate attorneys have been recognized nationally with top rankings for Appellate Litigation for more than a decade. Adding to the firm’s rankings, Robin Meadow is
GMSR Managing Partner Timothy Coates returns to present at the League of California Cities® 2018 Annual Conference
GMSR’s Timothy Coates will be speaking at the League of California Cities® 2018 Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held September 12 – 14, 2018 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Convention Center. This year, Tim will return to present the session Municipal
GMSR Lawyer wins top national prize for legal fiction
GMSR partner Cindy Tobisman has won the 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction with Proof, beating Scott Turow and Lisa Scottoline. The prize is given annually by the ABA Journal and the University of Alabama School of Law each year to a novel-length work of fiction
GMSR sponsoring and presenting at the PCI Western Region General Counsel Seminar
GMSR is proud to again sponsor the PCI Western Region General Counsel Seminar in San Diego, California. On Thursday, July 26, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., GMSR’s Gary Wax and David Hackett will present, “Stop controlling me!” – a practical discussion for employers, insurers, and insureds
Gary Wax and David Hackett selected to the 2018 Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Stars List
Super Lawyers has once again named GMSR appellate lawyers Gary Wax and David Hackett to its list of 2018 Southern California Rising Stars. Gary and David, who were classmates at Loyola Law School, have been included on the list for several years. No more than 2.5
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