News & Publications

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Aug 01, 2008 Timothy T. Coates
Trial: ARM Yourself with Exhibits (July 2008) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 8.
Offers of Proof: Avoid Waiving the Right to a New Trial or to an Appeal (June 2008) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association), Vol. 1, No. 7.

This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Jun 01, 2008 Robert A. Olson
Taking the Offense (2d quarter 2008) Verdict Magazine, pp. 17-20.

Verdict, 2nd Quarter 2008

Let’s Be Clear: Trial Attorneys Need to Establish a Comprehensible Trial Record for Appellate Review (May 2008) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association), Vol. 1, No. 6.

This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. You can access all of the articles here.

May 12, 2008 Alana H. Rotter
What a Relief? Los Angeles Daily Journal (May 12, 2008)
Apr 01, 2008 Alana H. Rotter
Trial: Technology in the Courtroom, “Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association), Vol. 1, No. 5 (April 2008)
Mar 22, 2008 David E. Hackett
Guaranteed Confusion: The Uncertain Validity of Suretyship Defense Waivers in California (2008) 41 Loy. L.A. L.Rev. 1097.

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 41 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 1097 (2008)

Mar 01, 2008
Motion Practice: Meeting Deadlines for Filing Writ Petitions

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 4 (March 2008) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. You can access all of

Mar 01, 2008 Robin Meadow
A Few of My Favorite Things: Technology Tips for Lawyers Who Write (Mar. 2008) Orange County Lawyer, pp. 30-32.

Orange County Lawyer Vol. 50 No. 3 (March 2008)

Feb 23, 2008 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)

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