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GMSR will argue two landmark cases before the California Supreme Court in the next week

On Thursday, September 29th, 2016, Kent Richland and Cindy Tobisman will argue before the California Supreme Court on In re Transient Occupancy Tax Cases S226645.  This case includes the following issue: When a customer books a hotel room through an online travel company, should the

Seven GMSR lawyers selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017

GMSR is proud to congratulate its seven appellate lawyers who have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. All seven are on the list for their appellate expertise. GMSR’s appellate lawyers have been named to Best Lawyers every

Aug 02, 2016 Kent L. Richland
American Bar Association 2016 Section Litigation Annual Conference

Kent Richland will be on a panel entitled “The Stern Trilogy: The Future of Article I Courts,” at this year’s American Bar Association 2016 Section Litigation Conference in Chicago, Illinois.  The panel will address the impact of the United State Supreme Court’s landmark 2011 case

Public Counsel’s 2016 William O. Douglas Award Dinner

GMSR congratulates Public Counsel’s honorees at its William O. Douglas Award Dinner and its new President and CEO, Margaret Morrow. GMSR Partners Kent Richland and Robin Meadow will attend the dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 30th, 2016.

Public Counsel’s 2016 William O. Douglas Award Dinner

GMSR congratulates Public Counsel’s honorees at its William O. Douglas Award Dinner and its new President and CEO, Margaret Morrow. GMSR Partners Kent Richland and Robin Meadow will attend the dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 30th, 2016.

Nine GMSR lawyers named Southern California Super Lawyers

Nine GMSR lawyers were named as Southern California Super Lawyers for 2016: Tim Coates, Irving Greines, Robin Meadow, Bob Olson, Marc Poster, Barbara Ravitz, Kent Richland, Marty Stein and Cynthia Tobisman. Robin Meadow is on the Top 100 List for the sixth time. The Top

Sep 10, 2014 Kent L. Richland
Next-up: the Cantil-Sakauye High Court, L.A. Daily Journal

In a guest column on the front page of the September 10, 2014 Daily Journal, Kent Richland observes that, contrary to received wisdom, Governor Brown’s new appointments to the California Supreme Court may not have a much of an impact on the outcome of the

Your Skills: Between Trial and Appeal, There’s a Record, S.F. Recorder

Because it is the appellant who must affirmatively demonstrate error, there is no short cut to reviewing the entire record.  One needle-in-a-haystack piece of evidence or buried court finding can defeat what might otherwise appear to be an airtight appellate argument. In a 2013 Recorder

Jan 30, 2013 Kent L. Richland
GMSR’s US Supreme Court practice featured in National Law Journal

The National Law Journal has published a profile of GMSR’s Supreme Court practice that features Kent Richland and Tim Coates as “Appellate Lawyers of the Week”.

May 24, 2012 Kent L. Richland
Stern v. Marshall: A Dead-End Marathon?, 28 Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal 393 (2012)

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