Friday, November 13 at 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Pacific Time Alana Rotter, Appellate Specialist at Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP, along with Paul Gordon Hoffman, Founding Member of Hoffman, Sabban & Watenmaker, will present: No-Contest Clauses and the Anti-SLAPP Statute: Traps for the
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,
The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure permit federal district courts to extend the deadline for filing a notice of appeal. But what happens when the court grants a longer extension than the rules allow? Alana Rotter discusses the United States Supreme Court’s recent answer in
Descriptive headings make briefs more clear, and result in a table of contents that provides a helpful roadmap of your position. But on-point headings are more than just good practice—they are required, and failing to use them comes at a high cost: Each point in
Super Lawyers has named GMSR appellate lawyers Alana Rotter, Gary Wax, and David Hackett to its list of 2017 Southern California Rising Stars. Alana and Gary have been included on the list for several years, and GMSR is proud to have David join them for
Anti-SLAPP motions are a popular way to nip lawsuits in the bud, both in state court and in federal court cases that involve state law claims. But different rules govern the appealability of anti-SLAPP rulings in state and federal court, and the federal rules are
GMSR is proud to announce that partner Alana Rotter has become a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers (CAAL). Academy membership is limited to highly experienced and skilled appellate lawyers in California. To be considered, a candidate must have a minimum of ten
GMSR obtains reversal of summary judgment in Home Improvement profit-participation case, enabling the creators/producers to proceed to trial
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