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Summer 2025 (Full Report PDF)
- Cross-Examination Revisited by Jay Spillane
- Embracing AI: Implications to Legal Services & Client Value by Shahrokh Sheik and Sofya Harutyunyan
- President’s Message by Kahn Scolnick
- Staying Judgments Pending Appeal: A Practical Overview by Laura Lim
- California Supreme Court Limits the Availability of the One-Year Statute of Limitations for Claims by Nonclients Against Attorneys by AnnaMarie Van Hoesen and Effiong Dampha
- Young Lawyers Division Update by Dylan Noceda, Matthew Kaiser, and Andrew Figueras

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Spring 2024

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Things That Work by Justice John L. Segal
What?! Business Cases on Contingency by Christian Nickerson
President’s Message by Michael Mallow
Will Your Summary Judgment Stick? Summar Judgment Reversal Rates in the California Court of Appeal by Eric Boorstin and Arianna Lopez
Jury De-Selection by Jay Spillane
Young Lawyers Division Update by Dylan Noceda, Nalani Crisologo, and Matthew Kaiser

Summer 2023

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A Constitutional Crisis – That Has a Ready Solution by Judges Samantha P. Jessner and Lawrence P. Riff
ESG Litigation Trends by Johnjerica Hodge and India D. Williams
President’s Message by Kevin R. Boyle
Judicial Estoppel Can Bar a Former Debtor from Recovering for Meritorious Litigation Claims by Michael Galdes, Michael Reiss and Morgan Schneer
Maxim-izing Results: How to Use Maxims of Jurisprudence to Persuade by Gary Wax
Young Lawyers Division Update by Robert Glassman, Nalani Crisologo and Dylan Noceda

Spring 2022

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What’s Next for ABTL? by Justice Brian S. Currey
New Judge, New Rulings? by Judge David J. Cowan and Eric S. Boorstin
President’s Message by Manuel F. Cachan
Experts: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them by Gary Wax
Your Client Has Used Far More Space Than Permitted Under a lease for Over a Decade, Does the Continuous Accrual Doctrine Apply or is the Claim Time Barred? by David Graeler and Maya Hamouie
Privilege and Confidentiality Issues with Online Translators by Alyssa Mahatme and Ryan Malloy
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Threatens to Erode California’s Universal Truth – that Ambiguities in Policy Language are Resolved in Favor of Coverage by Steven Knott, Matt Brady and Lisseth Ochoa-Chavarria
Young Lawyers Division Update by Christina Maria Assi, Robert Glassman and Nalani Crisologo

Summer 2021

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Hitting the Pause Button: Stays Pending Appeal by Alana H. Rotter
The Post-AMG Landscape: FTC Enforcement Under Section 13(b) by Michael L. Mallow and Colm A. Moran
President’s Message by Susan K. Leader
Young Lawyers Division Update
Best Practices for Remote Depositions by Samuel Cortina
U.S. Supreme Court Update: Cases of Interest in October Term 2020 (Part 2) by John F. Querio and Selene Houlis

Spring 2021

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Crafting Appellate Jurisdiction Without Artifice by Kent L. Richland
From the Trenches: Using Evidence of a Felony Conviction by Robert Glassman
President’s Message by Susan K. Leader
Young Lawyers Division Update
The Three Types of Deposition Errata: “That’s Not What I Said,” “That’s Not What I Meant,” and “Let Me Just Change My Answer” by Alexander Vitruk
U.S. Supreme Court Update: Cases of Interest in October Term 2020 by John F. Querio
Remote Bench Trials: Key Considerations in Preparing and Conduction Them by Daniel G. Murphy

Fall 2020

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Introduction by Hon. Debre Katz Weintraub (Ret.)
Virtual Mediation – Lessons Learned from a Pandemic by Hon. Suzanne H. Segal (Ret.) and Mark Loeterman
The Los Angeles Superior Court’s Mandatory Settlement Conference Program in the Time of the Pandemic by Hon. Zaven V. Sinanian
“It’s a Wrap”: Using Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 to Bolster Your Settlement by Philip Cook
What to Expect When You are in a Mandatory Fee Arbitration by T. John Fitzgibbons
The Disappearing “Ink” Signature by David M. Axelrad, Garen Bostanian, and Jessica M. Leano
Escaping the COVID-19 Backlog: Arbitration by Phillip Shaverdian and Jeremy Rosen
Turning the Tables: Using Public Policy Against Arbitration by Jeffrey E. Raskin
Escaping the COVID-19 Backlog: Judicial References by Robin Meadow

Winter 2020

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Abracadabra: The Magic in Special Verdicts by Hon. Brian M. Hoffstadt
Pirate’s Booty – Johnny Depp’s Lawyers Walk the Plank: A Cautionary Tale for All Entertainment Lawyers by Michael P. McNamara, Kirsten Hicks Spira, and Brian Adesman
President’s Message by Valerie M. Goo
U.S. Supreme Court Update: Cases of Interest in October Term 2019 by John F. Querio
Statements of Decision Part Deux by Hon. John L. Segal and Robin Meadow
YLD Update by Andrew Holmer and Jonathan Slowik

Summer 2019

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Presidents Message by Sabrina H. Strong
Civility Report Introduction by Michael L. Mallow
A Civility Roundtable – The 2019 ABTL Board Retreat by Robin Meadow
Breaking the Cycle of Incivility Through Well-Being by Bree Buchanan
Seven Things Judges Can Do to Promote Civility Outside the Courtroom by Hon. Brian S. Curry and Hon. Judge Keven C. Brazile
Incivility as a Problem of Law Firm Risk Management by T. John Fitzgibbons
Teaching Civility by Allen Lanstra
Gender Equality is Part of the Civility Issue by Hon. Lee Smalley Edmon and Hon. Samantha P. Jessner
Winning Through Cooperation by Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl
Strengthening Resilience Through Mindfulness by Hon. Paul A. Bacigalupo
A Civility Checklist by Hon. Suzanne H. Segal

Winter 2019

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Should You Seek Writ Review? California and Federal Standards for Granting Madnamus Relief by Alana Rotter
From the Trenches: The Spontaneous Statement Exception to the Hearsay Rule by Robert Glassman and Nathan Werksman
President’s Message by Sabrina Strong
Statements of Decision: Your Chance to Tell and Preserve the Story – Part 1: The Basics by Hon. John L. Segal and Robin Meadow
Enforcement and Interpretation of the California Automatic Renewal Law by Dale Giali and Grant Miller
A Lack of Closure on Bot Disclosure by Richard A. Schwartz
Policies Behind the Heightened Pleading Standard Under FRCP 9(B) by Maximillian W. Hirsch
YLD Update by Jen Cardelus and Andrew Holmer

Summer/Fall 2018

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"Perpetual" Contracts Under California Law by Olivia Powar
Some Thoughts About Oral Argument in the California Court of Appeal by David M. Axelrad
President’s Message by Sabrina H. Strong
From Courtroom to Classroom: An Alternative Approach to Trial Advocacy by Michael D. Stein
Sanchez – Two Years Later by Gary Wax
YLD Update by Jen Cardelus

Spring 2018

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U.S. Supreme Court Update: Pending Cases of Interest in October Term 2017 (Part 2) by John F. Querio and Melissa B. Edelson
President’s Report by Michael P. McNamara
Ascertainability in California Class Actions: A Split in Federal and State Courts by Christian Adriatico
Hey, Judge, Did You Happen to Notice…? by Judge Lawrence Riff
Takeaways from the Ninth Circuit’s Recent Opinion on the Corporate Citizenship of a Holding Company by Ashley Phillips
YLD Update by Jeffrey A. Atteberry and Jen Cardelus

Winter 2018

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The State of the Supreme Court’s Anti-Slapp Docket by Jeff Raskin
U.S. Supreme Court Update: Pending Cases of Interest in October Term 2017 (Part 1) by John F. Querio and Melissa B. Edelson
Ethical Screens in California: An Emerging Trend by Michael P. McNamara and Elizabeth Capel

Summer 2017

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Mock Oral Arguments by Justice Patti Kitching (Ret.)
Stay Clear of the Kennemur Objection by Hon. Lawrence Riff
Courts Move Closer to Allowing "E-Service" of Process by David Fuad
Handling Potentially Privileged Documents and Managing Disqualification Risk After Mcdermottwill & Emery LLP v. Superior Court by Jim Ham
New Warp-Speed Appellate Process for Elder Abuse Cases by Marc J. Poster
Are Communications with a Law Firm’s In-House Counsel Privileged? by Kirsten Hicks Spira and Alex Smith
Unanswered Questions – The Arbitrability of Public Injunctive Relief by Kelsey Leeker