Appellate Practice
Jan. 27, 2020
A compelling writ petition
In my 35 years as writ attorney for Division 7 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, I saw a range of writ petitions, from outstanding to abysmal, and I saw my fair share of petitions. I alone was responsible for reviewing all petitions filed in our court, and we received 400 to 500 petitions each year. Some petitions still remain in my memory — both exemplars and disasters.
Pablo Drobny
Counsel
California Appellate Law Group LLP
Email: pablo.drobny@calapplaw.com
Pablo served as the lead appellate research and writs attorney in Division 7 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal for more than 36 years. Find out more about Pablo and the California Appellate Law Group, a 16-attorney appellate specialty boutique, at www.calapplaw.com. Appellate Zealots is a monthly column on recent appellate decisions and appellate issues written by the attorneys of the California Appellate Law Group LLP.
In my 35 years as writ attorney for Division 7 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, I saw a range of writ petitions, from outstanding to abysmal, and I saw my fair share of petitions. I alone was responsible for reviewing all petitions filed in our court, and we received 400 to 500 petitions each year. Some petitions still remain in my memory -- both exemplars and disasters.
While writ petitions pose a variet...
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