Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
May 3, 2022
Happy 50th Anniversary, CAAL
Concurrent with the 1971 State Bar Convention, the group hosted a cocktail party and was able to corral a number of sitting justices. The justices “gave unanimous and unambiguous instructions” that the gang should proceed with creating the nascent organization.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
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