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Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hernan Vera should receive swift, bi-partisan confirmation to the federal court | Judges and Judiciary | Sep. 28, 2021 |
| Supreme Court eviscerates limits on the ministerial exception | U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Apr. 5, 2021 |
| Anti-SLAPP and employment claims | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation | Jul. 15, 2020 |
| My reflections on Justice Paul Turner | Judges and Judiciary | May 31, 2017 |
| My reflections on Justice Paul Turner | Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary | May 26, 2017 |
| Anti-SLAPP: Why we need a federal counterpart | Jun. 9, 2012 | |
| Anti-SLAPP: Why we need a federal counterpart | Jun. 9, 2012 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Fonseca v. Wal-Mart Associates Inc., Walmart Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Apr. 25, 2025 |
| Elizabeth Rene Raymond v. Larry Flynt and LFP, Inc. | Employment Law | Defendant | Aug. 20, 2011 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al. v. Fue Lee | Insurance | Plaintiff | Apr. 9, 2011 |
| L. Richard Runyon v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, Louis Ma Calingo | Employment Law | Defendant | Feb. 19, 2011 |
| Hayden, et al. v. Board of Trustees, et al. | Education Law | Defendant | Jun. 26, 2010 |
| The Great Escape Promotional Cases | Contracts | Defendant | Mar. 3, 2007 |
| George Kibler v. Northern Inyo County Local Hospital District, et al. | Torts | Defendant | Sep. 30, 2006 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court eviscerates limits on the ministerial exception | Employment | Apr. 5, 2021 |
| SCOTUS slaps down CASC on Specific PJx; Qualified Immunity up for Review? | Appellate Practice | Jun. 23, 2017 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hernan Vera should receive swift, bi-partisan confirmation to the federal court | Judges and Judiciary | Sep. 28, 2021 |
| Supreme Court eviscerates limits on the ministerial exception | U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Apr. 5, 2021 |
| Anti-SLAPP and employment claims | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation | Jul. 15, 2020 |
| My reflections on Justice Paul Turner | Judges and Judiciary | May 31, 2017 |
| My reflections on Justice Paul Turner | Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary | May 26, 2017 |
| Anti-SLAPP: Why we need a federal counterpart | Jun. 9, 2012 | |
| Anti-SLAPP: Why we need a federal counterpart | Jun. 9, 2012 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Fonseca v. Wal-Mart Associates Inc., Walmart Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Apr. 25, 2025 |
| Elizabeth Rene Raymond v. Larry Flynt and LFP, Inc. | Employment Law | Defendant | Aug. 20, 2011 |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al. v. Fue Lee | Insurance | Plaintiff | Apr. 9, 2011 |
| L. Richard Runyon v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, Louis Ma Calingo | Employment Law | Defendant | Feb. 19, 2011 |
| Hayden, et al. v. Board of Trustees, et al. | Education Law | Defendant | Jun. 26, 2010 |
| The Great Escape Promotional Cases | Contracts | Defendant | Mar. 3, 2007 |
| George Kibler v. Northern Inyo County Local Hospital District, et al. | Torts | Defendant | Sep. 30, 2006 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court eviscerates limits on the ministerial exception | Employment | Apr. 5, 2021 |
| SCOTUS slaps down CASC on Specific PJx; Qualified Immunity up for Review? | Appellate Practice | Jun. 23, 2017 |