2021 July

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Effective courtroom lawyering - don't annoy the judge!

Don’t annoy the judge. Why would you want to annoy the person you are trying to convince?

Steven J. Kleifield

From Issue: 2021 July

Thunderbirds forever

A legal odyssey

Michael L. Stern

From Issue: 2021 July

The wheels of justice

In Loomis v. Amazon and AB 1182, the court system and the legislative process collided, and consumers won

Lea-Ann Tratten

From Issue: 2021 July

The Beverly Reid O’Connell Power Lunch program

Relaunched in a virtual format, program helps high school students explore legal careers

Elaine Lu

From Issue: 2021 July

Resilience

Volunteer settlement officers with ten years’ litigation experience are needed for LASC’s new virtual MSC program

Genie Harrison

From Issue: 2021 July

Moving forward

We move forward because there’s no alternative

Cynthia Craig

From Issue: 2021 July

Trying cases in trying times

A look at how we pulled off one of the first jury trials since the Pandemic began

Mark Mooney

From Issue: 2021 July

Three lessons I wish I knew when I first became a judge

And Octavio Paz, an ideal mentor

Gregory W. Alarcon

From Issue: 2021 July

The reasonable demand

How you can avoid receiving the insurer’s pesky “unable to accept or reject” letter

Phillip Younglove

From Issue: 2021 July

Supervising the civil division of the LA County Superior Court during the pandemic

We will be able to keep the wheels of justice moving forward notwithstanding continuing obstacles

David J. Cowan

From Issue: 2021 July

Navigating PI cases in the Los Angeles Superior Court

Each of the five PI Hub courts have an inventory of over 9,000 cases

Stephanie Bowick
Daniel M. Crowley

From Issue: 2021 July

L.A. Trial Lawyers’ Charities is CAALA’s endorsed charity

Implementing David Ball’s advice on how to change the image of trial attorneys

Stuart Zanville

From Issue: 2021 July