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Using AI to Elevate Legal-Writing Advocacy - 2026
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The OCTLA Gavel Magazine - Strategic Use of CCP § 998 - 2025
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Demonstrating Pretext: A Caselaw Toolbox - 2025
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Preparing to Be Prepared: Avoiding Rookie Mistakes at Oral Argument - 2024
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Busting Through Writer's Block: The Solutions for Focusing & Starting to Write Are as Varied as the Distractions and Reasons We Do Not - 2024
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Now What? Unusual Conundrums During the Pendency of an Appeal - 2023
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Overcoming Common Defenses to Plaintiffs' Recovery of 998 Costs - 2022
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Valuing Your Appeal - 2021
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The Unique Inequity of 'Privette' and Its Progeny in Wrongful-Death Cases - 2021
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An Appellate Perspective on Verdict Forms - 2021
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Demystifying California Civil Writs - 2020
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Filing an Appeal: The Basics - 2020
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California Appellate Practice in the Evolving Digital Age - 2020
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Inferences Explained: Using and Rebutting Inferences - 2019
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DIY Appeals: Circumventing Common Procedural Snags - 2018
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Establishing the Record - 2017
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A Practical Guide to Monetary Appellate Sanctions - 2017
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Ethical Considerations on Appeal - 2016
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Toeing the Line: Considerations for Drafting Admissible Juror Declarations of Misconduct - 2015
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Bankruptcy appeals
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If you plan to proceed in pro per (representing yourself) on appeal, the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have excellent free appellate resources for the self-represented litigants. Here are some links to those resources for your reference:
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