Benjamin G. Shatz

Admissions

• California
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Tax Court

Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
  -Associate Editor, Pepperdine Law Review
• University of California, Los Angeles, (Division of Honors)

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2026-present
• Manatt, Phelps & Philllips, LLP
  - Partner, 2010-2026
  - Counsel, 2005-2009
• Reed Smith LLP
  - Counsel, 2003-2005
• Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, P.C. [merged into Reed Smith LLP]
  - Associate/Sr. Attorney, 1993-2003

Professional Activities

• Certified as a specialist in Appellate Law by the California Bar
• California Judicial Council Appellate Advisory Committee, 2023-present
• Cal. Supreme Court & Courts of Appeal Appellate Bias Prevention Committee, 2023-present
• Invited Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
  - Secretary, 2026
  - Board member, 2022-2025
• Elected Member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers (2017)
  - Vice President, 2025-2026
  - Treasurer, 2024-2025
  - Secretary 2023-2025
• California Civility Task Force (CJA/CLA), 2025-present
• Friends of the L.A. Law Library Board
  - Treasurer, 2022-present
  - Member, 2020-present
• California Lawyers Association
  - Litigation Section ExCom Advisor, 2013-present
  - Appellate Committee, 2018-present
• California State Bar Committee on Appellate Courts
  - Chair, 2010-2011
  - Vice-Chair 2009-2010
  - Member, 2006-2012
• L.A. County Bar Assn. Trustee
  - Appellate Section, 2021-2023
  - Trustee At-Large, 2019-2021
• LACBA State Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee
  - Chair, 2013-2019
  - Vice-Chair, 2011-2013
• LACBA Appellate Courts Committee
  - Chair, 2009-2011
  - Vice-Chair, 2007-2009
  - Secretary, 2005-2007
  - Member, 1993-present
  - Executive Committee, LACBA Appellate Courts Section, 2011-present
• LACBA Outstanding Jurist Award Committee, 2009-2011, 2015, 2019
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC)
  - Amicus Committee, 2013-present
• Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules & Internal Operating Procedures, 2017-2020
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Pro Bono Panel, 2007-2016
• Federal Courts Committee, 1994-1998

Honors and Awards

• Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Litigation: Appellate Law, Chambers USA, 2019-2025
• Named in Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Practice, 2013-2026
• Named by Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine as one of Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” (the Best Attorneys in Southern California) in the field of Appellate Law, 2004-2025
• Selected as a "Top 100: Southern California Super Lawyer," 2019 and 2026
• Recipient, L.A. County Bar Association, Patricia Phillips Outstanding Committee Service Award, 2018
• Named "Lawyer of the Year (Private Sector)" for 2008 by the Constitutional Rights Foundation for the Appellate Court Experience program
• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Selected Publications

• Contributor, Southern California Appellate News Blog
• Columnist, “Exceptionally Appealing,” Daily Journal 
• California Litigation Journal (CLA Litigation Section)
  - Editor-in-Chief, 2013-present
  - Editorial Board, 2011-2013
• Member, Law360 Appellate Editorial Advisory Board, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• Quoted, “California Supreme Court has had a vacancy for over three months. Here's how it impacts cases,” San Francisco Chronicle, February 15, 2026
• Author, “Schadenfreude Has No Place in Court,” LitigationWorld, April 13, 2017
• Author, “Retailers Prevail Over Pharmacy Customers in California Tax Suit,” Retail & Consumer Products Law Roundup, March 31, 2017
• Author, “What Every Lawyer Should Know About Appellate Settlement,” The LA County Bar Association Update, August 2006
• Author, “New And Improved! Starting Today, Revised Rules Of Court To Change California Appellate Practice,” The Recorder, January 2, 2002

Daily Journal Columns

• Author, “The Appellate Bar-tender,” Daily Journal, March 3, 2026
• Quoted, “The Doghouse Report: The incredible shrinking Supreme Court,” Daily Journal, February 27, 2026
• Author, “Now that's interesting: Timing is everything for interest on attorney fees,” Daily Journal, February 3, 2026
• Author, “As the (appellate) world turns: The 2025 appellate year in review,” Daily Journal, January 6, 2026
• Author, “Conclusions about conclusions: How to end appellate briefs effectively without overdoing it,” Daily Journal, December 2, 2025
• Author, “Come again? Rehearing re-do,” Daily Journal, November 4, 2025
• Author, “Not taking it to the max,” Daily Journal, October 7, 2025
• Author,  “Duke Nukem: COJA Calamity 1982,” Daily Journal, September 2, 2025
• Author, “Chutes and Ladders: The CJP & CJA,” Daily Journal, August 5, 2025
• Author, “Calling names (in briefing),” Daily Journal, July 1, 2025
• Author, “Cf. 9th Cir.: How 9th Circuit practice differs,” Daily Journal, June 3, 2025
• Author, “Cf. 9th Cir.: How the 9th Circuit stands out,” Daily Journal, May 6, 2025
• Author, “Read to write,” Daily Journal, April 1, 2025
• Author, “Look out below! Fabulous footnotes,” Daily Journal, March 4, 2025
• Author, “2024's top 9th Circuit practice cases,” Daily Journal, February 4, 2025
• Author, “Changes and challenges: The 2024 appellate year in review,” Daily Journal, January 7, 2025
• Author, “Appellate personals and want ads,” Daily Journal, December 3, 2024
• Author, “More, more, more (appellate reading material),” Daily Journal, November 5, 2024
• Author, “Hair splitting for fun and braggadocio,” Daily Journal, October 1, 2024
• Author, “Appellate crash: What we'd miss,” Daily Journal, September 3, 2024
• Author, “Stand and e-Deliver!: Ransomware v. Courts,” Daily Journal, August 6, 2024
• Author, “More 'cleaning up' to do: 'cleaned up' in federal courts,” Daily Journal, July 2, 2024
• Author, “‘Cleaned up’ California: 7 years on,” Daily Journal, June 4, 2024
• Author, “Who’s in chambers: Law clerk diversity,” Daily Journal, May 7, 2024
• Author, “Predicting appellate outcomes based on the panel,” Daily Journal, April 2, 2024
• Author, “How do judges learn how to be fair? CJER!” Daily Journal, March 5, 2024
• Author, “Let’s party: Federal courts and the party presentation doctrine,” Daily Journal, February 6, 2024
• Author, “Highs and lows: the 2023 appellate year in review,” Daily Journal, January 2, 2024
• Author, “Ninth Circuit 2023 Appellate Roundup,” Daily Journal, December 5, 2023
• Author, “‘Superior to what?’ A brief explication of complication,” Daily Journal, November 7, 2023
• Author, “Queasy as ABC (Appellate Bias Committee),” Daily Journal, October 3, 2023
• Author, “Apostrophic Apotheosis: Whose fees are they, anyway?” Daily Journal, September 5, 2023
• Author, “Gombos Gambit Saves Defective Appeals,” Daily Journal, August 1, 2023
• Author, “Y’all behave now: looking to Texas for appellate civility standards,” Daily Journal, July 5, 2023
• Author, “It’s 5 p.m.! Do you know where your brief is?” Daily Journal, June 6, 2023
• Author, “Not all judges have an affection for Amici” Daily Journal, May 2, 2023
• Author, “The appellate lawyer’s bookshelf,” Daily Journal, April 4, 2023
• Author, “Well, Recu-u-use Me!” Daily Journal, March 7, 2023
• Author, “2022’s top federal appellate practice cases,” Daily Journal, February 7, 2023
• Author, “Interesting Times: The 2022 Appellate Year in Review,” Daily Journal, January 3, 2023
• Author, “Fed. Appendectomy: RIP Fed.App’x (2001-2021),” Daily Journal, December 6, 2022
• Author, “Dead party, dead appeal,” Daily Journal, November 1, 2022
• Author, “Scare(y) Decisis: Reversing Rights and Wrongs,” Daily Journal, October 4, 2022
• Author, “Dicta ain’t necessarily so,” Daily Journal, September 6, 2022
• Author, “What’s the Deal?” Daily Journal, August 2, 2022
• Author, “Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Form of Citation!” Daily Journal, July 5, 2022
• Author, “Supraman’s Kryptonite,” Daily Journal, June 7, 2022
• Author, “Happy 50th Anniversary, CAAL,” Daily Journal, May 3, 2022
• Author, “Bear With Us,” Daily Journal, April 5, 2022
• Author, “Sci-Fi Lit(igation),” Daily Journal, March 1, 2022
• Author, “Multiverse Cosplay,” Daily Journal, February 1, 2022
• Author, “The 2021 Appellate Year in Review,” Daily Journal, January 4, 2022
• Author, “Appellate Horrorscope,” Daily Journal, December 7, 2021
• Author, “Memo-dispo No-no,” Daily Journal, November 2, 2021
• Author, “Tricks and treats in Halloween precedent,” Daily Journal, October 5, 2021
• Author, “Titanic, Hindenburg, DIY appeals,” Daily Journal, September 7, 2021
• Author, “Butting in on appeal,” Daily Journal, August 3, 2021
• Author, “50 Ways to Leave Your Appeal,” Daily Journal, July 6, 2021
• Author, “Putting a Contract Out On Appeals,” Daily Journal, June 1, 2021
• Author, “The glorious history of the Committee on Appellate Courts,” Daily Journal, May 3, 2021
• Author, “I Want A New Judge,” Daily Journal, April 6, 2021
• Author, “The other 3R’s: Reversed, Remanded, Reassigned,” Daily Journal, March 2, 2021
• Author, “Conduct unappealing,” Daily Journal, February 2, 2021
• Author, “The score after a score,” Daily Journal, January 5, 2021
• Author, “Jumbled justices,” Daily Journal, December 1, 2020
• Author, “You are not James Bond,” Daily Journal, November 3, 2020
• Author, “Sprechen sie Deutsch?” Daily Journal, October 6, 2020
• Author, “The need for speed,” Daily Journal, September 1, 2020
• Author, “AWOL@Oral Arg.gone,” Daily Journal, August 4, 2020
• Author, “Normal is not,” Daily Journal, July 7, 2020
• Author, “A little help here?” Daily Journal, June 2, 2020
• Author, “No Appeal for You!” Daily Journal, May 5, 2020
• Author, “Remotely Interesting,” Daily Journal, April 27, 2020
• Author, “Can’t stop, won’t stop,” Daily Journal, April 7, 2020
• Author, “It’s not easy being green,” Daily Journal, March 3, 2020
• Author, “Length matters,” Daily Journal, February 4, 2020
• Author, “Striking the wrong tone,” Daily Journal, January 7, 2020
• Author, “Free books and more!” Daily Journal, December 2, 2019
• Author, “And that’s final!” Daily Journal, November 5, 2019
• Author, “Now hear this!” Daily Journal, October 1, 2019
• Author, “Isn’t that special?” Daily Journal, September 3, 2019
• Author, “Stray Dancing,” Daily Journal, August 6, 2019
• Author, “California’s Armendariz opinion violates federal law,” Daily Journal, June 28, 2019
• Author, “Appellate Me Too!” Daily Journal, July 2, 2019
• Author, “Supreme removal,” Daily Journal, June 4, 2019
• Author, “Abbreviated Justice,” Daily Journal, May 7, 2019
• Author, “Minerva appeals,” Daily Journal, April 2, 2019
• Author, “Invisible Justice,” Daily Journal, March 5, 2019
• Author, “Holy, Holey Rules!” Daily Journal, February 5, 2019
• Author, “Waking Dead Appeals,” Daily Journal, January 2, 2019
• Author, “Free Money!” Daily Journal, December 4, 2018
• Author, “How Golden is Silence?” Daily Journal, November 6, 2018
• Author, “Slumming It With Facts On Appeal, Part 2 — Going To The 909,” Daily Journal, October 3, 2018
• Author, “Did you notice that this fact was not in the record on appeal?” Daily Journal, September 4, 2018
• Author, “Poco Loco Rules,” Daily Journal, August 7, 2018
• Author, “Riding the Waive,” Daily Journal, July 3, 2018
• Author, “Citing the Uncitable,” Daily Journal, June 6, 2018
• Author, “Mooting Mootness,” Daily Journal May 1, 2018
• Author, “A Class-ic Exception,” Daily Journal, April 3, 2018
• Author, “If You’re a Loser, Act Like It,” Daily Journal, March 6, 2018
• Author, “Appeals are for Losers,” Daily Journal, February 6, 2018
• Author, “When 60 Days is Too Late.” Daily Journal, January 2, 2018
• Author, “The California Circuit?” Daily Journal, May 15, 2017
• Author, “Fortunately, There Were Witnesses,” Daily Journal, May 10, 2017
• Author, “Choosing Hobson’s Choice,” Daily Journal, November 21, 2016
• Author, “Choosing Hobson’s Choice,” Daily Journal, November 21, 2016
• Author, “Appellate Practice By The Numbers,” Daily Journal, April 14, 2016
• Author, “Finality & Remittitur: What Goes Up Must Come Down,” LACBA Appellate Tips, July 15, 2011
• Author, “(Viable) Lessons from Ed Newman,” Daily Journal, October 21, 2010
• Author, “What Your Summer Reading List Is Missing,” Daily Journal, June 25, 2010
• Author, “Ninth Circuit Widens Split on Copyright Registration Issue,” Daily Journal, May 28, 2010
• Author, “Holmes v. Holmes,” Daily Journal, January 5, 2010
• Author, “Preclusion Rules Cause Conflict,” Daily Journal, December 3, 2009
• Author, “Don’t Blow Your Cover,” Daily Journal, August 27, 2009
• Author, “The Naming Of ‘Catz,’” Daily Journal, August 14, 2009
• Author, “Seven Ways Up,” Daily Journal, June 26, 2009
• Author, “What to Know When You Don’t Know,” Daily Journal, June 15, 2009
• Author, “E-Notice Something,” Daily Journal, February 27, 2009
• Author, “Sex, Lies and Remittiturs,’ Daily Journal, January 15, 2009
• Author, “Pride and Prejudice,” Daily Journal, December 26, 2008
• Author, “Time Trials,” Daily Journal, November 20, 2008
• Author, “Sink or Sign,” Daily Journal, May 30, 2008
• Author, “Fighting Words,” Daily Journal, March 14, 2008
• Author, “Timing Appeals,” Daily Journal, November 5, 2007
• Author, “Tactical Consent,” Daily Journal, September 17, 2007
• Author, “The Way to Stay,” Daily Journal, March 2, 2007
• Author, “How Many Mistakes Can One Notice of Appeal Contain?” Daily Journal, July 3, 2006 (reprinted at 6 Texas Reporter 7, August 15-31, 2006)
• Author, “Delaying Tactic du Jour Fails to Remove Matter de Jure,” Daily Journal, May 26, 2006
• Author, “Courts’ Response to Shoddy Appellate Practice? Pony Up!” Daily Journal, January 3, 2006
• Author, “Copyright Registration Issue Widens Split Among Circuits,” Daily Journal, November 17, 2005
• Author, “Changes to Federal Rules Clarify Procedural Questions for Appeals,” Daily Journal, August 24, 2005
• Author, “Class-Action Statute Fails to Address Appellate Questions,” Daily Journal, June 16, 2005
• Author, “9th Circuit Made Only Minor Changes, Daily Journal,” February 1, 2005
• Author, “Exhaust All Measures Before Filing Petition,” Daily Journal, July 5, 2004
• Author, “Oral Argument Earns High Place at Summary Judgment,” Daily Journal, May 5, 2004
• Author, “‘Palmer’ Clarifies Valid Written Notice of Entry of Judgment,” Daily Journal, September 3, 2003
• Author, “Certification Process Does Not Appear to Burden High Court,” Daily Journal, May 7, 2003
• Author, “‘Macomber’ Highlights Danger in Appealing Fee Awards,” Daily Journal, March 5, 2003
• Author, “Local Rules Conform to Federal Appellate Rule Amendments,” Daily Journal, January 3, 2003
• Author, “In Some Cases, Appeal Will Lie From an Order,” Daily Journal, July 3, 2002
• Author, “Dilatory or Frivolous: Appellate Court Sanctions,” Daily Journal, October 3, 2001
• Author, “Red Cow: Sister-State Decision May Have Estoppel Effect,” Daily Journal, June 6, 2001
• Author, “Dual Action: Limited Jurisdiction Remains in Trial Court,” Daily Journal, April 4, 2001
• Author, “Cooperative Federalism: Consider Certifying Unsettled Questions,” Daily Journal, June 7, 2000
• Author, “Resetting the Clock,” Daily Journal, April 6, 2000
• Author, “Legal Alchemy: Transmuting Defective Appeals into Writs,” Daily Journal, December 1, 1999
• Author, “Required Recalibration: Discovery Deadlines After Reversal,” Daily Journal, February 3, 1999
• Author, “BAJI Blunder: To Hang onto a Verdict, Read Instructions First,” Daily Journal, August 6, 1998
• Author, “Mulligan Stew: New Limits on Voluntary Dismissals,” Daily Journal, May 30, 1997
• Author, “Oral History: Admissibility of Parol Evidence Clarified,” Daily Journal, December 6, 1996
• Author, “The New Uniform Standard for Instructional Error on Appeal,” Daily Journal, February 7, 1995

Treatises and Book Chapters

• Editorial Consultant, Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Civil Appeals & Writs, (Klatchko & Shatz) 2014–present
• Author, Appendix D: Case Authority,”  Henke’s Cal. Law Guide, 9th ed., 2023
• Co-author, “Chapter 12: Appellate Oral Argument: A Purposeful Conversation,” Being Heard: Presentation Skills for Attorneys (ABA), 2018
• Contributor, Ninth Circuit Civil Appellate Practice (Rutter Group), 2011-2013
• Author, “It's on Your System- But Can You Use It or Disclose It?” Inside Counsel, August 5, 2010
• Author, “What Every Lawyer Should Know About Stare Decisis,” LA County Bar Update, April 2008

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Served as Moot Court Judge, 57th Annual Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
• Strong & Silent on Appeal, 11th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar NorCal, Pincus, February 24, 2026
• 11th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar SoCal, Pincus, February 10 & 12, 2026
• Appellate Blogging, San Diego County Bar Assn, January 28, 2026
• Strong & Silent: When Not to Say Things in Appellate Practice, CAAL, January 24, 2026
• Key Developments in California Appellate Practice 2025, CEB, January 9, 2026
• Appellate Civility & Ethics Review, LACBA Appellate Courts Section, November 18, 2025
• Appellate Practice & Persuasive Brief Writing, Loyola Law School Appellate Advocacy Class, September 29, 2025
• Persuasive Brief Writing, Pincus, August 19, 2025
• Best of the Worst: 2024’s Lawyering Catastrophes, Manatt, June 17, 2025
• Appellate Oral Argument: Philosophy, Preparation, Presentation, and Rebuttal, BARBRI, May 8, 2025
• Challenges & Innovations at the Court of Appeal, CAAL, May 3, 2025
• California Dreaming: Unusual Aspects of CA Appellate Practice, AAAL, April 26, 2025
• Appellate Ethics: Recent Cases and New Developments, Strafford, February 26, 2025
• 10th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar, Pincus, February 25 & 27, 2025
• How Justices Approach and Think about Cases, CAAL, January 25, 2025
• Review of New CA/9th Cir. Rules and Cases from 2024, CAAL, January 25, 2025
• Key Developments in Appellate Practice 2024, CEB, January 9, 2025
• Amicus Briefs & Attorney Sanctions, Alaska Bar Association, October 15, 2024
• The Supreme Court & Appellate Court Bias Prevention Committee, CLA Summit, April 26, 2024
• 9th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar, Pincus, February 9, 2024
• Preventing Bias in Cal. Appellate Courts, CAAL, January 20, 2024
• Key Developments in California Appellate Practice 2023, CEB, December 21, 2023
• Legal Writing & Editing, USC Law School Legal Writing & Advocacy Class, October 31, 2023
• Appellate Legal Writing, Loyola Law School Appellate Advocacy Class, October 9, 2023
• Reply Briefs, Pepperdine Law School Appellate Advocacy Class, October 2, 2023
• An Unsettling Time for Settled Law, Manatt, June 28, 2023
• Presenting & Preparing for Appellate Oral Argument, Manatt, June 27, 2023
• Arbitration: Latest CA Appellate & Legislative Developments, CJAC/CJRG Meeting, June 22, 2023
• Got Bias? New Committee Wants Your Help, Cal. App. Law Podcast (S1:90), interview, June 13, 2023
• Privacy Under the California Constitution, CAAL, May 6, 2023
• Bench Stories webinar interview of retired Justice Ming Chin, BHBA, March 3, 2023
• 8th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar, Pincus, February 7 & 9, 2023
• Key Developments in California Appellate Practice 2022, CEB, January 5, 2023
• An Unsettling Period for ‘Settled Law,’ CLA webinar, October 26, 2022
• Legal Writing, Loyola Law School Appellate Advocacy Class, October 12, 2022
• Reply Briefs, Pepperdine Law School Appellate Advocacy Class, October 10, 2022
• Abrogating Precedent: Challenging Stare Decisis, Strafford, September 22, 2022
• Persuasive Appellate Brief Writing, Pincus, August 23, 2022
• CAAL & More, The Cal. Appellate Law Podcast (S1:36), podcast interview, June 7, 2022
• Spotlight on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, moderator of LACBA webinar, June 2, 2022
• Appellate Oral Argument: Philosophy, Preparation, Presentation, Strafford webinar, May 19, 2022
• Fireside chat moderator on the CAAL’s 50th Anniversary, CAAL Spring Meeting, April 29, 2022
• What’s Up With Us?, CLA Real Property Section, podcast interview, April 20, 2022
• Appellate Nerd on Keeping your Passion for Blogging, LexBlog, podcast interview, February 16, 2022
• 7th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar, Pincus, February 15 & 17, 2022
• Key Developments in California Appellate Practice 2021, CEB, January 6, 2022
• Appellate Advocacy and Citing Authority: Advanced Issues, Strafford, November 30, 2021
• Reply Briefs, Pepperdine Law School Appellate Advocacy Class, October 12, 2021
• The Pandemic and the Courts: 2020, Today & Beyond, Manatt Litigation, June 24, 2021
• Appellate Oral Argument: Presentation & Post-Argument, Strafford webinar, May 20, 2021
• Presenting and Preparing for Appellate Oral Argument, CLA, March 31, 2021
• 6th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar, Pincus, February 16 & 18, 2021
• Appellate Judging During a Pandemic, CAAL, January 26, 2021
• Key Developments in California Appellate Practice 2020, CEB, January 7, 2021
• Virtual Oral Argument Roundtable, LACBA Appellate Courts Section, September 15, 2020
• No Appeal for You! Civil Appellate Disentitlement, Cal. Lawyers Assn., July 8, 2020
• No Appeal for You! Civil Appellate Disentitlement, Manatt, May 28, 2020
• Appellate Ethics 2019 Case Review, Cal. Lawyers Assn., April 15, 2020
• Ethics in Appellate Proceedings: 2019 Case Review, Lawline, March 31, 2020
• 5th Annual Advanced Appellate Conference, Pincus, February 7, 2020
• Key Developments in California Appellate Practice 2019, CEB, January 15, 2020
• Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art, Chapman Law School, November 20, 2019
• Civil Appellate Law Certified Legal Specialist Exam Preparation, Pincus, September 12, 2019
• A Conversation with Justice Carol Corrigan, CLA Solo & Small Firm Summit, June 15, 2019
• What to Expect from the “Brown” Court, BASF, May 8, 2019
• Understanding SLAPPs: Process & Procedure from Initiation through Appeal, Pincus, April 5, 2019
• 4th Annual Advanced Appellate Conference, Pincus, February 8, 2019
• Appellate Practice, Eminent Domain Institute, CLE Int’l, January 31, 2019
• Key Developments in California Appellate Practice 2018, CEB, January 10, 2019
• How to Create, Manage, and Grow a Civil Appellate Practice, OCBA Appellate Section, November 16, 2018
• Appellate Writs, UCLA Law School State Appellate Practice class, November 1, 2018
• Mastering Oral Argument, Clear Law Institute webinar, October 30, 2018
• Appellate Opinions from the Consumer’s Perspective, App. Jud. Attorneys Institute, April 19, 2018
• Introduction to Writs & Appeals, MPP, March 27, 2018
• In-House Forum on Patent Law Cases, OCIPLA, February 9, 2018
• 3d Annual Advanced Appellate Conference, Pincus, February 2, 2018
• Mastering Oral Argument, Clear Law Institute webinar, January 29, 2018
• 2017 Top 20: California Appellate Practice, CEB, January 22, 2018
• Appellate Writs, UCLA Law School State Appellate Practice class, November 7, 2017
• Lying, Stealing, and Other Bad Ideas in Civil Litigation, ABTL/OC, November 1, 2017
• Mastering Appellate Oral Argument, Clear Law Institute webinar, October 23, 2017
• Appellate E-Filing in State and Federal Courts, LACBA ACS, October 3, 2017
• Paralegal’s Guide to the Rules of Legal Citation, Lorman 90-minute webinar, June 22, 2017
• Brief Writing Basics for Non-Lawyers, LA Law Library (Law Week program), May 4, 2017
• Mastering Oral Argument, Clear Law Institute webinar, April 27, 2017
• Don’t Get SLAPPed Around: Anti-SLAPP Law for Employment Litigations, BHBA April 20, 2017
• Appellate Oral Argument: Mastering Techniques, Strafford webinar, April 6, 2017
• Ethics for California Civil Appellate Litigators, LawLine webinar, February 21, 2017
• Mastering Oral Argument, Clear Law Institute webinar, January 27, 2017
• 2d Annual Advanced Appellate Conference, Pincus, January 26, 2017
• 9th Circuit Split and The New Administration, DJ Appellate Podcast, January 20, 2017
• Maas v. Superior Court and Sua Sponte Grants of Review, DJ Appellate Podcast, November 11, 2016
• Appellate Writs, UCLA Law School State Appellate Practice class, November 3, 2016
• Stand & Deliver: Oral Argument, ABTL/OC, June 1, 2016
• Mastering Oral Argument, Clear Law Institute webinar, May 24, 2016
• E-Filing is Coming to the Second District, LACBA ACS, March 15, 2016
• California Appellate Courts Walkthrough (Writs panel), LACBA ACS, February 11, 2016
• The “Exceptional” Appellate Lawyer, OCBA Appellate Law Section, February 4, 2016
• Advanced Appeals, Pincus ProEd, January 28, 2016
• The Art & Science of Appellate Oral Argument, CEB webinar, November 19, 2015
• Appellate Writs, UCLA Law School State Appellate Practice class, October 1, 2015
• Interpretation of Commercial Leases, Manatt Real Estate Practice Group, September 30, 2015
• Appellate Oral Argument: Mastering Techniques, Strafford webinar, September 29, 2015
• Appellate Specialization Exam Prep Course, Pincus ProEd, June 11, 2015
• Comparing State and Federal Court Appeals, Pincus ProEd, April 23, 2015
• Mastering Whistleblower, Qui Tam & SLAPP Law, Rossdale webinar, March 24, 2015
• Waiving Goodbye to Your Appeal, LACBA ACS, March 10, 2015
• Appellate Writs, UCLA Law School State Appellate Practice class, February 26, 2015
• Meet the New Justices (Moderator), LACBA ACS, February 25, 2015
• Ethics for Litigators: Tone & Plagiarism, Pepperdine School of Law, January 30, 2015
• What’s New & What’s Coming in Appellate Practice, Manatt MCLE, December 23, 2014
• What Appellate Judges are Saying About Appellate Practice, Manatt MCLE, December 19, 2014
• Ten Things You Should Know About Civil Appeals, CEB, December 9, 2014
• Mastering Whistleblower, Qui Tam & SLAPP Law, Rossdale Webinar, November 12, 2014
• Appellate Oral Argument: Mastering Techniques, Strafford Webinar, September 30, 2014
• Appellate Ethics: Plagiarism and More, Cal. State Bar Annual Meeting, September 11, 2014
• Ethics in Legal Writing, Santa Barbara College of Law legal writing class, July 10, 2014
• Demystifying Civil Appeals & Writs, Pincus ProEd., February 28, 2014
• Appellate Writs, UCLA Law School State Appellate Practice class, February 13, 2014
• What is the AOC? LACBA Appellate Courts Section, January 14, 2014
• Anti-SLAPP Law for Entertainment Lawyers, OCBA Ent. Section, October 28, 2013
• Transition to Appeal, Cal. State Bar Annual Meeting, October 10, 2013
• Division 8’s Oral Tentative Process, LACBA Appellate Courts Section, October 8, 2013
• Appellate Specialization Exam Prep Course, Pincus ProEd, September 20, 2013
• Spotting SLAPP Issues & SLAPP Strategies, San Diego County Bar Assn., June 27, 2013
• Appellate Typography, Orange County Bar Assn., June 6, 2013
• Hot Issues in Anti-SLAPP Appeals, Appellate Judicial Attorneys Institute, May 29, 2013
• Editing Legal Writing, Pincus ProEd, January 31, 2013
• Understanding SLAPPS, Iranian American Lawyers Assn., November 7, 2012
• Civil Appellate Writ Practice, The Rutter Group, November 5, 2012
• SLAPP Law Update, Manatt Litigation Division, October 25, 2012
• Appellate Briefing, Whittier Law School, October 15, 2012
• Typography for Lawyers, Cal. State Bar Annual Meeting, October 11, 2012
• Can I Cite This? Manatt Litigation Division, July 10, 2012
• Appeals & Legal Editing, Southwestern Law School, July 7, 2012
• Civil Law Update, Appellate Judicial Attorneys Institute, March 28, 2012
• Don’t Get SLAPPed Around! SLAPP Appeals, LACBA Appellate Courts Section, March 15, 2012
• 6th Annual Appellate Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, March 2, 2012
• 6th Annual Writ Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, March 2, 2012
• 4th Annual Understanding SLAPPS, Pincus ProEd, October 14, 2011
• Federal & State Appeals, Pincus ProEd, September 23, 2011
• Argument Sections in Briefs, Pepperdine Law School Appellate Advocacy class, September 22, 2011
• Appellate Ethics, Sanctions & Malpractice Traps, Cal. State Bar Annual Meeting, September 16, 2011
• Legal Editing, Pincus ProEd, August 5, 2011
• Is it Safe to Cite This? Manatt MCLE, April 20, 2011
• 5th Annual Appellate Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, January 27, 2011
• 5th Annual Writ Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, January 27, 2011
• 3d Annual Understanding SLAPPS, Pincus ProEd, October 26, 2010
• Amicus Briefs and Reply Briefs, Pepperdine Law School Appellate Advocacy class, October 7, 2010
• Athletes’ Rights of Publicity, Fox Cable Networks, September 29, 2010
• Advanced Civil Appellate Writ Practice, Cal. State Bar Annual Meeting, September 24, 2010
• Petitions for Review & Cert Petitions, Pincus ProEd Webinar, July 27, 2010
• Employees & Electronics: New Employment Law Precedents, Manatt MCLE, July 14, 2010
• The Complete Appeal, Pincus ProEd, November 12, 2009
• Tricks & Traps Regarding Appellate Calendaring & Records, LAPA, October 17, 2009
• Appellate Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, September 24, 2009
• Writ Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, September 24, 2009
• Preparing an Appellate Record, Cal. State Bar Annual Meeting, September 10, 2009
• How to Pass the Appellate Specialization Exam, Pincus ProEd, May 7, 2009
• Understanding SLAPPs, Pincus ProEd, February 6, 2009
• Appellate Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, October 1, 2008
• Writ Practice Boot Camp Conference, Pincus ProEd, October 1, 2008
• Editing Legal Briefs and Documents, in-house counsel at Honda North America, April 22, 2008
• Brief Writing & Appellate law, Southwestern Law School, February 27, 2008
• Understanding SLAPPs: Process & Proc. from Initiation through Appeal, Pincus, October 18, 2007
• Civil Appellate Writ Practice in the Court of Appeal, Pincus ProEd, September 6, 2007
• Civil Appellate Practice in the Court of Appeal, Pincus ProEd, September 6, 2007
• Beginning and Intermediate Guide to 9th Circuit Practice, Pincus ProEd, September 4, 2007
• The 90 days Between Judgment and Appeal, Pincus ProEd, May 16, 2007
• Brief Writing & Appellate law, Southwestern Law School, March 7, 2007
• An Inside Look at Writ Practice in the Cal. Court of Appeal, Pincus ProEd, October 4, 2006
• An Inside Look at State Appellate Practice, Pincus ProEd, September 13, 2006
• 9th Circuit Roundtable, Pincus ProEd, June 28, 2006
• An Inside Look at 9th Circuit Practice, Pincus ProEd, June 21, 2006
• An Inside Look at Writ Practice in the California Court of Appeal, Pincus ProEd, April 26, 2006
• An Inside Look at State Appellate Practice, Pincus ProEd, April 6, 2006
• Appellate Law, Pepperdine Law School Appellate Advocacy class, May 26, 2005
• The Appeals Process in California, L.A. Paralegal Association, May 17, 2005
• Appellate Ethics Review & Update, L.A. County Bar Appellate Courts Committee, February 7, 2005
• Evaluating & Managing Cases on Appeal, Honda North America, Inc., October 15, 2004