20 Small Things I Like About Work as a Litigator/Trial Lawyer.
Walking to court. Sitting through a motion calendar, waiting my turn, listening to the arguments. Completing the final version of the introductory...
Read MoreBehind the Scenes of a Solo/Small Firm Practice – Q1 2024
1/2024 – 7 cases set for trial in 2024. A nice batch of other cases either in the early stages or just finishing up. Looks like a busy 2024! Yay! 2/2024...
Read MoreMajor Victory in First Circuit Court of Appeals – Discretionary Function Exception Not Applied in Constitutional Tort/FTCA Case!
Ezekiel (“Zeke”) Cortez and I, along with our appellate co-counsel, Annaleigh Curtis and Tom Saunders of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, and Dorr LLP,...
Read More40
Today, I am 40 years a lawyer. Along with USD law school friends and fellow brand-new lawyers, I was sworn in as a lawyer on this day in 1983....
Read MoreOver the last few months, I have had the honor of interviewing some of San Diego’s top trial lawyers on my podcast, the Trial Call 10. Even with decades...
Read MoreMy Covid Backlog – In The Rear View Mirror!
I tried a couple of cases to the bench the first half of this year. But, barring my entry into a new matter shortly before a trial, which occasionally...
Read MoreTrial Call 10 – New Episode with Attorney Susan Basinger!
It was a pleasure, and lots of fun, to welcome my friend Susan Basinger, Partner at Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP, to the Trial Call 10 podcast this...
Read More2023 San Diego Super Lawyer and Top 50!
Happy to be named a 2023 San Diego Super Lawyer for Business Litigation and to the list of Top 50 San Diego Super Lawyers.
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