Preparing Witnesses
A familiar complaint in deposition and at trial is that the counsel is "coaching the witness." Certainly, ethical rules prohibit counsel from attempting to convince a person to lie or withhold the truth.
Reprinted and/or posted with the permission of California Lawyer ( April 2012)
Employment Lessons From 'Desperate Housewives' Case
Television characters get killed off all the time. It is an occupational hazard in Hollywood. When a character is written out of a script, however, typically the next act isn't a wrongful termination lawsuit.
Reprinted and/or posted with the permission of Portfolio Media, Inc.(2012)
The 'Joint Employer' Problem: Expanding Targets of Liability in Motion Picture Wage and Hour Cases
When a studio or production company produces a motion picture, it almost always creates a single purpose entity to enter into contracts for the production.
Reprinted and/or posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2010)
Winning the Mediation: A Trial Lawyer's Guide
Lawyers often market themselves as great trial lawyers, even going so far as to promote their win/loss percentage.
Reprinted from Bloomberg Law Reports, Vol. 3, No. 42, 2009
Motions to Disqualify Corporate Counsel
A potent weapon in any lawyer's arsenal is a motion to disqualify opposing counsel.
Reprinted from California Lawyer (March 2009)
Life-Altering Litigation While Practicing Outside Your Field:
A Phone Call on January 12, 2003, changed a lot of lives...
UVA Lawyer, Fall 2007
Sticks and Stones:
Most claims of defamation for negative employee references will fail due to First Amendment protection of unflattering opinions
Reprinted from Los Angeles Lawyer February 2006)
Videotaped Depositions of Celebrities:
Crafting a Protective Order to protect Privacy Rights
Reprinted from California Litigation (Vol. 19, No. 2, 2006)
Making It Personal:
Courts have not yet articulated a single clear rule governing the liability of corporate officers or directors in tort
Reprinted from Los Angeles Lawyer December 2004)
Proving a Mark Generic Under the Lanham Act:
How Do You Do It and What Are the Consequences?
Reprinted from Volume XXIV, No. 2 of the ABTL Report
Protecting Celebrity Names & Images:
The Lanham Act versus the First Amendment
Reprinted from Los Angeles Lawyer (December 2004)
