The California Appellate Law Podcast
An appellate law podcast for trial lawyers. Appellate specialists Jeff Lewis and Tim Kowal discuss timely trial tips and the latest cases and news coming from the California Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court.
Podcasting since 2020 • 150 episodes
The California Appellate Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
Why the Lack of an Record Is a Constitutional Problem, with Erin Smith (Part 2)
Responding to a decades-long lack of court reporters, the Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2024 ordered that electronic recordings may be made. This arguably violates a statute prohibiting the use of electronic recordings. But Erin Smith...
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Episode 150
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Why the Lack of an Record Is a Constitutional Problem, with Erin Smith (Part 1)
Erin Smith’s Family Violence Appellate Project has over 50 published cases under its belt—which is even more impressive considering how difficult it is to get a good record in these cases. In this first part of our conversation, we discuss the ...
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Episode 149
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A Glimpse into ClioCon
Couldn’t make this year’s ClioCon? Don’t know why you would if you could? Jeff is on location in Austin, Texas, and reports in on the latest legal tech trends, like:The death of the billable hour? A review of attorney tasks suggests...
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Episode 148
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The Write Stuff, with Michelle Strowhiro
In a (non)definitive survey of writing instruments, big-law attorney turned solo employer counsel Michelle Strowhiro reveals her pick for the best pen for lawyers.Then we turn to the U.S. District Court of Texas ruling in Ryan LLC v. FTC...
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Episode 147
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Supreme Court Reinstates $2.5M Discovery Sanction
The Supreme Court of California isn’t always interested in money disputes, but throw attorney misconduct into the mix and you get the City of LA v. Pricewaterhousecoopers reinstating a sanction for “egregious” city attorney’s office collusion t...
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Episode 146
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