GMSR: Attorney Profile: Robin Meadow Partner

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Robin Meadow is a frequent go-to guy when other GMSR lawyers confront a legal issue that needs a vigorous analytical workout. Robin is in his element dissecting the law and shaping appellate strategy. He combines a degree of excitement about the law more often seen in new lawyers with a depth and breadth of expertise honed in over 40 years of practice. Robin joined GMSR as a partner in 1994, after 23 years as a trial and appellate lawyer in a major commercial firm. He brought to GMSR not only deep experience in many areas of commercial law, but also a practical understanding of the trial courts that is rare in the appellate bar. He has, for example, successfully defended lender liability actions before both juries and appellate courts. Robin has continued to focus his practice on business disputes involving such areas as real estate, title insurance, partnerships, professional malpractice and intellectual property, and in all of these areas his appellate work has resulted in groundbreaking decisions. He also has substantial expertise in family and healthcare law.

Robin’s practice reflects his longstanding interest in technology. A pioneer in the use of electronic records and briefs, Robin co-authored the Second District Court of Appeal’s protocol for electronic briefs (since adopted by other districts), and he filed the first electronic brief ever accepted by that court. His leadership in technological matters has helped keep GMSR at the forefront of appellate firms in this rapidly-evolving area. Just as he does within the firm, Robin has shared his expertise with the legal community, through countless articles and lectures on business litigation and appellate law.

Robin has been a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers since 1988, serving as its president in 2005-2006, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America”; is named in Chambers and Partners USA (chambersandpartners.com) as a Band 2 Appellate Litigator; and was named one of the “Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers” for 2006 and 2012.

In addition, throughout his career Robin has been active in the organized bar and community organizations. Among many other activities, he served as the president of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2003-2004); as the chair of many Association committees, including its Appellate Courts Committee (2001-2003); as the president of Public Counsel (the nation’s largest pro bono legal services organization); and as the president of Hathaway Children and Family Services (a nationally-recognized multi-service organization focusing on vulnerable children and their families). He has also served for many years on the Board of Directors of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California.

Robin is a graduate of the Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D. 1971, Order of the Coif) and the University of California, Berkeley (1968).

When he isn’t practicing law, Robin enjoys reading history and playing bass guitar in a rock band.

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Teaching & Lecturing

Protecting Your Client After Judgment: Enforcement, Appeal Bonds, and Other Options, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Section (February 2013)

What Trial Lawyers Need To Know About Appeals, Federal Bar Association, Northern District of California chapter (May 2012)

Everything Trial Lawyers Need to Know About Appeals, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (January 2012)

The Appellate Process in California: An Interactive Workshop, Bridgeport Continuing Education (November 2010, November 2011)

The Complete Appeal Conference: Strategies from Start to Finish, Pincus Professional Education (November 2009)

Internet Resources: Beyond Lexis and Westlaw (November 2009)

Summer Extern Program - Oral Argument, California Court of Appeal (2004-2011)

Computer Forensics, UC Riverside series on Science for Lawyers (March 2009)

What Trial Lawyers Don’t Know Can Hurt Them, Los Angeles Paralegal Association (November 2008)

Winning Business Litigation Appeals in the California Courts, Orange County Bar Association (October 2008)

The E-Future: How to Make E-Filing and E-Briefs Work for You, 2008 Appellate Justice Institute (October 2008)

The Impact of Technology on Appellate Standards of Review, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (September 2008)

Preserving Your Record For Appeal, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trust & Estates Section (July 2008)

Oral Argument for the Court’s Summer Externs, Second District Court of Appeal (program with Justices Arthur Gilbert and Steven Z. Perren) (June 2008)

Practical Aspects of Appellate Practice, Second District Court of Appeal (June 2008)

The Complete Appeal: Strategies from Start to Finish, Pincus Professional Education (May 2008)

Appellate Law for Mediators, Second District Court of Appeal, Mediation Training Program (November 2007)

A Few of My Favorite Things: Technology Tools and Tips, Orange County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section Meeting (October 2007)

Technology for Everyday Appellate Practice, State Bar of California 2006 Annual Meeting (October 2006)

Winning Strategies Using Legislative Intent, State Bar of California 2006 Annual Meeting (October 2006)

The California Supreme Court – A Justice’s Perspective (moderator), Association of Business Trial Lawyers (April 2006)

Making The Best Trial Record for Appeal in a Complex Business Case, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (December 2005)

Business Litigation in the Court of Appeal, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (May 2004)

Selected Insights on California Supreme Court Practice, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Committee (October 2003)

Electronic Appellate Practice: Show and Tell, Riverside County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section (panelist) (May 2003)

Common Errors on Appeal, California Center for Judicial Education and Research (March 2003)

Electronic Appellate Practice: Show and Tell, Orange County Bar Association, College of Appellate Advocacy (November 2002)

The Explosion of Litigation Arising from Employee Theft of Trade Secrets, Institute for Corporate Counsel (March 2002)

Legal Research on the Internet, Appellate Judicial Attorneys Institute (November 2001)

California Appellate Practice – A Primer for Trial Lawyers, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (April 2001)

Bad Faith, Buss and the Duty to Defend, Title Insurance Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Real Property Section (September 2000)

Thinking Ahead During Trial: How to Protect and Use the Record on Appeal, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section/Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (March 2000)

Law and Motion, Los Angeles County Bar Association (May 1999 and May 2000)

California Appellate Practice – A Primer for Trial Lawyers, North Santa Barbara County Bar Association (October 1999)

How To Be an Effective Appellate Court Mediator, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Committee and Dispute Resolution Services (June 1999)

California Appellate Practice, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (May 1999)

The Virtual Brief, Center for Judicial Education and Research (April 1999)

Electronic Appellate Advocacy, Orange County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section (March 1999)

Written Advocacy/Law & Motion, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 16th Annual Las Vegas Convention (October 1998)

Appellate Law for Trial Lawyers and for Those Who Supervise Them, Chicago Title Insurance Company (May 1997)

Hot Issues from Trial to Appeal, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section (May 1997)

Appellate Settlement Conferences – Different Strokes for Different Folks, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Committee (March 1997)

Appellate Settlement Conferences – Techniques for Settlement Officers, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Committee (January 1996)

Creating a Winning Record on Appeal: What Trial Lawyers Need To Know, San Fernando Valley Bar Association (March 1995) and law firm presentation (June 1995)

What's New in Tort and Trial: 1994 in Review, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (January 1995)

Ponzi Schemes and Trust Deed Fraud, Title Insurance Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Real Property Section (May 1993)

Steering Through the Minefield: How to Protect the Record on Appeal, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Convention (1993)

Protecting the Record on Appeal, California Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention (November 1990)

Condominium Homeowners Associations, Continuing Education of the Bar (1985-1986)

Condominium Homeowners Associations, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium (1983)

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