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Ten GMSR Lawyers Named Southern California Super Lawyers

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has recognized ten of its lawyers as top-rated appellate attorneys in Southern California for 2023: Kent Richland, Robin Meadow, Bob Olson, Tim Coates, Cindy Tobisman, Ted Xanders, Alana Rotter, Jeff Raskin, David

The California Supreme Court Thanks GMSR For Its Pro Bono Service

The California Supreme Court recently invited and appointed GMSR lawyers Jeffrey Raskin and Stefan Love as pro bono counsel to argue in support of a Court of Appeal opinion—Guardianship of Saul H.—in which the Supreme Court had granted review.  The case involved important issues concerning

The Ins and Outs of Arbitration Law – Virtual CLE

Please join GMSR partner Jeff Raskin, our resident arbitration expert, for his upcoming presentation on arbitration law, sponsored by the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Using a policy-driven and pop-culture inspired approach, Jeff will explain how to effectively handle petitions to compel arbitration and petitions to

GMSR attorneys appointed by California Supreme Court, pro bono, to represent Court of Appeal opinion

In rare instances, the California Supreme Court takes up a case in which there is only one party.  While such cases are important, their posture leaves the Court without the benefits of the adversarial system:  Receiving briefs from two, opposing vantage points allows the Supreme

Journal Of The California Association Of Certified Family Law Specialists Features Article On Full Disclosure By GMSR Appellate Lawyers Bob Olson And Jeff Raskin

Is private judging soon to be a thing of the past in a post-Jolie v. Superior Court world? This article will discuss how one private judge’s ethical breach could remake private judging as we know it; why the system needs a functioning, above-board private judging

GMSR’s Jeff Raskin authors article on using public policy against arbitration

Countless published cases invoke California’s public policy in favor of arbitration to justify everything from expansive interpretation of arbitration agreements to the extremely narrow scope of judicial review of arbitration awards. Less well-known are two doctrines that allow parties to use public policy against arbitration,

Nov 11, 2020 Jeffrey E. Raskin
‘Healthy lawyerly paranoia’: federal appeal deadlines, Daily Journal (November 10, 2020)

Jeffrey Raskin explains a recent 9th Circuit decision reminding attorneys to be careful of appellate deadlines regarding the timing of an appeal of a partially adverse merits judgment while an attorney fees motion is pending.

GMSR Appellate Attorneys recognized as “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” based on their work in shaping both arbitration law and attorney ethical standards

The Daily Journal recognized GMSR lawyers Kent Richland and Jeffrey Raskin, along with Barbara Ravitz, for their work in Sheppard Mullin v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc. This is Kent Richland’s third time and Jeffrey Raskin’s second time being awarded the prestigious California Lawyer Attorneys of

Jeff Raskin discusses the Supreme Court’s recent and upcoming decisions in the quickly-developing area of anti-SLAPP jurisprudence.

In the last two years, the California Supreme Court has decided as many anti-SLAPP cases as it did in the prior seven years combined. The Court has an additional nine anti-SLAPP cases currently pending on its docket. In the Winter 2018 ABTL Report, Jeff Raskin

May 18, 2017 Jeffrey E. Raskin
GMSR attorney Jeff Raskin will speak about the closely-watched case of Sheppard, Mullen v. J-M Manufacturing

Attorney Jeff Raskin has been invited to speak at a meeting of the Asian-Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley to discuss the facts and legal theories in the closely watched case of Sheppard, Mullen, Richter & Hampton LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc., which is

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