News & Publications

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Jan 29, 2009 Alana H. Rotter
A Melting Pot of Rulings, Los Angeles Daily Journal (January 29, 2009)

Daily Journal article by GMSR lawyer Alana Rotter addresses ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration proceedings.

Jan 01, 2009 Robert A. Olson
Part 1: Getting it Right – Challenging a Statement of Decision (Jan. 2009) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 13.

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 13 (January 2009) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Dec 01, 2008
New Trial Orders: The Procedural Minefield

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 12 (December 2008) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Nov 11, 2008 Timothy T. Coates
GMSR partner Timothy Coates argues in United States Supreme Court

On November 5, 2008, GMSR partner Timothy Coates presented oral argument in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of former Los Angeles District Attorney and California Attorney General John Van de Kamp, and former Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Curt Livesay.  The case, Van

Nov 01, 2008
Down to the Details: Crafting a Special Verdict (Nov. 2008) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 11.

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 11 (November 2008)

Oct 14, 2008
California’s Dueling Harmless Error Standards: Federal Constitutional Error in Civil Proceedings and Establishing the Proper Test for Dependency, 35 Western State University Law Review 433 (Spring 2008)

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Oct 14, 2008
Not Taking Frivolity Lightly: Circuit Variance in Determining Frivolous Appeals Under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38, 62 Arkansas Law Review 249 (Spring 2009)

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Oct 01, 2008
Don’t Lose Track: Handling Jury Instructions at Trial

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 10 (October 2008)

Sep 12, 2008 Alana H. Rotter
Proceed with Caution: Pitfalls in Preparing Jury Instructions, “Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association), Vol. 1, No. 9 (September 2008)
Sep 01, 2008 Robin Meadow
Appendixes, Exhibits, and E-Briefs in the Court of Appeal (Sept. 2008) Los Angeles Lawyer, pp. 19-23.

(Co-Author) Los Angeles Lawyer (September 2008)

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