News & Publications

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Jan 12, 2017 Robert A. Olson
GMSR to Attend and Speak at the ASCDC’s 56th Annual Seminar

The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC) will hold its 56th Annual Seminar at the JW Marriot in downtown Los Angeles on February 23-24, 2017.  This year, GMSR partner Robert Olson, a past president of the organization, will present for the 18th consecutive year

Jan 12, 2017
GMSR Sponsors the Inland Empire Federal Bar Association’s Annual Judges’ Dinner

GMSR is proud to again sponsor the Inland Empire Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s Annual Judges’ Dinner.  For over 20 years, GMSR has represented prominent Inland Empire clients—including the  City and County of Riverside and the County of San Bernardino—in the federal and state

Jan 06, 2017 Timothy T. Coates
GMSR to Participate in DRI’s Civil Rights & Governmental Tort Liability Seminar

GMSR supports DRI—The Voice of the Defense Bar—and is co-sponsoring one of the receptions at this year’s annual Civil Rights & Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, in Nashville, Tennessee, from January 26 to January 27.  GMSR managing partner Timothy Coates, who is on the DRI Governmental

Jan 05, 2017 Robert A. Olson
GMSR at the LA Law Library: Appellate Law MCLE Series

GMSR has partnered with the LA Law Library to offer the legal community a four-part MCLE series on appellate law.  Robert Olson and Jonathan Eisenman will address how to prepare for oral argument on appeal.

GMSR at the LA Law Library: Appellate Law MCLE Series

GMSR has partnered with the LA Law Library to offer the legal community a four-part MCLE series on appellate law.  Ted Xanders and Gary Wax will address the importance of post-judgment motions.

Dec 02, 2016
Effective Immediately: New Word Limit for Federal Appeals

As of December 1, 2016, opening briefs in most U.S. Courts of Appeals must be 13,000 words or shorter.  However, the Federal, Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals still allow 14,000 words.

Nov 30, 2016 Alana H. Rotter
Discovery Sanctions Appeals Can Be Tricky Business, Los Angeles Daily Journal (November 30, 2016)

An order imposing a discovery sanction of more than $5,000 is immediately appealable; an order imposing a sanction below that amount is not.  But what about an order that imposes multiple sanctions, each of which is less than $5,000, but which collectively total more than

Nov 29, 2016 Robert A. Olson
Robert Olson Speaking at the 2016 CLM New York Conference

GMSR partner Robert Olson will speak at this year’s conference about how to avoid punitive damages awards. He will join other experienced claims professionals and outside counsel who will provide guidance on handling claims by minimizing the risk of becoming embroiled in a claim in

2016 Bi-Annual Law Firm Management Seminar

Join GMSR partners Cindy Tobisman and Ted Xanders at the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel’s ‘2016 Bi-Annual Law Firm Management Seminar.’ Attendees will participate in interactive discussions regarding the business of managing a law firm. For more information, click here.

Pincus Professional Education Second Annual Appellate Conference

GMSR partners Robin Meadow and Kent Richland will be among the speakers at the Pincus Professional Education Second Annual Appellate Conference.  Robin will participate in panels on “What to Do and Not to Do with Technology” and “Appellate Ethics,” while Kent will address “U.S. Supreme

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