5 Pointers for More Persuasive Appellate Storytelling (Daily Journal)
Some advocates overlook the power of a persuasive statement of facts or misunderstand the role the statement of facts should play in an appellate brief. A well-crafted fact section gives judges and law clerks the information they need to start viewing a case favorably to
Before You Appeal: A Critical Pre-Appeal Checklist (Daily Journal)
After an unfavorable result in the trial court, your client may turn to you about filing an appeal. What are the first steps you should take to safeguard your client’s rights? And what factors are important in evaluating whether an appeal is worth pursuing? GMSR
Appealability Basics: What Trial Lawyers Need to Know (CLE Webinar)
When is a judgment truly final, and when can you take it up on appeal? Which trial court orders are immediately appealable, and how do you make sure your client’s appellate rights are preserved? This 1-hour program, scheduled for September 11 at Noon, breaks it
“Best Lawyers®” Names Laurie Hepler 2026 Lawyer of the Year for San Francisco Appellate Practice, and 21 GMSR Lawyers Total for Appellate Practice
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP is proud to congratulate San Francisco partner Laurie Hepler for being recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as the 2026 Lawyer of the Year for San Francisco Appellate Practice. The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 edition recognized 13 GMSR
Greines, Martin, Stein and Richland expands to Orange County
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP is excited to announce the opening of our new office in Orange County. With deep roots in Los Angeles and San Francisco, this expansion brings our appellate expertise even closer to clients and trial counsel across California. From writs
Staying Judgments Pending Appeal: A Practical Overview
Your client wants to appeal an adverse money judgment. How do you prevent the other side from enforcing the judgment in the meantime? In the latest edition of the ABTL Report, GMSR’s Laura Lim gives a practical overview of how to stay enforcement of a
GMSR Partner Laurie Hepler Named Northern California Super Lawyer
Greines, Martin, Stein and Richland LLP is thrilled to announce that partner Laurie Hepler has been recognized again as a 2025 Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyer and among the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Northern California. For more than 30 years, Laurie has helped trial counsel, corporate counsel,
Greines, Martin, Stein and Richland Again Earns Chambers USA’s Top Appellate Ranking for California
Greines, Martin, Stein and Richland LLP (GMSR) is proud to share that it has once again earned a Band 1 ranking for California Litigation: Appellate in the 2025 edition of the Chambers USA Guide. This top-tier recognition—based on extensive research and feedback from clients and
GMSR Service Day Spring 2025
GMSR lawyers and staff returned last week to Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA), where we made and packaged 600 meals for those in need. We were honored to prepare burekas, veggies, and OBKLA’s signature chocolate chip cookies, to be distributed to people still impacted
GMSR receives an eighth California Lawyer Attorney of the Year award for its work in Rattagan v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (2024)
For the last twenty-five years, courts struggled with—and sharply divided on—the scope of California’s “economic loss rule,” which limits the damages available to contracting parties when one of them inflicts economic loss on the other. Before Rattagan, there was a split of authority as to
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