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Increase Collections and Avoid Costly Fee Disputes: Nine Practical Tips, Orange County Lawyer (December 2020)

Lawyers Beware: The Masellis Court Put an End to the “Legal Certainty” Burden in Settle and Sue Legal Malpractice CasesABTL Report (Summer 2020)

Cutting Litigation Costs in a Post-Covid World, Today’s General Counsel (Summer 2020)

Problems When Transactional Counsel Act as Trial Counsel, Today’s General Counsel (Spring 2020)

The Nuts and Bolts of Obtaining Ex Parte Relief, Orange County Lawyer (Fall 2019)

Examining the C-Suite: Preparing For and Defending Apex Depositions By Christina M. Zabat-Fran and Michael S. LeBoff, ABTL (Summer 2019)

My Lawyer Screwed Up!!! Can I Sue for Legal Malpractice?, Orange County Business Journal (November 2018)

Could Your Law Firm Forfeit Its Fees Due to an Undisclosed Conflict?, American Bar Association (October 2018)

Protecting Your Trade Secrets When Key Employees Join a Competitor, Orange County Business Journal (July 2018)

Why do Lawsuits Cost So Much Money, Orange County Business Journal (February 2018)

Eight Ways In-House Lawyers Can Make You a Better Trial Lawyer, Orange County Lawyer (January 2018)

The Art of Direct Examination: Creating a Masterpiece, OCTLA Gavel (Winter 2017)

Hire An Attorney Before You Sign That Legal Document, Orange County Business Journal (December 2017)

Hold On. to Evidence Potentially Relevant to a Lawsuit, Orange County Business Journal (November 2017)

Have You Reviewed Your Shareholders’/Operating Agreement?, Orange County Business Journal (October 2017)

WARNING – Read Your Binding Arbitration Agreements Carefully, Orange County Business Journal (August 2017)

WARNING – Protect Your Intellectual Property Before It’s Too Late!, Orange County Business Journal (July 2017)

Treat the Family Business Like a Business, Orange County Business Journal (May 2017)

Beware of Hidden Rent Increase Clauses, Orange County Business Journal (May 2017)

Law Firm Divorces: Who Keeps the Cases?, ABTL Report (Spring 2017)

Training for Tomorrow: Teaching the Expert Who is Leader of the Band, Business Law Today (March 2014)

Traps In A Commercial Unlawful Detainer Case, OCTLA Gavel (Winter 2013)

Making Your Partnership a Success, The Recorder (October 2013)

Telling a Winning Story at Trial, ABTL Report (Fall 2013)

The New (Old) Fraud Exception to the Parol Evidence Rule, OCTLA Gavel (Summer 2013)

Proving Evidence of Financial Condition in Punitive Damage Cases, OCTLA Gavel (Winter 2012)

Can You Keep A Secret? Strategies for keeping your trade secrets secret, Orange County Business Journal (July 30, 2012)

Bankers Trust, Brown, and Exclusion 3(a): The Insurability of Mechanic’s Liens, Commercial and Business Litigation Journal (Winter, 2011)

The Art of Cross-Examination, OCTLA Gavel (Fall 2010)

Witness Interviews: Who Is Off Limits and Who Is Fair Game?, OCTLA Gavel (Fall 2010)

Creating a Masterpiece: The Art of Direct Examination, OCTLA Gavel (Spring 2010)

Frivolous Litigation: What Is It and What You Can Do About It, ABA Commercial and Business Litigation Journal (Summer 2008); republished in ABTL Report, Orange County, Vol. XI No. 3 (Fall 2009)

Third, Eighth and Ninth Circuits Weigh in on TILA, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Commercial and Business Litigation website (May 20, 2009)

TILA Remedies: Damages vs. Rescission, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Commercial and Business Litigation website (March 10, 2009)

You’re Being Watched: Performing For Your Commercial Client at Mediation, Commercial and Business Litigation Journal (Fall 2007); republished in ABA Conflict Management Journal (Spring 2008)

The Trial Lawyer’s Screenplay, OCTLA Gavel (Summer 2007)

Multimedia: An Unforgettable Trial Presentation, OCTLA Gavel (Fall 2006)

The Do’s and Don’ts of Closing Arguments, OCTLA Gavel (Spring 2006)

Multi-Media Presentations in Mediation, Advocate (January 2006)

The Parol Evidence Rule. The Gatekeeper of Evidence in Contract Cases, OCTLA Gavel (Fall 2005)

Maximizing Contractual Attorney Fee Awards, Orange County Lawyer (July, 2005)

The CEO as Witness: Super Hero or Arch Villain, ABTL Report (Summer 2005)

Mock Trials – One of the Most Powerful Tools for Case Evaluation and Trial Preparation, ABTL Report (Summer 2004)

Plaintiff’s Right to Recover Medical Costs: How to Introduce Evidence of Actual Bills, OCTLA Gavel (Fall 2003)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Choice of Law Issues, OCTLA Gavel (Spring 2003)

Animations – Star Wars Technology in the Courtroom, Forum (December 1998)

Litigation: Using Mock Trials Effectively, California Lawyer (May 1998)

Multimedia Trial Presentations Increase Chances of Defense Verdicts at Trial, Claims People (June 1996)

Contributed to 1992 Supplement of California Defect Litigation, by Thomas E. Miller

Prop. 51 and the House that Tech-Bilt, California Lawyer (November 1986)

How to Get Your Attorneys’ Fees Reimbursed!, Klein & Wilson Website