The Case Is Hohenshelt v. Superior Court. We have written about the Hohenshelt case twice in the Daily Journal. The first time around, the case was in the Court of Appeal. After it was decided by the California Supreme Court, with a majority opinion, some concurrence, and some disagreement, we wrote a second article for […]
The Case Is Morris S. Getzels v. State Bar. We are pleased to be able to give readers a direct link to our July 2, 2025 Daily Journal article about the Getzels case. The article is entitled “The curious exclusion of inactive attorneys from mediation.” And here is a link: https://calmediation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Getzels-DJ-7-2-25.pdf
Inactive Licensed Attorneys Cannot Serve As Mediators Or Arbitrators And That Does Not Violate Equal Protection. Morris S. Getzels v. The State Bar of California, No. B338089 (2/4 pub. 6/27/25) (P. J. Zukin, Justice Mori, and Judge Daum (sitting by assignment), held that inactive licensees of the California State Bar cannot serve […]
A History Of Copyrights And Wrongs. David Bellos, an academic, translator, and biographer, and Alexandre Montagu, an IP attorney and founder of MontaguLaw, have written an engaging history of copyright law. Blogger Marc Alexander has written a review of the book. The review is republished here with the permission of the Journal of the […]
Public Advocate And Conservation Champion. My book review of the Hon. M. Margaret McKeown's The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas Public Advocate and Environmental Champion appears in the April 2024 issue of Los Angeles Lawyer. You can also read the review here: Download Citizen Justice.
Our Article In The Daily Journal Examines Hohenshelt v. The Superior Court. Our article in the April 10, 2024 Daily Journal begins: "The majority and minority opinions in a recent California appellate decision highlight the conflict between California and federal attitudes about arbitration. The case is Dana Hohenshelt v. The The Superior Court of […]
My Perspective. I've written an article about mediator settlement proposals and it is published in the July 2023 issue of Advocate. For my readers interested in the topic, here is a link to the article: Download Alexander-July23-article
We Examine Whether California Cases Are Following Justice Alito's or Justice Sotomayor's Opinion About Standing To Bring PAGA Representative Claims. The Daily Journal published a special issue on April 26, 2023, entitled "The Resolution Issue." My article entitled PAGA Arbitration: California Courts in the wake of Viking Cruises, is at p. 20 of the […]
Because The Parties Agreed That The Federal Arbitration Act Applied, Applying The Federal Rule In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. Was Necessary. When the first paragraph of an opinion tells us that the party seeking to compel arbitration waited 19 months to bring a motion to compel arbitration, the court has pretty much telegraphed that […]
Your Blogger Reviews How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession With Rights Is Tearing America Apart, by Jamal Greene, with Foreword by Jill Lepore. My review of this very interesting book appears in Volume 35, Issue 2 at p. 21 (2022) of The Journal of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. With […]