Litigation Section

The Jury Instructions Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Litigation Section has reviewed the proposed revisions to civil jury instructions (CACI 19-02) and appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments. Read more

The Jury Instructions Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Litigation Section has reviewed the proposed revisions to civil jury instructions (CACI 19-01) and appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments. Read more

The Jury Instructions Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Litigation Section has reviewed the proposed revisions to civil jury instructions (CACI 20-02) and appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments. Read more

The Jury Instructions Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Litigation Section has reviewed the proposed revisions to civil jury instructions (CACI 20-01) and appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments. Read more

1st Quarter Committee on Federal Courts Newsletter and District Updates. In this inaugural Federal Courts Committee newsletter, we interview three leaders from California’s federal bench and bar: Magistrate Judge Helena M. Barch-Kuchta of the Eastern District of California, former U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna of the Central District of California, and Cuauhtemoc Ortega, the newly appointed Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California.    In This Issue: In this inaugural Federal Courts Committee newsletter, we interview three leaders from California’s… Read more

Take advantage of our bundles from the 2020 Litigation and Appellate Summits and save 50%! Offer ends April 15, 20201. Read more

A monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Read more

Mix and match your choices (OnDemand or Podcast). Purchase all five in the series and save 50%! Offer ends Jan. 31, 2021. Read more

A monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Read more

The California Lawyers Association (the “CLA”) Racial Justice Committee (the “RJC”) was formed in the response to the unlawful killing of George Floyd and numerous other African Americans by law enforcement. The genesis of the RJC occurred in May 2020 during a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association under the leadership of RJC Co-Founder and Co-Chair Adrieannette Ciccone; RJC Co-Founder and Co-Chair and Litigation Section Vice Chair Terrance J. Evans; Litigation Section Chair George Wailes; Litigation Section Officers Mary McKelvey and Jessica Barclay-Strobel; Litigation Section Immediate Past Chair Thomas Greene; and Litigation Section Executive Committee Member Katy Graham. Read more