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DISCOVERY SANCTIONS   The California Supreme Court reversed the appellate court in City of Los Angeles v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP1 regarding monetary discovery sanctions. The court made it clear that the trial courts have the authority to impose monetary sanctions for egregious discovery misconduct, even if it is not necessarily a clear violation ...

HOW MEN, WOMEN, AND...

Philip M. Stahl

With the focus in the divorce literature over the last several years being on high conflic...

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This issue is filled with articles for sharpening our skills as lawyers, improving our kno...

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE,...

Lynette Berg Robe

ACFLS 22nd Spring Seminar The 22nd ACFLS Spring Seminar was our most successful yet, with...

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In re Marriage of Finby (2013) 222 Cal.App.4th 977, 166 Cal.Rptr.3d 305 Holding: In this...

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COURT SYSTEM: ADVERS...

Judge Marjorie A. Slabach, Ret.

So, you won your case today!! Slam dunk!! Congratulations!! High fives all around!! So, wh...

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LIVE TESTIMONY AND D...

Christopher Melcher, CFLS

Nothing better defines a lawyer than his or her ability to maneuver in a courtroom. With o...

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DOCUMENT DOMINATION

James T. Schaefer, CPA/CFF MS-Tax

Like many in attendance, I greatly enjoyed the recent ACFLS 22nd Annual Spring Seminar tha...

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Given the potential importance of properly requesting and then objecting to a statement of...

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WHY I LOVE FIDUCIARY...

Dawn Gray, CFLS

Everyone associates me with the law on fiduciary duties, and I have presented on this issu...

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TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR...

Mark E. Sullivan

Military retirement benefits are not handled in the same manner as private pension plans,...

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Before I became a lawyer, which was a full half of my life ago now, I felt myself to be a...

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