Today's DJ has CALG's Charles Kagay in Attorney beware, frivolous appeal can lead to sanctions -- Every potential appeal should be evaluated before filing, for both substance and motive, by an attorney knowledgeable about the appellate process. The article cites Clarity Co. Consulting, LLC v. Gabriel, 77 Cal. App. 5th 454 (2022) as a recent example of sanctions for a frivolous appeal.
The DJ also has Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson will receive Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday:
“Well, frankly, when I was first offered this, I turned it down because it’s really as a result of my founding of the Western Justice Center, and I consider the founding to be due to collaboration among a whole lot of wonderful people,” Nelson said.
And the DJ reports California Academy of Appellate Lawyers admits five new members:
The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers has admitted five new members. They are: Jeffrey I. Ehrlich of the Ehrlich Law Firm, Rebecca P. Jones of the Law Offices of Rebecca P. Jones, Jens B. Koepke of Shaw Koepke and Satter LLP, Judith E. Posner of Benedon & Serlin LLP and Leah Spero of the Spero Law Office.
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