Certified Appellate Specialist. Uncertified Podcast Host, #CalAppLawPod
Joined March 2021
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kowallawgroup.com/stobart/🤖 AI in appellate practice: use it, don't delegate to it. John Stobart breaks down verified brief banks, hallucination safeguards, and CA's new SB 574 AI disclosure law. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/beccacurt/🎓 Law students argued a 9th Circuit appeal—and won on a theory they never briefed. Now it's en banc. How do you defend a result without defending the reasoning? #CalAppLawPod
📼 CA Supreme Court: no reporter? Courts must hit record for indigent litigants. Plus: $31M bond slashed to $1.25M & new AI disclosure rules for attorneys. kowallawgroup.com/ctb/ #CalAppLawPod
⚠️ Millionaire = indigent? Guzman says yes. A $1.75M debtor escapes a $31M bond—if you have a broker's tier letter with a collateral cliff. The FVAP ladder just got another rung. #CalAppLawPod kowallawgroup.com/guzman/
⚠️ Court reporter shortage? Only indigent litigants get electronic recording—FVAP v. Superior Court rewrites Cal. access rules. The right exists. The transcript doesn't. #CalAppLawPod kowallawgroup.com/fvap/
⚠️ Appeal trap! Voluntarily dismiss to speed up your appeal? The CA Supreme Court just closed that door in Maniago. Know the new 3-step fix before your next demurrer ruling. #CalAppLawPod kowallawgroup.com/manivcard/
kowallawgroup.com/jwillhite/⚖️ 40 years on the bench distilled: Keep your intro under 4 pages, confront adverse authority early, and never rely on oral argument to save a weak brief. Justice Willhite drops truth. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/mmitchell/⚠️ Appeal trap! Voluntarily dismiss to fast-track your appeal? Maniago says no more. CA Supreme Court kills the shortcut—permanently. Know the new 3-step rule before your next demurrer. #CalAppLawPod
⚠️ One vowel voided a $6.5M judgment! Wrong spelling of defendant's legal name kills service by publication. Strict compliance—no room for approximation. dailyjournal.com/article/393…
kowallawgroup.com/fran-campb…⚠️ Ellis Act weaponized! 750 tenants face eviction at Barrington Plaza. Plus: supersedeas traps, anti-SLAPP erosion after Berk v. Choy, and when a conflict waiver voids your fee agreement. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/wdavidkosl…⚠️ Cities fining STVRs $5,000—but the cap is $1,000. Jarkesy may demand a jury. Plus: vendor-judges, pro per traps & Coastal Commission limits. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/judge-fay2…⚠️ Writ petition mistake: missing "STAY REQUESTED" on the cover buries your case. Judge Fay breaks down Palma vs. OSC signals and why supersedeas isn't what you think. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/hon-t-fay/⚠️ Writ petition secrets revealed! Former CA appellate writ attorney-turned-judge Tom Fay exposes what courts really look for — and why day 59 filings hurt you. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/lisa-mccal…⚠️ Appeal trap! Miss FC §3044 findings = near-guaranteed reversal. Plus: new statement of decision rules starting 2027 & how to preserve excluded evidence. Family law meets appellate strategy. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/johnsnow/🎤 Oral advocacy is a discipline, not a talent. John Snow reveals the one-fact-per-question cross rule, how to handle hostile bench questions, and why your slides should look like billboards. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/hon-s-rice… ⚖️ Judge speaks: incivility quietly kills your credibility. Remote hearings hurt your case. Complex mediation is a strategy problem. Lessons from the bench, JAMS, and the Palisades Fire litigation. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/170-6-afte…🎯 Paper the judge—but not too often. J.O. v. Superior Court ends blanket 170.6 challenges. Pattern = prima facie case. One-off survives. Your reasons better be real. #CalAppLawPod
kowallawgroup.com/ct/🚨 170.6 no longer automatic! CA Supreme Court now lets judges look behind peremptory challenges. Plus: Quinn Emanuel hit with $3M sanctions for ethics failures. Bad faith = bad idea. #CalAppLawPod