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Tim Kowal @UCp5hZGEehw8FQCqwOJ0DwVg@youtube.com

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I am a Certified Appellate Specialist. I help trial attorney


03:27
Focus letters make oral argument better, says Justice Lambden
04:11
"Quality and Value of Oral Argument Would Be Enhanced” by Focus Letters or Tentative Opinions
04:14
The “Published” Vs. “Unpublished” Distinction Matters Less Than You Think, Says Justice Lambden
08:39
A denial of a clemency request in CA amounts to a finding of abuse of power
03:28
Why Justice Bedsworth Called Justice Thompson “Hard Headed”
06:54
Advocacy Justice Justice Lambden used to send opinions as FYIs to the Legislature
05:34
Writ Petitions Are Won or Lost in the First Paragraph
04:54
Concede Weak Arguments, Gain Credibility, Says Justice Lambden
08:49
Gov Newsom appointed a new Supreme Court justice, but he should have nominated her
56:00
The Cal. Supreme Court’s Outgoing and Incoming Chief Justices, with David Ettinger
04:58
Litigation Is Not a Battle, It's an Expedition, Says Justice Lambden
09:09
Justice Thompson on Effective Oral Arguments, Give a “Different Spin” And Answer Questions
49:30
New Lawyer’s Toolkit Cases on Missing Findings & E Filing Mishaps- Calp with Tim Kowal & Jeff Lewis
01:12:37
Justice Lambden’s Lessons from the Trenches to the Benches and Back-Calp with Tim Kowal & Jeff Lewis
01:01:56
Why Are Courts Sour on CEQA? Peter Prows Explains - Calpodcast with Tim Kowal and Jeff Lewis
02:13
Tim Tells a Norm MacDonald Joke
01:59
“You Had to Be There” Doesn't Work on Appeal
01:53
Blue Book or Yellow Book for Legal Citation Format?
04:00
Should Appellate Courts Promote Mediation?
04:32
Two stories about judges who wouldn't follow the law
02:41
“Ve Haf Vays” Appellate Court Mediation Programs
02:03
When Courts Give the Silent Treatment
04:16
Is the Right to In Person Trials Enforceable?
02:25
A Mind Is Another Country
07:37
Promoting Clarity by Requesting Publication of Appellate Opinions
04:53
“It’s Judges’ Fault” If Legal Writers Mimic Their Jocularity
06:20
Grade Your Legal Writing How BriefCatch Scores Your Briefs
04:37
Managing Power Dynamics in Settling Appeals
03:20
The “Cleaned Up” Movement in Legal Citations
03:17
“Kill Your Darlings” Ross Guberman on Rising Above the Fray in Legal Writing
06:08
Does the Probate System “Care A Lot”?
07:44
Greedy fee motions may be denied in their entirety
05:28
The Probate “Stay-Killer”
03:54
What Family Law Attorneys Can Miss on Appeals
03:40
Why Family Law Writ Petitions Are So Hard
06:30
The Doomsday Provision and the Natural Right to Self Defense
03:14
The 9th Circuit’s Skewed 2nd Amendment Scorecard
08:10
About That Cheeky Concurrence by Judge VanDyke
02:54
The most frequently committed legal writing mistakes
03:03
Why unpublished opinions probably should remain non citable
05:09
Published Opinions Are Well Thought Out Shouldn't They All Be?
07:19
Proper and improper ways to get around the no citation rule
04:27
How the No Citation Rule Is Routinely Violated
05:38
Why you should include more white space in your briefs
03:44
Two Proposals to Amend the No-Citation Rule
05:40
Law Is What Courts Do, Not What They Say
04:06
How the Medical “Standard of Care” Has Killed Two Presidents
06:31
The Tension Between Medicine and Public Health
02:17
The Best Time to Prepare for Oral Argument
07:07
Overview of the Two Major Types of Vaccine Mandate Challenges
02:17
The Best Time to Prepare for Oral Argument
02:57
Where the Statement of Decision Procedure Can Fail You
02:28
Appellate Attorneys As Warrior Scholars
04:24
So You Reversed a Statement of Decision – Now What?
03:08
Keep These Three Tips in Mind for Your Next Appellate Brief
06:40
The Trend Toward Reviewability of Arbitration Awards
02:12
Dear Federal Judges Please Discuss More Unpublished CA Cases
09:11
Evolving Law on Arbitrability in CA
03:14
Increase Your Chances of Success on a Writ
02:09
The Lesser Known Standard of Review "Finding Compelled As a Matter of Law"