Anti-SLAPP Motions: Views from the Bench and Bar
$74.99
Credits in
1.00 General
Practice Areas:
Constitutional Law, Litigation, Trial
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About
This Course
Gain practical and strategic insight when confronted with or considering pursuing an anti-SLAPP motion. Ensure best representation of your client by (1) preventing plaintiffs from pursuing claims that may trigger a dispositive anti SLAPP motion and (2) arming defendants with the best tools to dismiss frivolous litigation.
Topics
- Overview: anti-SLAPP’s application in state and federal court
- CA anti-SLAPP – red flag / issue-spotting + case law developments
- Judge’s perspective: expectations for anti-SLAPP practitioners
- Unexpected applications: arbitration and civil harassment TROs/ restraining orders
- Potential future developments: Free Speech Protection Act, etc.
About the Presenters
Heather Silver, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig
Practice Area: Commercial / Consumer Law (+ 5 other areas)
Heather is a skilled litigator with extensive trial experience who represents businesses, individuals, and government entities in complex commercial litigation. She is an aggressive advocate who is committed to designing efficient and innovative strategies to safeguard and promote her clients' legal and economic interests. Clients appreciate Heather’s ability to distill complex arguments, making them compelling and accessible for judges and jurors.Heather focuses her practice primarily on entertainment and intellectual property claims (including claims involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets), as well as complex commercial real estate disputes. Clients also seek her counsel on a wide range of disputes, including ...
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Hon. Harold E. Kahn
CA Judicial Council
Practice Area: Trial (+ 3 other areas)
Retired Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, 2022-present. Participates in the Judicial Council of California’s Temporary Assigned Judges Program to serve as a trial judge throughout California. So far assigned cases in Alameda, Del Norte, Kings, Mendocino, Plumas, San Francisco, San Mateo and Solano Counties.Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, 2001-2022. Appointed by Governor Gray Davis. Re-elected without opposition in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. Assignments included presiding over all aspects of civil, criminal and family law cases, as well as asbestos case management court, drug court, criminal domestic violence ...
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Denis S. Kenny, Esq.
Scherer Smith & Kenny
Practice Area: Litigation (+ 4 other areas)
Denis is a founding partner at Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP. Denis is an experienced civil litigator specializing in employment litigation and counseling for employers and employees alike. In counseling client employers, Denis emphasizes the importance of developing and implementing policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with state and federal laws relating to 1099 independent contractor issues, wage and hour questions, wrongful termination and harassment/discrimination in the workplace. As part of his practice, he speaks to groups and provides frequent updates to clients on developments in the ever-changing employment law arena.Denis also represents companies and individuals in a wide ...
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Krista L. Baughman, Esq.
Dhillon Law Group
Practice Area: Constitutional Law (+ 3 other areas)
Krista Baughman is a First Amendment and Civil Liberties trial lawyer focusing on speech-related litigation and anti-SLAPP matters. She is passionate about upholding free speech and due process rights for citizens and students. Krista manages precedent-setting cases at the forefront of litigation in these areas.
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