Marriage of Lafkas (2015) 237 Cal. App.4th 921

Jun 15, 2015

OUTCOME: reversed -- represented appellant

marital dissolution -- main contested issue concerned a real estate partnership that husband owned prior to marriage. Wife's name was added to the partnership, but the partnership agreement did not me ... et the requirements of the transmutation statute. Court of Appeal determined that when the provisions of Family code section 852 conflict with Family code section 2581, the transmutation requirements of section 852 must be met before the joint title presumption of section 2581 appliues

Lantz v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2014) 226 Cal.App.4th 298

May 19, 2014

OUTCOME: affirmed

Workers compensation case - deals with the special mission exception to the going and coming rule

Marriage of Lafkas (2007) 153 Cal. App. 4th 1429

Aug 06, 2007

OUTCOME: dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal determined that an order / judgment after a bifurcated trial is not appealable unless the trial attorneys have obtained a certificate of probable cause from the trial court pursua ... nt to Family Code section 2025.1

Reno Air Racing Assn., Inc. v. McCord 452 F.3d 975 (9th Cir. 2006)

Jul 07, 2006

OUTCOME: reversal on an abuse of discretion standard - represented appellant

Issues included trademark infringement and civil contempt re: a TRO. Written about in Dailly Journal in article, Underdogs Make Their Marks January 2007 by Alan I. Cyrlin

Ghadrdan v. Gorabi (2010) 182 Cal. App. 4th 416

N/A

OUTCOME: affirmed - represented appellant

Ronald P. Slates, APC v. Gorabi (2010) 189 Cal. App. 4th 1210

N/A

OUTCOME: affirmed - represented respondent