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Charles Marriott Kagay
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Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
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Licensed in California for 49 years
State: California
Acquired: 1976
No misconduct found
Location
Complex Appellate Litigation Group, LLP
96 Jessie Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105
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Posted by anonymous | January 25, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Appeals
Poor Effort
He did an appellate review case without reviewing the entire file. He based his whole legal arguments on two legal arguments that were made in the Superior Court Case and skipped over the part where the court invited appellants to show why a jury would not believe the allegations/findings made. He fa...
Charles Marriott Kagay's Lawyer Endorsements
"Charles M. Kagay is a brilliant lawyer, and performs his work with equanimity despite the most desperate or fluid of circumstances. Charles Kagay's name is on some of the most important cases in California regarding Civil Procedure, including Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield, Cel-Tech, etc. "
Jonathan Nirenberg
Litigation lawyer
Experience
Honors
2018
Northern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Certified Specialist - Appellate Law, State Bar of California - Certified Specialist
2011
Certified Specialist - Appellate Law, State Bar of California - Certified Specialist
2006
Certified Specialist - Appellate Law, State Bar of California - Certified Specialist
2001
Certified Specialist - Appellate Law, State Bar of California - Certified Specialist
Work Experience
2023 - Present
Partner, Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
1995 - Present
Special Deputy Attorney General - intermittent, California Department of Justice
2016 - 2023
Of Counsel, California Appellate Law Group
2012 - 2023
Principal, Spiegel Liao & Kagay, PC
2001 - 2006
Chief Appellate Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel in re Cisneros
1995 - 2002
Chief Appellate Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel in re Espy
1985 - 2012
Partner, Spiegel Liao & Kagay, LLP
1976 - 1985
Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice
Associations
2013 - 2018
International Network of Boutique and Independent Law FirmsChairman, Board of Directors
2013 - 2018
International Network of Boutique and Independent Law FirmsPresident
Sample of Legal Cases
Young v. Tri-City Healthcare District, 210 Cal.App.4th 35 (2012)
Reversed; mandamus action reinstated.
Mileikowsky v. West Hills Hospital and Medical Center, 45 Cal.4th 1259 (2009)
Hearing officer's order overturned.
UAS Management, Inc., v. Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 169 Cal.App.4th 357 (2008)
Summary judgment reversed.
Yaqub v. Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, 122 Cal. App.4th 474 (2004)
Writ of administrative mandamus granted
Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. L.A. Cellular Telephone Co., 20 Cal 4th 163 (1999)
Unfair competition claims reinstated.
Education
1976
Harvard University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
M.P.P.
1972
Harvard College
A.B.
Speaking Engagements
2017
California MCLE
"Appellate Tips for Real Property Trial Lawyers"
2006
Section Education Institute
“How Not to Lose Your Appeal in the Trial Court”
2005
Annual Bar Meeting
“Win the Appeal Before Trial: An Appellate Lawyer’s Guide to Perfecting Pretrial Appeals for Trial Lawyers”
2002
California CLE
“Litigating the Class Action Lawsuit in California”
Publications
2012
A Thomson Reuters offering on the WestlawNext legal research platform
Practitioner Insights
2002
Competition Vol. 11, No. 1
“How ‘Federal’ Is California Summary Judgment Law after Aguilar?”