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Dear Mr. Morgenstern:

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to testify before the Assembly Judiciary Committee's Informational hearing entitled "The Access to Justice Crisis Facing California Families." your expert knowlege and thoughtful testimony sigificantly helped educate the Legislature about the budget cuts to the courts and the devastating impacts those cuts are having on the public and California's system of justice.

SAN FRANCISCO—The Supreme Court of California announced today the creation of a seven-member State Bar Trustees Nominating Committee to assist the court in selecting appointees to the State Bar Board of Trustees.

Maranga | Morgenstern Associates, Judy Liao and Phil Tukia, presented this roundtable which analyzed Sargon v. USC (2012) 55 Cal.4th 747. This case addresses the introduction, submission, and utilization of expert witnesses at trial, and delineates the scope of appropriate expert testimony.

John F. Peterson addressed the 45th Annual Seminar of the Association discussing "Elder Abuse Litigation: Defense and Damage Control."

Maranga | Morgenstern's Paul Elkort and Reid Dworkin discuss the parents' role and rights to a settlement claim involving a minor. This presentation was created as part of a Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) course.

This webinar presents an overview of the development of bad faith insurance law in California, including examples of seminal cases, misconceptions, examples of third party bad faith, as well as real-life and practical applications.

In this webinar, Maranga/Morgenstern Partner, Ninos Saroukhanioff, explores civility guidelines with regard to depositions, litigation conduct, and use of threats, among others, as set forth by the State Bar of California and the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

This webinar presents an overview of the protection afforded to witness statements as part of the attorney work product doctrine. It also explores a new ruling, Coito v. Superior Court (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 758, which eradicates the work product protection generally afforded to witness statements.

Maranga/Morgenstern Associates, Judy Liao and Phil Tukia, explore a scenario where both an employer and employee are sued in a negligence claim, and discuss whether or not an employer who admits vicarious liability can also be sued for negligence.

In 2011, Kenneth Maranga, Robert Morgenstern, and John F. Peterson were recognized by Super Lawyer Magazine as being among California's top 5 percent of all attorneys, which reflects a top 5 percent rating by their peers.

Presented by Partner Ninos Saroukhanioff and Associate Neil Joseph, this webinar examines the different categories of indemnity clauses as classified by MacDonald & Kruse and Rossmoor.

Presented by the firm's Founding Partner Robert Morgenstern and Partner Ninos Saroukhanioff, this webinar examines the process of assignment of judges, selection of a jury panel, as well as any and all restrictions and limitations placed on a case in trial.

Robert A. Morgenstern, who served as Secretary Treasurer in 2006 and President in 2009, has recently been moved into the Chairs of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC).

Maranga | Morgenstern successfully defended a night club against a premises liability claim following a brawl between two patrons.

When Bob Morgenstern earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977, he enrolled in Southwestern Law School to "give California a try." Thirty years later, the native East Coaster and avid golfer doesn't plan to leave. "Now when I go back East to visit, I'm anxious to come home after three or four days. Living in L.A. I'm the happiest guy in the world. I'm a Southern California guy."