Civil Appeals and Writs -- Author Information

Jon B. Eisenberg has worked on hundreds of appeals, first as a staff attorney for the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, subsequently as an Oakland-based appellate practitioner with the Encino civil appellate law firm of Horvitz & Levy, and now with the San Francisco Bay Area appellate law firm of Eisenberg & Hancock. He is a graduate of University of California Hastings College of Law, where he was Order of the Coif and a law review editor and now teaches appellate procedure.

Mr. Eisenberg has written extensively on civil appeals and also has lectured on this subject in continuing legal education programs. He is director of civil appeals and writs programs presented by The Rutter Group.

Ellis J. Horvitz, a partner in the Encino firm of Horvitz & Levy, is one of the best known appellate lawyers in California. He has briefed and argued more than 50 cases before the California Supreme Court . . . including such landmarks as Moradi-Shalal, Garvey v. State Farm, Keller v. State Bar and the MICRA appeals.

Mr. Horvitz is a Stanford Law graduate, and clerked for former Chief Justice Phil Gibson of the California Supreme Court before entering private practice. He is a founder and past president of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers and taught appellate advocacy at the University of Southern California Law Center for more than 20 years.

Justice Howard B. Weiner (Ret.), a former Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, 4th District, has broad experience both as litigator and judge. He practiced law in Los Angeles County for almost 20 years, and was a superior court judge for three years before his appointment to the Court of Appeal.

Justice Wiener is a graduate of Harvard Law School and was awarded a Master of Law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He has taught at both the University of San Diego and California Western law schools, and participates regularly in Rutter Group continuing legal education programs. He is currently acting as a private judge.

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