Changes

F E AT U R E S
16 Sea Changes
BY BELYNDA RECK
As water rights litigation continues, conservation and new agreements are
affecting groundwater, the Salton Sea, and the Colorado River
21 2015 Ethics Roundup
BY JOHN W. AMBERG AND JON L. REWINSKI
Last year attorneys faced ethical issues involving the viability of the attorneyclient
privilege and communications during mediation
Plus: Earn MCLE credit. MCLE Test No. 256 appears on page 23.
26 2015 Tax Law Review
BY STEVEN TOSCHER AND KRISTA HARTWELL
Recent changes to state and federal tax laws have strengthened taxpayer
rights enforcement and encouraged research and development
32 Special Section
Semiannual Guide to Expert Witnesses
Los Angeles Lawyer
the magazine of
the Los Angeles County
Bar Association
April 2016
Volume 39, No. 2
COVER PHOTO: TOM KELLER
DEPARTM E NTS
8 On Direct
Victor D. Nieblas
INTERVIEW BY DEBORAH KELLY
10 Practice Tips
Recent caselaw affecting the
disentitlement doctrine and civil appeals
BY STEVEN S. FLEISCHMAN AND DAVID S. ETTINGER
13 Practice Tips
Applying Lydig to the requirements for
requesting a writ of attachment
BY RICHARD J. WITTBRODT, SARA H. KORNBLATT,
AND MICHELE A. ELLISON
60 Closing Argument
Litigation, civility, and how nice guys
can finish first
BY JASON D. RUSSELL
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