Panels, Conferences and Publications

Panels

• Serlin, Chair of Annual Panel Discussion on the Changing Supreme Court, Featuring Ninth Circuit Judges Alex Kozinski (Ret.) and Stephen Reinhardt (Dec.). 1998-2005.
• Benedon, Speaker at California Association of Realtors Legal Affairs Forum. January 2003.
• Benedon, Speaker at State Bar of California Conference on Appellate Practice.  September 1997.
• Benedon, Speaker at San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment. January 1994.

Publications by Benedon & Serlin, LLP Appellate Attorneys

• Requesting the statement of decision: A process that can preserve, if not enhance, your chances on appeal after a bench trial goes awry (PDF) Opens new window, Posner & Serlin, Advocate, December 2022
• Take a Deep Breath: Ten Seemingly Intractable Appellate Problems That Can Be Fixed (PDF) Opens new window, Posner & Serlin, Advocate, December 2021
• Assignment of Claims: An Untraditional Approach to Combining the Claims of Plaintiffs; How It Differs from Class Actions, Joinder, Consolidation, Relation, and Coordination (PDF) Opens new window, Posner & Serlin, Advocate, December 2020
• Pitfalls and Hazards When Perfecting a Civil Appeal (Part 1 of 3) (PDF) Opens new window
  Posner & Serlin, University of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, October 2020.
• Pitfalls and Hazards When Perfecting a Civil Appeal (Part 2 of 3) (PDF) Opens new window
  Posner & Serlin, University of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, October 2020.
• Pitfalls and Hazards When Perfecting a Civil Appeal (Part 3 of 3) (PDF) Opens new window
  Posner & Serlin, University of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, November 2020.
• Albers & Serlin, California Supreme Court Ruling on SB 800 Creates Conflict Between Homeowners, Insurers and Builders.  Subrogator, Spring/Summer 2018.
• Serlin & Benedon, Jury Trials for Juveniles: Justice Affirmed or Justice Denied?  Valley Lawyer, May 2017.
• Ebelhar, Court Reporters Transcripts in a Digital World. California Litigation, Volume 27, November 3, 2014.
• Albers & Serlin, Common Law Defect Remedies Live On.  Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 19, 2013.
• Horwitz & Serlin, The Long Goodbye: The Effect Of Tolling On Legal Malpractice Practice Claims.  Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 15, 2011.
• People in the News.  Valley News Group, March 26, 2009.
• Benedon, et al., Equitable Tolling of the FEHA Statute of Limitations.  California Labor & Employment Law Review (Publication of the State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section) March 2009.
• Expert Advice.  California Lawyer (Publication of the Daily Journal Corporation) September 1999.
• Serlin & Benedon, Farnham Expands Municipal Immunity For Urban Bike Paths.  Los Angeles Lawyer (Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) July/August 1999.
• Serlin & Benedon, How To Lose Your Right To Arbitrate Without Really Trying.  Litigation (Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Winter 1997/1998.
• Benedon & Serlin, Obtaining Relief From Deemed Admissions.  Advocate (Publication of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles) January 1996.
• Serlin & Benedon, Racial Hostility in the Workplace: Assessment from the Perspective of a Reasonable Person with the Victim’s Same Racial Traits.  Forum (Publication of the Consumer Attorneys of California) May 1995.
• Benedon & Serlin, Civil Discovery, and the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination.  Advocate (Publication of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles) March 1995.
• Benedon, Courts Clarify Physician’s Immunity In Reporting Child Abuse.  California Physician June 1991.
• Serlin, Appellate Court Settlement.  Alternatives (Publication of the American Bar Association) Winter 1986/1987.

Articles about Benedon & Serlin, LLP

• “Objectors Can’t Topple $4.5M Goodwill Wage Settlement Opens new window,” Law360, Aug. 18, 2020.
• “Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Valley Lawyers in the U.S. Supreme Court (PDF) Opens new window,” Valley Lawyer, May 2016.
• “People in the News,” Valley News Group, March 26, 2009.
• “Expert Advice,” California Lawyer, Sept. 1999.

Instruction

• Albers, Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing And Advocacy, University of Southern California — Gould School of Law.  2012-2015.
• Serlin, Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California — Gould School of Law.  November 2011, November 2012, November 2013.
• Serlin, Instructor for Calabasas High School and Viewpoint School — Constitutional Rights Foundation Mock Trial Competition.  2004-2009, 2011.
• Serlin, Instructor for San Fernando Valley School of Law and West Los Angeles School of Law, Traynor Moot Court Competition.  2005-2009, 2012-2014.
• Serlin, Traynor Moot Court Competition Judge.  2015-2016, 2018.
• Benedon & Serlin, Instructor on Post-Trial Motions and Appeals, Los Angeles Valley College. 1998-1999.