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Michael A.S. Newman
Michael Newman is a litigation partner in Barger & Wolen LLP’s Los Angeles office. He is involved in a broad range of litigation matters, including insurance coverage disputes, bad faith liability actions, class actions and contractual disputes. Mr. Newman is a regular guest columnist for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and the San Francisco Daily Journal, engaged to write book reviews, opinions, and analyses of both current and historical legal issues.
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1999
Chief Comments Editor, UCLA Law Review - University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa,1996
Articles & Publications
- For the Government, Transparency and Accountability Is a One-Way Mirror
Posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2010). (San Francisco Daily Journal, August 09, 2010) - New Law Protects Frivolous Actions
Posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2010). (Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 19, 2010) - The Bizarre Law That Punishes the Kindness of Strangers
Posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2009). (Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 03, 2009) - Messing With a Time-Tested Method
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 29, 2008) - Failing the First Amendment
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 04, 2008) - Reforming Class Action
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 20, 2007) - Guns, Blood and Gavels
Profile of California Chief Justice David S. Terry (1823-1889). (Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 14, 2007) - Preventing Abuse of Tort Litigation Means Fixing Laws
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 07, 2006) - Attorney-Fee Measure Would Corrode Government Integrity
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 21, 2006) - For the Sake of Workers, Employers Need Freedom
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 13, 2006) - Legislature Needs to Unwrite Jury Waiver Paradox
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 03, 2006) - Proposition 79 Will Hamper Development of New Drugs
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 22, 2005) - ‘Roe’ Propels Blackmun’s Improbable Journey
Review of Linda Greenhouse's biography of Justice Blackman. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 22, 2005) - Assembly Bill Represents Legislative Bid to Skirt Proposition 64
Critique of AB 528 which puports to create a private right of action for enforcing a broad range of state laws. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 20, 2005) - Bill Misses Mark, Gives Plaintiffs Too Much Ammo
Critique of AB 1700 which would act to nullify confidentiality agreements in litigation. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 05, 2005) - 1st DCA Falls Out of Step With Voters, Intent of Prop. 64
Analysis of Court of Appeal cases interpreting Proposition 64. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 17, 2005) - Voice of Legal Scholar Coke, Circa 1600, Applies in 2005
Discussion of the life and legacy of Sir Edward Coke, 1552-1634. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 09, 2005) - Insurers Take Fall for Workers’ Compensation System Flaws
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 30, 2004) - Schools Need More-Sensible System Than Zero Tolerance
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 15, 2004) - Financial Elder-Abuse Law Harms Victims It Should Protect
How California's Elder Abuse law acts to hinder elder's investment choices. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 20, 2004) - Initiative Is Sensible Attempt to Rein In a Terribly Problematic State Law
Analysis of California's Proposition 64. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 23, 2004)
Professional Memberships
- The State Bar of California
- American Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association