The California Appellate Law Podcast
The California Appellate Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
750 Tenants, One Nudist Colony, and a Draining Anti-SLAPP: Fran Campbell on California's Hottest Landlord-Tenant Battles
Why do tenants' rights cases end up on appeal—and what happens when the Ellis Act gets weaponized? Tenants' rights appellate attorney Fran Campbell joins Jeff Lewis as a guest host while Tim Kowal is on vacation, sharing hard-won insight from l...
Fine and Punishment: How cities punish short-term vacation rentals
One California city has been quietly collecting $5,000-per-incident fines from short-term vacation rental owners. And if the regime is struck down, the city may owe half a million dollars back.Former constitutional law attorney David Kos...
Palma, Alt Writs, and the OSC: Reading the Tea Leaves After Your Petition Lands with Judge Fay
Why do writ petitions so often fail? Judge Tom Fay covers the technical writ rules that attorneys often overlook. In part 2 of our conversation with former lead writs attorney at the Santa Ana Court of Appeal, Judge Fay covers the CRC 8.486 and...
59 Days Is Not an Emergency: Newly Minted Judge Fay Decodes Writ Triage
Tom Fay spent years as the lead civil writs attorney for California's 4th District, Division 3, processing every emergency petition that crossed the court's threshold. Effective June 29, 2026, he's now Judge Tom Fay of the Orange County Superio...
How Lisa McCall Appeals Family Law Orders—and Gets Them Published
One of just 12 California lawyers dual-certified in both family and appellate law, Lisa McCall has an unusually clear view of how family trial work plays out on appeal. Lisa shares the record‑killing mistakes family lawyers often make.An...
