At the Lectern

MARCH 29, 2022

Ellis Horvitz died last week. He was the Horvitz of Horvitz & Levy. His name — not just the firm’s name — appears as counsel on 82 of the court’s opinions, spanning 50 years. But he was so much more. Early in his career, Ellis clerked for Chief Justice Phil Gibson.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Horvitz & Levy founder Ellis Horvitz will be the featured speaker for the next edition of the Beverly Hills Bar Association “War Stories” series, on Monday, February 22, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. Registration here.).

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Horvitz & Levy is involved in both cases. Last month, after having granted the petition for review filed by Horvitz & Levy in Guardianship of S.H.R. , ” Similarly, the court today appointed Horvitz & Levy’s Christopher Hu “to brief and argue.,

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She said Mosk had “a great sense of humor and a gentle but firm manner.” When Gibson retired in 1964, Murray joined Justice Stanley Mosk’s staff, where she stayed for the remainder of her time at the court. ” But, nearing retirement, Murray found a different calling.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 3, 2021

4th 776, in which Horvitz & Levy prevailed on a significant issue regarding vicarious disqualification of a law firm. Another case further illustrates the point that not every “important question of law” is one that is “necessary” for the Supreme Court to settle — Kirk v. 2010) 183 Cal.App.4th

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At the Lectern

MAY 9, 2022

The article quotes UC Irvine (but soon-to-be UCLA) law professor, and former Horvitz & Levy colleague, Richard Hasen: “A state constitutional amendment certainly may serve a political purpose. In American Academy of Pediatrics v. Lungren (1997) 16 Cal.4th

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