McCathern Updates Brand to Recognize Founding Partners
In 2012 partners Levi McCathern, Carl Evans, Paul Grinke, and Arnold Shokouhi started a new partnership and named it McCathern. The group wanted to continue the legacy of legal excellence that Levi started in 1998 when he founded the original McCathern law firm and build upon that, with one new mantra: “Improving People’s Lives”. Since […]
McCathern Sponsors Virtual Golf Tournament Benefiting Homeless
McCathern is proud to have supported the recent 7th annual Builders Appreciation Virtual Golf Tournament benefiting the Orange County and Inland Empire chapters of HomeAid. HomeAid is a nonprofit provider of housing and resources for people experiencing homelessness with 19 chapters in 13 states. Contractors in Collaboration, which organizes the golf tournament, is an alliance […]
Entertainment Lawyer Adam Mehr Joins McCathern Los Angeles Office
In a groundbreaking move, McCathern recently added experienced entertainment attorney Adam R. Mehr to its Los Angeles office and launched a Media & Entertainment Law practice to its long list of legal specialties. Adam joins McCathern as a partner and brings over two decades of industry experience working with a wide variety of entertainment and […]
McCathern’s Christopher Barkley Wins Significant Patent Trials
McCathern partner Christopher Barkley of the law firm’s Los Angeles office secured complete wins for his client, LoganTree LP backed by inventor Theodore Brann, against the technology firm Garmin in two inter partes review trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). In the PTAB’s August 28, 2019 Final Decisions (available here and here), […]
McCathern Welcomes New Intellectual Property Partner to LA Office
McCathern is excited to announce the addition of intellectual property partner Christopher Barkley to our Los Angeles office! About Christopher Barkley Christopher M. Barkley joined the McCathern Los Angeles office as a partner in 2018. For over a decade, he has been a practicing attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Christopher has […]
McCathern Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Yesterday, October 1, 2018, law firm McCathern, PLLC celebrated 20 years of partnerships and practice. We are humbled and excited to have the pleasure of celebrating this amazing milestone. McCathern is made up of over 40 attorneys and 30 staff members who are all dedicated to reaching the firm’s goal and motto of improving people’s lives. […]
California Supreme Court Vindicates Exclusivity of Right to Repair Law
The CA Supreme Court released its opinion on January 26, 2018 in McMillan Albany LLC v. Superior Court of Kern County. The Court, in a long awaited opinion to resolve the dispute over whether “SB800,” the California Right to Repair Act, is an exclusive statutory remedy, resoundingly upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision, holding that […]
Los Angeles Office Sponsors Charity Golf Tournament
Contractors in Collaboration (CNC) hosted their 3rd Annual Builder Appreciation Golf Tournament on Monday, September 26. McCathern’s Los Angeles office sponsored this charity event, which was an opportunity to raise awareness and help end homelessness. All net proceeds were donated to HomeAid of Orange County and HomeAid of Inland Empire. Check out our photos from the […]
California Case Update: Perry v. Bakewell Hawthorne LLC
A new case came down this week from the California Second District Court of Appeals. In it, the Court strictly interprets the law on designation of experts and timely disclosure. In Perry v. Bakewell Hawthorne LLC, defendants served a demand to exchange expert witnesses, to which plaintiff objected as untimely. The defendants proceeded to exchange […]
California Case Write Up: New SB800 Case Law
California Fifth Appellate District Court Rules to Return to Strict Enforcement of the SB800 Functionality Standards in Construction Litigation On August 26, 2015, the California Fifth Appellate District ruled in MCMILLIN ALBANY LLC et al., Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Kern County, Respondent, that SB800 (Civil Code, Section 895, et seq.) is, in fact, […]