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May It Displease the Court?
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About
This Course
Hear directly from judges about do’s and don’ts when it comes to contacting the court, requesting reconsideration, and other situations in filings or oral argument that may annoy the judge (whether you realize it or not).
Topics
- When is it appropriate to reach out to the court directly?
- When are requests for reconsideration likely to be successful and when should they not be brought?
- What steps should counsel take when reaching out to the court or requesting reconsideration to minimize chances of irritating the judge?
- Other do’s and don’ts when litigating your case in SF Superior or N.D. Cal.
About the Presenters
Hon. Christine Van Aken
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 1 other areas)
The Honorable Christine Van Aken is currently a SF Superior Court judge and serves as the Law and Motion/Discovery judge in Department 301. Judge Van Aken was appointed to the bench in 2018. Judge Van Aken earned a B.A. from Harvard and her law degree from NYU School of Law. After law school, she clerked for the Hon. Pierre N. Level of the United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, then joined the Arnold & Porter firm, and went on to clerk for the Hon. David Souter of the United States Supreme Court. Judge Van Aken joined the ...
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Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley
Northern District of California
Practice Area: Trial (+ 2 other areas)
The Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley is currently a district court judge for the Northern District of California, a role she has held since 2022. From 2011-2022, she served as a Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California. Judge Corley holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from Harvard. She served as a clerk for the Hon. Robert Keeton in the District of Massachusetts and later went on to work in private practice at the Goodwin Procter firm, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, and later at Kerr & Wagstaffe. From 1998-2009, Judge Corley ...
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Hon. Victor Hwang
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 2 other areas)
Victor Hwang has been a Superior Court judge in San Francisco since being elected in 2016 and is currently assigned to a criminal trial court with a focus on motions to suppress.Prior to joining the bench, Victor worked for nearly 25 years as a civil rights attorney, serving as an assistant district attorney in San Francisco specializing in hate crimes and human trafficking prosecutions, as the deputy director of API Legal Outreach, as the hate crimes/police practices attorney for the Asian Law Caucus, and as a deputy public defender in Los Angeles.In the course of his practice, he has litigated ...
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Adam Brausa, Esq.
Morrison Foerster
Practice Area: Trial (+ 1 other areas)
Adam is a trial lawyer, who focuses his practice on patent litigation. Adam’s clients look to him as lead counsel in district court litigation, post-grant proceedings at the Patent Office, and at the Federal Circuit. With every client, Adam starts by listening and learning about their business, so that he and his team can craft a bespoke legal strategy best suited to accomplish his client’s goals.Adam represents numerous Fortune 500 companies including Genentech, Shopify, Squarespace, and GoPro, as well as emerging and venture-funded companies across industry sectors. He was part of the team that led enforcement of Genentech’s Cabilly family ...
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James Judah, Esq.
Quinn Emannuel
Practice Area: Commercial / Consumer Law (+ 2 other areas)
James Judah is a partner in the San Francisco office. He joined the firm in 2007. James’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property disputes. He has advised clients across a wide range of industries and technologies, including autonomous and electric vehicles, cybersecurity, payment and content delivery systems, smartphones, smart speakers, digital rights management, blockchain, semiconductors, OLED displays, commercial satellites, telecommunications infrastructure, and biopharmaceuticals. His clients have ranged from startups to multinational corporations. He has litigated trade secrets, patents, breach of contract, founder disputes, copyright, trademarks and trade dress, unfair competition, antitrust, employee mobility, wrongful termination, and RICO, among other ...
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