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Marc D. Alexander

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Attorney and Mediator
Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC)
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Columns
Title Category Published
Survival cannibalism at sea and the necessity defense Dec. 16, 2025
What California lawyers need to know about DC ethics advice Ethics/Professional Responsibility Nov. 13, 2025
Supreme Court saves an arbitration deadline from preemption by making it more palatable Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court Aug. 18, 2025
Monkey business or moral battle? Revisiting the trial that still divides America Constitutional Law, Books Jul. 22, 2025
The curious exclusion of inactive attorneys from mediation State Bar & Bar Associations, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Jul. 2, 2025
California: friend or foe of arbitration? Litigation & Arbitration Apr. 10, 2024
PAGA Arbitration: California Courts in the wake of Viking Cruises Alternative Dispute Resolution Apr. 26, 2023
Waiver of the right to arbitrate revisited Litigation & Arbitration Nov. 3, 2022
Government lawyers, professionalism and the January 6 Committee Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jun. 27, 2022
The United States and California Supreme Courts are not on the same page U.S. Supreme Court, Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court Jun. 10, 2022
The right to speak one’s mind: the limits of an attorney’s right to speak about a judge Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights Apr. 4, 2022
‘Unthinkable’: Raskin on trauma and truth in America Government, Constitutional Law, Books Feb. 1, 2022
Supplemental jurisdiction in ADA cases: A question of timing Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Dec. 15, 2021
Do justices studiously try to avoid deciding cases on the basis of ideology? U.S. Supreme Court, Books Oct. 19, 2021
Outsourcing the violation of constitutional rights to private parties U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Sep. 8, 2021
Ex parte communication leads to arbitrator’s disqualification California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Jun. 8, 2021
Qui tam actions can avoid arbitration in California Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Dec. 24, 2020
Notorious RBG talks life, love, liberty and law U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Books Sep. 4, 2020
California makes voting by mail easier Government Jun. 30, 2020
‘McMillion$’ evokes nostalgia for burgers, fries and mere millionaires Entertainment & Sports, Alternative Dispute Resolution Feb. 21, 2020
'Mechanical' analysis of attorney fees award in civil rights case results in partial reversal Law Practice, Civil Litigation Feb. 7, 2020
9th Circuit arbitrator disclosure ruling: In search of a solution to a problem it’s unable to solve Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 30, 2019
Benefitting the strong and disadvantaging the weak Constitutional Law, Books Sep. 19, 2019
Opening the federal courthouse door to takings claims U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Jun. 25, 2019
4th District Court of Appeal Justice William Bedsworth on civility Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jun. 18, 2019
Cost-shifting in mediation after Berkeley Cement ruling Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Jan. 29, 2019
How voter suppression is destroying our democracy U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law, Books Oct. 29, 2018
‘The Journey’ and the art of negotiation Alternative Dispute Resolution Jul. 14, 2017
The perils of blogging Civil Litigation Apr. 18, 2015

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Peter R. Gray Jr., on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Beverages & More Inc. dba BevMo Consumer Law Plaintiff May 16, 2015

MCLE
Title Category Published
The United States and California Supreme Courts are not on the same page Alternative Dispute Resolution Jun. 10, 2022
Title Category Published
Survival cannibalism at sea and the necessity defense Dec. 16, 2025
What California lawyers need to know about DC ethics advice Ethics/Professional Responsibility Nov. 13, 2025
Supreme Court saves an arbitration deadline from preemption by making it more palatable Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court Aug. 18, 2025
Monkey business or moral battle? Revisiting the trial that still divides America Constitutional Law, Books Jul. 22, 2025
The curious exclusion of inactive attorneys from mediation State Bar & Bar Associations, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Jul. 2, 2025
California: friend or foe of arbitration? Litigation & Arbitration Apr. 10, 2024
PAGA Arbitration: California Courts in the wake of Viking Cruises Alternative Dispute Resolution Apr. 26, 2023
Waiver of the right to arbitrate revisited Litigation & Arbitration Nov. 3, 2022
Government lawyers, professionalism and the January 6 Committee Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jun. 27, 2022
The United States and California Supreme Courts are not on the same page U.S. Supreme Court, Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court Jun. 10, 2022
The right to speak one’s mind: the limits of an attorney’s right to speak about a judge Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights Apr. 4, 2022
‘Unthinkable’: Raskin on trauma and truth in America Government, Constitutional Law, Books Feb. 1, 2022
Supplemental jurisdiction in ADA cases: A question of timing Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Dec. 15, 2021
Do justices studiously try to avoid deciding cases on the basis of ideology? U.S. Supreme Court, Books Oct. 19, 2021
Outsourcing the violation of constitutional rights to private parties U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Sep. 8, 2021
Ex parte communication leads to arbitrator’s disqualification California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Jun. 8, 2021
Qui tam actions can avoid arbitration in California Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Dec. 24, 2020
Notorious RBG talks life, love, liberty and law U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Books Sep. 4, 2020
California makes voting by mail easier Government Jun. 30, 2020
‘McMillion$’ evokes nostalgia for burgers, fries and mere millionaires Entertainment & Sports, Alternative Dispute Resolution Feb. 21, 2020
'Mechanical' analysis of attorney fees award in civil rights case results in partial reversal Law Practice, Civil Litigation Feb. 7, 2020
9th Circuit arbitrator disclosure ruling: In search of a solution to a problem it’s unable to solve Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 30, 2019
Benefitting the strong and disadvantaging the weak Constitutional Law, Books Sep. 19, 2019
Opening the federal courthouse door to takings claims U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Jun. 25, 2019
4th District Court of Appeal Justice William Bedsworth on civility Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jun. 18, 2019
Cost-shifting in mediation after Berkeley Cement ruling Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Alternative Dispute Resolution Jan. 29, 2019
How voter suppression is destroying our democracy U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law, Books Oct. 29, 2018
‘The Journey’ and the art of negotiation Alternative Dispute Resolution Jul. 14, 2017
The perils of blogging Civil Litigation Apr. 18, 2015
Title Category Published
The United States and California Supreme Courts are not on the same page Alternative Dispute Resolution Jun. 10, 2022
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