General Counsel
Fred J. Hiestand, APC
1943-2023
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| How Long is Too Long? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | May 17, 2022 |
| Give more money to clients, limit contingency fees | Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice | Oct. 29, 2021 |
| Why we should stop SB 447’s imposition of unlimited ‘pain and suffering’ damages | Civil Litigation | May 13, 2021 |
| A call to 'Armendariz' | U.S. Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Jul. 3, 2019 |
| California’s Armendariz opinion violates federal law | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation | Jun. 28, 2019 |
| MICRA’s ‘cap’ comports with right to a jury trial under 7th | Civil Litigation | Mar. 27, 2019 |
| Can fees influence punitive damages? | Civil Litigation | Apr. 7, 2016 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| How Long is Too Long? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | May 17, 2022 |
| Give more money to clients, limit contingency fees | Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice | Oct. 29, 2021 |
| Why we should stop SB 447’s imposition of unlimited ‘pain and suffering’ damages | Civil Litigation | May 13, 2021 |
| A call to 'Armendariz' | U.S. Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Jul. 3, 2019 |
| California’s Armendariz opinion violates federal law | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation | Jun. 28, 2019 |
| MICRA’s ‘cap’ comports with right to a jury trial under 7th | Civil Litigation | Mar. 27, 2019 |
| Can fees influence punitive damages? | Civil Litigation | Apr. 7, 2016 |