Randy Sullivan

The relatively recent decision in Jogani v. Jogani (2026) 118 Cal. App. 5th 823 provides a series of lessons for real estate litigators and trial attorneys. This article will focus on how jury instructions assisted in...more At one time or another every trial lawyer has or will encounter the frustrating circumstances of an attempted sandbag on the eve of trial.  ...more Not every apparent prescriptive right vests. At first glance, a decades long encroachment might appear to be a shoo-in as an easement by prescription. However, encroaching structures built without permits or approvals are...more A recent California appellate case clarifies the application of the statute of limitations to trust amendments. In Smith v. Myers (2024) 103 Cal.App.5th 586, a dispute arose between the decedent’s children and his widow...more