Resume of Ave Buchwald
Client representation in litigation involving
Business - Contracts - Real Estate - Legal Malpractice - Probate Contests
Professional Specialization
- Appeals and Writs in California and Federal Courts of Appeal
- Law and motion and discovery
- Investigation, research and strategic planning in Complex Civil Litigation
Certified Specialist
Certified as an Appellate Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Educational Background
1973 | B.S. | UCLA |
1976 | J.D. | State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law |
1978 | | University of Southern California School of Law California Probate Procedure (Certificate)
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1994 | | Los Angeles County Bar Association
Basic Mediation Certification: Dispute Resolution Services
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Admitted To Practice
- All California State Courts
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
Recent Published Decisions
- Luna v. Vela (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 102, 86 Cal. Rprt.3d 588
(Person who sets up home volleyball game has duty not to increase the risks inherent in the game.)
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Superior Court (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 317, 78 Cal.Rptr.3d 828
(An accident as the term is used in insurance policies, occurs when an injury is unexpected or unintended.)
- Tunstall v. Wells (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 544, 50 Cal.Rptr.3d 468
(A no-contest clause can disinherit other beneficiaries in addition to the contesting party.)
- Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals (2005) 128 Cal. App. 4th 187, 26 Cal. Rptr. 3d 790; and 128 Cal. App. 4th 199, 26 Cal Rptr 3d 823
(Default judgment violated due process.)
- Islas v. D & G Mfg. Co. (2004) 120 Cal. App. 4th 571, 15 Cal. Rptr. 3d 559
(Trial judge incorrectly ruled that industrial machine was not a power press.)
- Zapanta v. Universal Care, Inc. (2003) 107 Cal.App.4th 1167, 132 Cal.Rptr.2d 842
(Trial court loses jurisdiction to rule on summary judgment after voluntary dismissal.)
- DCH Health Services Corp. v. Waite (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 829, 115 Cal.Rptr.2d 847
(Conflict of interest will not be presumed when married lawyers represent opposite sides.)
Judicial/Arbitration Appointments
- Attorney fee arbitrator, Long Beach Bar Association
Professional Memberships
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Appellate Courts Committee)
- Long Beach Bar Association (Fee Arbitration Committee)
- Joseph A. Ball, Clarence G. Hunt Inn of Court
Publications - Long Beach Reporter (1992)
- "Non Appealable Orders"
- "The Timely Notice of Appeal"
- "Minimizing Appellate Expense"
- "The Substantial Evidence Rule"
Lecture
Appealable Orders: How to Tell Writ from Wrong (2009)