Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Nov. 15, 2014
Attorneys can SLAPP down some suits
Almost since its inception, the anti-SLAPP statute has served as a valuable tool for lawyer defendants sued by litigants regarding litigation-related conduct.
Alison Buchanan
Shareholder
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
60 S Market St Ste 1400
San Jose , CA 95113-2396
Phone: (408) 287-9501
Fax: (408) 287-2583
Email: alison.buchanan@hogefenton.com
Illinois IT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Alison's practice focuses on business litigation and professional liability. Alison is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law and recently completed a three-year term serving as a member of the State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct.
Enacted in 1992, Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16 (commonly known as the "anti-SLAPP statute") protects "the valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and petition for the redress of grievances" by allowing a defendant to move to strike at the outset of litigation. The statute is meant to quickly dispose of frivolous litigation aimed at chilling free speech and petitioning rights. If the defendant can demonstrate that the activity is covered by the statute, t...
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