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Nov. 18, 2013

Lawrence J. Appel

Lawrence Appel is well-versed in the rules of court and likes them in pages, not on a computer.

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Lawrence J. Appel
Alameda County (Oakland) Superior Court

By Laura Hautala

Daily Journal Staff Writer

OAKLAND - Lawrence J. Appel is quick to cite the rules, and he likes to cite them from a real, paper book.

From the California rules of civil procedure to Aristotle, the citations in Appel's orders can come from many authorities. In a recent order, he quoted from legal scholar Karl Llewellyn's 1930 compendium, The Bramble Bush: Our Law and Its Study. Attorneys should know who this is: Appel cites "... (continued)

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