Mitchell C Tilner

Practice Areas

Insurance coverage, bad faith, contract disputes, employment law, water law, eminent domain, entertainment law and punitive damages.

Career

Renowned for his proficiency in analyzing legal issues and handling complex, high-stakes appeals involving insurance coverage and bad faith, Mitch Tilner has briefed or supervised the briefing in more than 400 appeals and writ proceedings and has argued more than 100 appeals and writ proceedings in the state and federal appellate courts. He also consults with trial firms and other appellate firms on appellate strategy and briefing. In addition to insurance appeals, he has handled appeals for private entities and public agencies in the areas of business and contract disputes, employment law, water law, eminent domain, entertainment law, and punitive damages.

Mitch is a partner at the firm, where he has been practicing since 1988. He has been a California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist for more than 20 years.

Mitch frequently presents seminars to clients and professional groups on the appellate process, legal writing, and related subjects. Mitch began his professional career as an associate in the litigation department of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

California Academy of Appellate Lawyers

DRI

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Section

Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers

Publications

One Shot Appeals (December 2020) Los Angeles Lawyer

Calif. Extension Of Court Deadlines Rests On Shaky Ground (June 4, 2020) Law360

Will the Billable Hour Go the Way of the Law Library? (Perspective) (July 28, 2016) Bloomberg Law

10 Ways to Improve Your Next Dispositive Motion: Writing Tips for Busy Trial Attorneys (Spring 2013) Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, p. 1

Does the Quality of Appellate Advocacy Make a Difference? (Sept. 2012) For The Defense (DRI), p. 82

The Insurer's Dilemma (Feb. 13, 2012) The Recorder [online exclusive]

Expert Appellate Briefs Keep the Reader in Mind (Aug. 2010) LACBA E-Publication, Vol. II, No. 11

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section 2009) 2008 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, July 2008) 2007 California Litigation Review

Developments in California Insurance Law The State Bar of California, 2007 Annual Review (2007), p. 15.

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, June 2007) 2006 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, July 2006) 2005 California Litigation Review

Consistently Inconsistent: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting Insurance Policies (3d Qtr. 2004) Verdict, p. 30

Court Fails to Clarify Use of Policy's Drafting History (June 3, 2004) L.A. Daily J. p. 7

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, Sept. 2005) 2004 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, Nov. 2004) 2003 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, May 2003) 2002 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, May 2002) 2001 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, Apr. 2001) 2000 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, Aug. 2000) 1999 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, Oct. 1999) 1998 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, Aug. 1998) 1997 California Litigation Review

The Call of Duty (Feb. 1996) L.A. Lawyer

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, Apr. 1997) 1996 California Litigation Review

Appeals, Writs and Post-Trial Motions (Cal. State Bar, Lit. Section, June 1996) 1995 California Litigation Review

Insurance Coverage for "Wilful Acts": Clarifying Clemmer (Sept. 1991) L.A. Lawyer