Cathcart Collins LLP has joined the Adorno firm:

ADORNO, YOSS, ALVARADO & SMITH
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Los Angeles, California 90071
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Pat Cathcart is a Fellow, and Joe Collins is a Member and Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.


Cathcart writes commentaries on case developments as part of the LexisNexis Expert Commentaries series. You can access his articles at your LexisNexis research site by clicking on this paragraph. See the commentaries on

The Oakland Raiders v. National Football League [Nov. 2007][Court must specify reasons when granting new trial motion]

DiCola v. Performance Products Inc. [March 2008][Limits on permissible testimony in declarations]


Cathcart is one of the editors of Matthew Bender's California Practice Guide, updated twice annually:

Patrick Cathcart, Daralyn Durie, Otis McGee, Jr., The Honorable Ronalds S. Prager:

Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Trial and Post-Trial Civil Procedure

Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Trial and Post-Trial Civil Procedure covers every aspect of California civil trial and post-trial procedure in two easy-to-use volumes … preparing for trial, tailoring procedure to local rules of court, interacting with the court and opponents, presenting the case in court, and following up on securing a judgment and attacking or defending the judgment.



Association of Business Trial Lawyers:

Annual Seminar: September 25-28, 2008

The ABTL 35th Annual Seminar will be held at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, Poipu, Hawaii from September 25-28, 2008. Information is available at: http://www.abtl.org/annualseminar.htm

ABTL Pro-bono Opportunities

The Los Angeles Chapter of the ABTL has many pro-bono opportunities for lawyers. Click on this entry for a link to the list of programs on the ABTL website.