Los Angeles Daily News version posted here.

By Jaime Huff

Lawyers are – speaking as one myself- generally crafty people.

Sacramento Business Journal posted here

By Jaime Huff

Imagine having a private conversation with a friend over the phone.

Now imagine that same so-called friend secretly recorded the call and shared it with others. Most people would agree that should be illegal.

Media Contact:
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 26, 2026) — Today, the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) announced that Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) and Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) have been named the recipients of the Civil Justice Gavel.

CJAC awards the Civil Justice Gavel to one Democrat and one Republican legislator each year. Award recipients have displayed exceptional leadership in promoting a fair, balanced civil justice system in California.

Capitol Weekly Version posted here

By Jaime Huff

OPINION – At a time when California’s budget is strained and lawmakers are scrambling to close deficits, one sector is very obviously doing the heavy lifting for the state’s economy: artificial intelligence.

Bakersfield Californian version posted here

By Kyla Christoffersen Powell

If you’ve driven down any Central Valley freeway, you’ve seen the faces. The bright colors. The smiling lawyers looming from giant billboards, promising huge payouts and “justice” if you just call their number. These trial attorneys don’t work for free — they work for fees.

Mercury News published version posted here

By Aaron Hichman

California may have the fourth largest economy in the world, but our small businesses are struggling. It’s not just the high taxes and regulatory hoops we need to jump through to be entrepreneurs, it’s also the high risk of being shaken down by trial attorneys looking to make a quick buck.

Capitol Weekly published version posted here

By Michelle Rodriguez

OPINION – A loophole in federal and state financial laws allow for sanctioned Russian oligarchs and Vladimir Putin allies to make money off lawsuits filed in our court system.

Through a little known and understood investment instrument called “lawsuit financing,” foreign actors are manipulating our legal system for massive profits.

LA Daily News published version posted here

By Peter Kwong

As Los Angeles burned in early January, my heart broke for the thousands of Angelenos who lost their homes and their most cherished possessions.

After processing the shock of the natural disaster, I wondered how we were ever going to rebuild with potentially tens of billions of dollars in damage to our communities. 

Capitol Weekly published version posted here

By Kyla Christoffersen Powell

OPINION – In May of this year, Governor Newsom warned, “If we over-regulate, if we overindulge, if we chase the shiny object, we could put ourselves in a perilous position.”

Times of San Diego published version here

By Kyla Christoffersen Powell

May was small business month, an annual reminder that California small businesses need our leaders’ help.

Capitol Weekly published version here

By Kyla Christoffersen Powell

OPINION – As the state of California grapples with a multibillion-dollar revenue shortfall and unsustainable budgetary demands in the coming years, it’s a good time to remind policymakers and voters that businesses are a critical partner to the fiscal health of this state.