Publications

“California Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting Government Claims Act Immunities,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 7, 2023

“Know the Rules in Suits Involving the Government Claims Act,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 10, 2023

“Governmental Entity Litigation: The Mirror Dimension,” California Litigation, Vol. 35, No. 3 (2023)

"Write Your Papers Like You Try Your Cases," California Litigation, Vol. 29, No. 1 (2016)

"Leading the Dance: Drafting the Appellees' Brief," Certworthy , Volume 13, Issue 2, October 20, 2011

"Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers: Summary of Facts," Los Angeles County Bar Association, Vol. II, No. 14, November 2010

Mr. Barer was a Practitioner Contributor to the Ninth Edition of Black's Law Dictionary (West 2009)

"Consequences of Wireless Case Are Not So Dire" (letter to the editor), Los Angeles Daily Journal , November 17, 2009

"The Collateral Conundrum: Olsen v. Reid Frames the Hanif/Nishihama Controversy - and Suggests How It Will Turn Out," California Litigation , Vol. 21, No. 3 (2008)

"Say it With Feeling: Aim for the Heart, or Go for the Gut," Certworthy, Winter 2006

"California Courts Differ on Liability for Negligent Handling of Emergency Calls," Los Angeles Daily Journal , September 11, 2002

"Contractual Indemnification Claims Against Public Entities: When Are They Time-Barred?"Public Law Journal , Vol. 21, No. 5 (Winter 1998)

Mr. Barer is the author of The Claim Book. This book is of high value to public entities, and is available free of charge from Pollak, Vida & Barer in PDF format, only to California public entities and their attorneys. To request a copy of this publication, send an email to law@pollakvida.com. Please let us know in your email your qualification to receive this publication.