May 16, 2026
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Author: Chris Micheli

Chris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist with Snodgrass & Micheli, LLC, as well as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law.

Suggestions to Legislators, Staff, and Lobbyists on Bill and Amendment Drafting

May 12, 2026   2:00 pmMay 12, 2026   2:01 pm
As I read the language of thousands of bills and amendments every year in the California Legislature, I think about the critical role played by the attorneys in the Office of Legislative Counsel, and their work with elected officials, their...
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Offer of Performance

May 12, 2026   2:30 amMay 12, 2026   2:31 am
Civil Code Division 3, Part 1, Title 4, Chapter 2 deals with offers of performance. Section 1485 provides that an obligation is extinguished by an offer of performance, made in conformity to the rules herein prescribed, and with intent to...
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Preservation of Interests

May 11, 2026   2:00 pmMay 11, 2026   2:37 pm
Civil Code Division 2, Part 2, Title 5, Chapter 1, Article 3 deals with preservation of interests in marketable record title for real property in California. Section 880.310 provides that, if the time within which an interest in real property...
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Contracts in California

May 11, 2026   6:30 amMay 11, 2026   6:31 am
Civil Code Division 3, Part 2, Title 1 deals with the nature of a contract in California. Chapter 1 concerns definitions. Section 1549 provides that a contract is an agreement to do or not to do a certain thing. Section...
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Introduction to Regulatory Drafting

May 10, 2026   6:09 pmMay 10, 2026   6:09 pm
What is regulatory drafting? Regulatory drafting or regulations drafting is the work done by state executive branch officials in agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and bureaus that have rulemaking authority under the California Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Of course, regulations can...
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Lien in Pending Actions

May 10, 2026   2:30 amMay 10, 2026   2:31 am
Part 2, Title 9, Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 5 deals with liens in pending actions or proceedings for the enforcement of money judgments in California. Section 708.410 provides that a judgment creditor who has a money judgment against a...
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Should There Be Blanket Public Record Act Exemptions in Bills?

May 9, 2026   2:00 pmMay 9, 2026   2:01 pm
Have you seen this provision while reading bills in the California Legislature? Contracts, grants, and related information created or obtained pursuant to this provision shall not be made public and are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act...
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