As a service to our clients, Donahue Bates Blakemore & Mackey actively solicits requests for the firm's attorneys to make appearances and presentations on litigation related topics. Typically, an overview of specific issues, including related written materials, can be presented in 30 minutes. The firm endeavors to have an up-to-date catalog of between 10 and 20 relevant topics which can be bundled to last anywhere from a half-hour to a half-day. Common to all presentations is a discussion of recently published appellate decisions.

The current catalog of issues available for presentation includes: Litigating the scope of the duty owed on summary judgement; Assumption of the risk; Immunity under Civil Code section 846 against recreational users of property; Uses and limitations of Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offers; Fraud claims and the innocent insured; Litigating claims with excess exposure; Using demonstrative evidence with and without experts; Summary judgment in asbestos claims; A primer on indemnity; How claims adjusters can help defense counsel before litigation; Slapp suits and defamation claims; Post-judgment procedures and timelines; Imminent peril; and, Privette and the theory of negligent exercise of retained control.

Additionally, the firm welcomes the opportunity to address in greater detail specific issues or aspects of litigation pertinent to a particular client.