by Stephen Pfahler | Jan 3, 2025 | Book
I have been a judge with the Los Angeles Superior Court for approximately 19 years. I have observed countless hours of attorneys in court, ruled on thousands of motions, and presided over several hundred trials. I am often asked by attorneys about the best practice...
by Stephen Pfahler | Oct 15, 2024 | Book
It was my very first day as a judge. I was ready. I had been a lawyer for a long time. I knew what I was doing. I was prepared. In fact, I had reviewed each of my files twice that morning before calling my calendar. Never mind that my first judicial assignment was...
by Stephen Pfahler | Aug 26, 2024 | Book
This past week was Kobe Bryant’s birthday. If not for his tragic death, he would be 46 years old today… and may still be playing basketball. Being born and raised in Los Angeles, I was a huge Kobe fan. I greatly admired his incredible, almost indescribable,...
by Stephen Pfahler | Mar 19, 2024 | Book
When I entered law school, my dream was to be a sports agent and sit in Dodger Stadium watching my clients perform. However, in my first year of law school, I had a professor in Constitutional law, whose incredible class sparked a new interest. He made me think deeply...
by Stephen Pfahler | Feb 1, 2024 | Book
Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophy, founded in the 3rd century BC and made famous by its Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Stoicism has undergone a renaissance in the last several decades, and many individuals are intrigued about what it has to offer about living...
by Stephen Pfahler | Dec 12, 2023 | Book
When Benjamin Franklin was twenty-seven years old, he strongly desired to improve his life, so he identified the most universal of all truths by which he could live. He identified thirteen essential virtues: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry,...
