Announcement of New Association: Thomas Feher Mediation joins Common Ground Resolutions

Common Ground Resolutions is pleased to announce that as of February 1, 2025, Thomas P. Feher of Thomas Feher Mediation will be associated with Common Ground Resolutions, further enhancing the breadth and expertise offered by our distinguished team of Neutrals. Mr. Feher brings with him 35 years of experience as a trial lawyer, having successfully […]

Judicial Profile

Judge David R Lampe

Kern County Superior Court Judge David R. Lampe isn’t afraid to take on the system, but lawyers say he’s evenhanded in court. The ru­mors started when Judge David R. Lampe moved from a misdemeanor calendar to an un­limited civil department a couple of years ago. “We heard he was a tort reformer,” attorney Thomas A. Brill said. Prior to Lampe’s 2007 appoint­ment to the bench, his civil trial practice focused on tort defense and commercial litigation.

Judge Lampe Gives Presentation on the Common Law

Judge David R Lampe

On January 20, 2022, Judge David Lampe gave a presentation to a civics group on the Common Law. Judge Lampe prefaced his presentation with an explanation of how he developed an interest in becoming a lawyer and his continuing fascination with and interest in the Common Law.

For Your Amusement…. Law of the Yahoos

Jonathan Swift Portrait

The following discourse between Gulliver, a Yahoo, and his master, a Houyhnhnm, appears in TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL NATIONS OF THE WORLD. by Lemuel Gulliver (London 1726).