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title: Advocate Magazine
description: "Advocate is the largest magazine in the United States for plaintiffs' trial attorneys. Advocate is owned by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and published for the benefit of plaintiffs' trial attorneys in Southern California."
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[![Your virtual appearance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Choudhury-istock-1475625212_74675da7c10811f89f696d576edae5fd.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/your-virtual-appearance "Your virtual appearance")

## [Your virtual appearance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/your-virtual-appearance "Your virtual appearance")

Five gentle suggestions for making your virtual appearance less painful for yourself and everyone else

[Ashfaq G. Chowdhury](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ashfaq-g "Ashfaq G. Chowdhury")

From Issue: [2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february)

[![Preserve the right to a jury trial by maximizing juror satisfaction](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/crowley-istock-859031578_d72b8bc35ceb493ff238d878d1c0768b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/preserve-the-right-to-a-jury-trial-by-maximizing-juror-satisfaction "Preserve the right to a jury trial by maximizing juror satisfaction")

## [Preserve the right to a jury trial by maximizing juror satisfaction](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/preserve-the-right-to-a-jury-trial-by-maximizing-juror-satisfaction "Preserve the right to a jury trial by maximizing juror satisfaction")

Honor the Seventh Amendment by being fully engaged in the final status conference

[Daniel M. Crowley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-m-crowley "Daniel M. Crowley")

From Issue: [2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february)

[![Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Barthel-istock-1406899764_231b399f78f220df73321971821da870.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/grandma-s-bank-account-got-hit-by-a-fraudster "Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster")

## [Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/grandma-s-bank-account-got-hit-by-a-fraudster "Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster")

Federal and state laws that may help victims of elder fraud recover from financial institutions and credit-reporting agencies

[Nick Barthel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nick-barthel "Nick Barthel")

From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january)

[![Legal ethics: Client Trust Account requirements, the new “snitch” rule, and conflicts of interest](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Rosen-istock-1182223491_65804ee6dbb7e70e4991a108f4c7eb55.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/legal-ethics-client-trust-account-requirements-the-new-snitch-rule-and-conflicts-of-interest "Legal ethics: Client Trust Account requirements, the new “snitch” rule, and conflicts of interest")

## [Legal ethics: Client Trust Account requirements, the new “snitch” rule, and conflicts of interest](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/legal-ethics-client-trust-account-requirements-the-new-snitch-rule-and-conflicts-of-interest "Legal ethics: Client Trust Account requirements, the new “snitch” rule, and conflicts of interest")

While legal ethics often evolve, several specific areas are of particular interest as 2024 begins

[David A. Rosen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-a-rosen "David A. Rosen")

From Issue: [2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february)

[![Pre-litigation through litigation: A timeline](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ravan-istock-1447963729_bc35ef0974529b161cb8152770adb9d3.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/pre-litigation-through-litigation-a-timeline "Pre-litigation through litigation: A timeline")

## [Pre-litigation through litigation: A timeline](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/pre-litigation-through-litigation-a-timeline "Pre-litigation through litigation: A timeline")

PI practice is a matter of deadlines. Here are the most important

[Ted Ravan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ted-ravan "Ted Ravan")

From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january)

## [Beyond life](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/beyond-life "Beyond life")

From Apple Watches and Fitbits to Oura Rings, the role of wearable health metrics in survival actions and other PI litigation

[Siran Keosian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/siran-keosian "Siran Keosian")

From Issue: [2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october)