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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."
---

[![Intersection of employment law and immigration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Vazquez_art_immigrants-1668004035_71fb93893fe3f85015fb5663ce18c6bc.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/intersection-of-employment-law-and-immigration "Intersection of employment law and immigration")

## [Intersection of employment law and immigration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/intersection-of-employment-law-and-immigration "Intersection of employment law and immigration")

California employment protections are for all workers – exploitation comes in many forms

[Lorena Vazquez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lorena-vazquez "Lorena Vazquez")

From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june)

[![Crossing the Rubicon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Art_Crossing_the_Rubicon-911671054_13b7409ba1d26128b8fb07ad864d6c98.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/crossing-the-rubicon "Crossing the Rubicon")

## [Crossing the Rubicon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/crossing-the-rubicon "Crossing the Rubicon")

A litigator’s guide to AI in practice and everyday life

[Kevin Meenan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kevin-meenan "Kevin Meenan")

From Issue: [2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may)

[![More than a case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/De_Armas_art_brain_injury_1445648302_864628fbbb62eade89d31847ec8aa3b8.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/more-than-a-case "More than a case")

## [More than a case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/more-than-a-case "More than a case")

Trauma-informed advocacy for attorneys representing brain-injured clients

[Lourdes De Armas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lourdes-de-armas "Lourdes De Armas")

From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)

[![From their words to your verdict](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kim-istock-1746070369_94b9f159a4f1d6680ce118e3e8a30f9d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-april/from-their-words-to-your-verdict "From their words to your verdict")

## [From their words to your verdict](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-april/from-their-words-to-your-verdict "From their words to your verdict")

Using the jury to frame damages by weaving jurors’ values into your case

[Brian Kim](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-kim "Brian Kim")

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

[![Reining in field-trip immunity for schools](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/aantsead_art_field_trip-2217349566_13269c5540c508f222767ce81ed6a045.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/reining-in-field-trip-immunity-for-schools "Reining in field-trip immunity for schools")

## [Reining in field-trip immunity for schools](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/reining-in-field-trip-immunity-for-schools "Reining in field-trip immunity for schools")

The recent decision in Jane Doe v. Mount Pleasant Elementary School District and the contours of liability for injuries sustained by a child on a field trip 

[Haley Aanestad](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/haley-aanestad "Haley Aanestad")
[Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer")

From Issue: [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april)

[![Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich_art_ruling-2179769652_4506c717f57fa23446b366f0f8ff0bfe.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/courts-will-use-ai-to-decide-cases-then-what "Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?")

## [Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/courts-will-use-ai-to-decide-cases-then-what "Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?")

We want the machine and we want the conscience

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

From Issue: [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january)