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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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[![The Big 8](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Whibley_art_Big_8_-1419678863_bfa627e9fe5445883274fc10d88d24ff.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/the-big-8 "The Big 8")

## [The Big 8](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/the-big-8 "The Big 8")

Concepts every lawyer must understand to use AI competently and ethically

[Matthew Whibley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-whibley "Matthew Whibley")

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

[![Improve your law and motion skills](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Crowley-istock-2226074210_0e04d6bb7a5f2351f5a8f010869afe81.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november/improve-your-law-and-motion-skills "Improve your law and motion skills")

## [Improve your law and motion skills](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november/improve-your-law-and-motion-skills "Improve your law and motion skills")

The 3 Rules of 3 for writing your motion

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

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

[![Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Whitehill-istock-543692034_087c64845bb7b1d8ebc40a43dd6f74e5.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/redacted-sorry-but-i-d-like-the-names-please "Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please")

## [Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/redacted-sorry-but-i-d-like-the-names-please "Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please")

Using [[case]]Paniagua[[/case]] to discover the names and contact information for witnesses listed in traffic-collision reports of similar prior incidents

[Lucas A. Whitehill](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lucas-a-whitehill "Lucas A. Whitehill")

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

[![Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/iStock-1036856344_13dd5a9dd142b8fe54616089b7bbd509.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/understanding-secondary-traumatic-stress-suffered-by-pi-attorneys "Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys")

## [Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/understanding-secondary-traumatic-stress-suffered-by-pi-attorneys "Understanding secondary traumatic stress suffered by PI attorneys")

The effects of vicarious trauma on trial lawyers Who represent clients suffering from catastrophic injuries 

[Cristina Garcia](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cristina-garcia "Cristina Garcia")

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

[![Mediating wage-and-hour claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Saxe-istock-1351437604_0d96cef352b64e5c55a148b968219571.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/mediating-wage-and-hour-claims "Mediating wage-and-hour claims")

## [Mediating wage-and-hour claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/mediating-wage-and-hour-claims "Mediating wage-and-hour claims")

A look at mediation of the most commonly litigated claims

[Deborah Crandall Saxe](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/deborah-crandall-saxe "Deborah Crandall Saxe")

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

[![Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Walton-istock-2179969369_7ec6fbf44ceafbb593775525a50f544f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/nursing-homes-health-safety-code-1430-subdivision-b "Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)")

## [Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/nursing-homes-health-safety-code-1430-subdivision-b "Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)")

An overlooked statute that can drive your case, and it comes with attorney’s fees

[Redmond Walton](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/redmond-walton "Redmond Walton")

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