--- 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." --- [![A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Advocate-Feb25-cvr-web_e2751daff788f7c66bcd44b5943eba6c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/a-primer-on-fire-insurance-coverage-in-california "A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California") ## [A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/a-primer-on-fire-insurance-coverage-in-california "A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California") The issues consumers will face as they try to rebuild their homes and lives [Jeffrey I. 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Macias[[/case]], based on a recent case tried to verdict in Orange County [Greyson M. Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody") From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january) [![On storytelling in briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Siminou-istock-1348267119_293064d057d1847aa92f74cac99b89a7.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/on-storytelling-in-briefs "On storytelling in briefs") ## [On storytelling in briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/on-storytelling-in-briefs "On storytelling in briefs") Why you should prioritize storytelling in your brief, and how to do it effectively [Ben Siminou](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ben-siminou "Ben Siminou") From Issue: [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december) [![When life gives you lemon…law reform](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fonseca-Kamana-istock-175848378_ac13b24c13309f72007dbb45323d4ea0.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/when-life-gives-you-lemon-law-reform "When life gives you lemon…law reform") ## [When life gives you lemon…law reform](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/when-life-gives-you-lemon-law-reform "When life gives you lemon…law reform") The practitioner and vehicle owner’s guide to the 2025 changes in the lemon law [Michelle Fonseca-Kamana](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-fonseca-kamana "Michelle Fonseca-Kamana") From Issue: [2025 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february) [![To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/de-Oca-istock-678110390_eabf53788380e12113e949779371ec52.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/to-oversell-or-undersell-that-is-the-mini-question "To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question") ## [To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/to-oversell-or-undersell-that-is-the-mini-question "To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question") Do you talk about good facts or bad facts in your mini-opening statement? 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