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title: Alex Behar
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![Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Behar_68655e514b9f09036b3d096a62e2e5b3.jpg)

# Alex Behar

Alex Behar is a trial lawyer at Panish Shea & Boyle and specializes in litigating catastrophic personal injury, products liability, and wrongful-death cases. Alex earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his law degree from Loyola Law School in 2010, where he was a member of the Hobbs Trial Advocacy Program. Prior to entering the civil practice, Alex clerked at both the Los Angeles and Ventura County District Attorney’s offices. [behar@psblaw.com.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/mailto:behar@psblaw.com.)

### Articles written by this author:

## [Curbing improper use of the Fifth Amendment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/curbing-improper-use-of-the-fifth-amendment "Curbing improper use of the Fifth Amendment")

How To keep your civil case moving forward in the face of speculative stays and blanket refusals

[Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar")

[2017 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october)

[![Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Behar-accident-supplied-by-author_cb17299e5b8098b1c1b4f2d0e6373055.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/maximize-future-medical-damages-by-beating-the-latest-defense-tactics "Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics")

## [Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/maximize-future-medical-damages-by-beating-the-latest-defense-tactics "Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics")

[[case]]Sargon[[/case]] and [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] offer defendant the opportunity to exclude much of your life-care planner’s testimony if you’re not careful about laying the foundation

[Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar")

[2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april)

[![The risks and rewards of bench trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas_Behar-istock-184116602_ba6c5a504692172f89200f09c7fb91ea.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/the-risks-and-rewards-of-bench-trials "The risks and rewards of bench trials")

## [The risks and rewards of bench trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/the-risks-and-rewards-of-bench-trials "The risks and rewards of bench trials")

Why choose a bench trial, the different approach required in a bench trial, and how to handle post-trial matters

[Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar")
[Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas")

[2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november)

## [Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/proving-damages-through-the-testimony-of-treating-physicians "Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians")

Treater testimony is the foundation upon which you will construct your damages presentation

[Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar")

[2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august)