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title: 2014 December
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december
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# [2014 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december "2014 December")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Shifting burdens, shifting sands](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/shifting-burdens-shifting-sands "Shifting burdens, shifting sands")

A look at case law that can help you get through the barrier of summary judgment

[Sharon J. Arkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sharon-j-arkin "Sharon J. Arkin")

## [Appealing without a transcript of the trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/appealing-without-a-transcript-of-the-trial "Appealing without a transcript of the trial")

To appeal without a transcript from a court reporter, an “agreed statement” may be your only course of action

[Donna Bader](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/donna-bader-3 "Donna Bader")

## [Why not a Bane Act claim?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/why-not-a-bane-act-claim "Why not a Bane Act claim?")

Enacted to combat hate crimes and often used in police misconduct cases, The Bane Act is a useful if little known tool

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

## [Eight tips to keep your case in the ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/eight-tips-to-keep-your-case-in-the-ring "Eight tips to keep your case in the ring")

Plaintiffs seldom move for summary judgment but the defense sees it as a knockout round

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

## [The Statement of Decision](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/the-statement-of-decision "The Statement of Decision")

Don’t leave a court trial without it!

[Herb Fox](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/herb-fox-3 "Herb Fox")

## [Deposing defense medical experts to lock down their opinions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/deposing-defense-medical-experts-to-lock-down-their-opinions "Deposing defense medical experts to lock down their opinions")

A step-by-step guide to the strategy of deposing the defense medical expert

[Stuart Fraenkel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-fraenkel "Stuart Fraenkel")

## [Ethical lapses that lead to malpractice claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/ethical-lapses-that-lead-to-malpractice-claims "Ethical lapses that lead to malpractice claims")

A look at the nexus of State Bar Rules and legal malpractice claims

[William Newkirk](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/william-newkirk "William Newkirk")

## [What trial teaches us about discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/what-trial-teaches-us-about-discovery "What trial teaches us about discovery")

How to analyze defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence not produced in discovery

[Al Stoll](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/al-stoll "Al Stoll")

## [The One-Day Jury Trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/the-one-day-jury-trial "The One-Day Jury Trial")

California’s effort to preserve the 7th Amendment

[Eric V. Traut](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eric-v-traut "Eric V. Traut")
[Hon. Steven Perk](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/hon-steven-perk "Hon. Steven Perk")