--- title: 2016 January url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january --- # [2016 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january "2016 January") [![Advocate Jan16 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2016/01-january/Advocate-Jan16-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2016/January2016/html5/Advocate-January2016-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Tesla achieves best safety ratings ever without gimmicks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/tesla-achieves-best-safety-ratings-ever-without-gimmicks "Tesla achieves best safety ratings ever without gimmicks") The test for defective design is technological feasibility [Larry Booth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/larry-booth "Larry Booth") ## [Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/appellate-reports-and-cases-in-brief "Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief") Assumption of the risk: If you buy tickets to a haunted house, expect to be scared ([[case]]Griffin v. The Haunted Hotel[[/case]]) [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [What attorneys need to know about worklife expectancy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/what-attorneys-need-to-know-about-worklife-expectancy "What attorneys need to know about worklife expectancy") Calculating worklife expectancy value for partial disability [A. M. Gamboa, Jr.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/a-m-gamboa-jr "A. M. Gamboa, Jr.") [Chris Reyes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/chris-reyes "Chris Reyes") [Joseph T. Crouse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-t-crouse "Joseph T. Crouse") ## [Lessons from trials with minimal medical treatment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/lessons-from-trials-with-minimal-medical-treatment "Lessons from trials with minimal medical treatment") Tips and techniques for pushing back on insurance companies [Jonathan Howell](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-howell "Jonathan Howell") ## [Tesla achieves best safety ratings ever without gimmicks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/tesla-achieves-best-safety-ratings-ever-without-gimmicks-2 "Tesla achieves best safety ratings ever without gimmicks") The test for defective design is technological feasibility [Brian J. Malloy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-j-malloy "Brian J. Malloy") ## [Making and opposing new-trial motions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/making-and-opposing-new-trial-motions "Making and opposing new-trial motions") The right to a new trial is purely statutory, and focusing on four key statutory areas is important to winning this post-trial motion [Jill McDonell](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jill-mcdonell "Jill McDonell") ## [20-minute voir dire](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/20-minute-voir-dire "20-minute voir dire") There might be just enough time [Christa Ramey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christa-ramey "Christa Ramey") ## [Off and running](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/off-and-running "Off and running") Many goals for 2016 – and let’s not forget it’s an election year [David M. Ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-m-ring "David M. Ring") ## [Time to make some changes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/time-to-make-some-changes "Time to make some changes") Say “No” to cheap settlements and “Yes” to trial by fire [Nicholas C. Rowley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicholas-c-rowley "Nicholas C. Rowley") ## [Going to trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/going-to-trial "Going to trial") Rookie and veteran lawyers offer strategies and techniques on how to overcome challenges and maximize jury awards [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") ## [Managing client expectations: Don’t promise them the moon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/managing-client-expectations-don-t-promise-them-the-moon "Managing client expectations: Don’t promise them the moon") Setting realistic goals avoids client disappointment and makes it less likely that you will be subbed out of the case or threatened with a malpractice action [Laura F. Sedrish](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laura-f-sedrish "Laura F. Sedrish") ## [Jury selection: Strong personalities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/jury-selection-strong-personalities "Jury selection: Strong personalities") Identifying the “poison” jurors and getting both the good and bad jurors talking [Robert T. Simon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-t-simon "Robert T. Simon") [Sevy W. Fisher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sevy-w-fisher "Sevy W. Fisher") ## [Lessons learned from my first trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/lessons-learned-from-my-first-trial "Lessons learned from my first trial") There is nothing as scary, and as exhilarating, as trying your first case [Aslin Tutuyan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aslin-tutuyan "Aslin Tutuyan") ## [Hamilton: Inspiration for trial lawyers from a Broadway musical](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/hamilton-inspiration-for-trial-lawyers-from-a-broadway-musical "Hamilton: Inspiration for trial lawyers from a Broadway musical") “Rise Up” is pretty good advice for trial lawyers [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Trial briefs and 402 hearings](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/trial-briefs-and-402-hearings "Trial briefs and 402 hearings") Your last, best chance to get the judge to understand the factual and legal issues of your particular case [Daniel Y. Zohar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-y-zohar "Daniel Y. Zohar") ## [Mission First, People Always](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/mission-first-people-always "Mission First, People Always") It’s not just for the military. HOOAH! [Vincent D. Howard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/vincent-d-howard "Vincent D. Howard")