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

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Articles in this issue:

## [The “money” cross-examination of the one-sided expert](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/the-money-cross-examination-of-the-one-sided-expert "The “money” cross-examination of the one-sided expert")

Attacking the credibility of the one-sided expert on cross-examination

[Dan Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dan-kramer "Dan Kramer")
[Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson")

## [Seven ways to quash a subpoena](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/seven-ways-to-quash-a-subpoena "Seven ways to quash a subpoena")

A deposition subpoena for the production of business records is a useful tool in gathering evidence

[Jonathan Bakhsheshian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-bakhsheshian "Jonathan Bakhsheshian")

## [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")

## [Preparing your retained-expert witness for deposition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/preparing-your-retained-expert-witness-for-deposition "Preparing your retained-expert witness for deposition")

Inadequately prepared experts may end up giving testimony that can damage your case

[Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez")

## [Using the teeth of the statute to get the most out of RFPs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/using-the-teeth-of-the-statute-to-get-the-most-out-of-rfps "Using the teeth of the statute to get the most out of RFPs")

How the crafty defense lawyer hides things by avoiding the details in Requests for Production of Documents

[Patrick Nolan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/patrick-nolan "Patrick Nolan")

## [The attorney work-product doctrine and experts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/the-attorney-work-product-doctrine-and-experts "The attorney work-product doctrine and experts")

Communication is the key

[Lee Previant](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lee-previant "Lee Previant")

## [Framing key evidentiary issues before trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/framing-key-evidentiary-issues-before-trial "Framing key evidentiary issues before trial")

The importance of framing key evidentiary issues and then framing the overall case and evidence

[Arash Homampour](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arash-homampour "Arash Homampour")

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

Interim adverse judgment bars malicious-prosecution claim, even if trial court later finds action was brought in bad faith

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

## [Use [[case]]Sargon[[/case]] as your WAZE for examining and presenting expert opinion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/use-sargon-as-your-waze-for-examining-and-presenting-expert-opinion "Use [[case]]Sargon[[/case]] as your WAZE for examining and presenting expert opinion")

If your expert is subject to a 402 hearing, you had better know your case law

[Geraldine Weiss](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/geraldine-weiss "Geraldine Weiss")

## [Trial lawyers and the President](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/trial-lawyers-and-the-president "Trial lawyers and the President")

Dramatically different approaches to justice and the rule of law

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

## [Stand and deliver](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/stand-and-deliver "Stand and deliver")

OCTLA programs offer what you need to be a great trial lawyer – like the Top Gun lawyers we will celebrate in December. But first, the Bench & Bar Golf Tournament October 9

[Shaina Colover](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shaina-colover "Shaina Colover")

## [The CAALA MENTOR PROGRAM](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/the-caala-mentor-program "The CAALA MENTOR PROGRAM")

Become a mentor or mentee

[Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria")

## [Discovery, Evidence & Experts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/discovery-evidence-experts "Discovery, Evidence & Experts")

The best use of expert witnesses and how to strengthen your case by finding the evidence you need through discovery

[Ronni Whitehead Otieno](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ronni-whitehead-otieno "Ronni Whitehead Otieno")