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title: 2018 December
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december
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# [2018 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december "2018 December")

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Articles in this issue:

## [It’s [[case]]still[[/case]] not over?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/it-s-case-still-case-not-over "It’s [[case]]still[[/case]] not over?")

A short guide to petitions for rehearing, review, depublication, and post-appeal proceedings in the trial court

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

## [Mastering the separate statement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/mastering-the-separate-statement "Mastering the separate statement")

This is the keystone in your memorandum opposing summary judgment

[Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski")

## [How to take the wind out of an appellant’s sails](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/how-to-take-the-wind-out-of-an-appellant-s-sails "How to take the wind out of an appellant’s sails")

Motions to dismiss an appeal, especially frivolous anti-SLAPP appeals

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

## [DIY appeals for trial lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/diy-appeals-for-trial-lawyers "DIY appeals for trial lawyers")

Circumventing common procedural snags in handling an appeal

[Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff")

## [Write a superior opening brief for your appeal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/write-a-superior-opening-brief "Write a superior opening brief for your appeal")

Let the standard of review help you keep your brief on point

[MaryBeth LippSmith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/marybeth-lippsmith "MaryBeth LippSmith")

## [Protecting the record for appeal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/protecting-the-record-for-appeal "Protecting the record for appeal")

You can’t create a record where there was none, so don’t let that happen

[Myron Moskovitz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/myron-moskovitz "Myron Moskovitz")

## [Helping appellate courts see – not just read – your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/helping-appellate-courts-see-not-just-read-your-case "Helping appellate courts see – not just read – your case")

Exhibits can be vital to your appeal. Here’s when and how to submit them to the court

[Gary Simms](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gary-simms "Gary Simms")

## [Medi-Cal lien resolution](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/medi-cal-lien-resolution "Medi-Cal lien resolution")

A look at the Medi-Cal lien rules, from case intake through settlement

[Alison M. Karp](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alison-m-karp "Alison M. Karp")

## [Liability Medicare set-aside challenges and changes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/liability-medicare-set-aside-challenges-and-changes "Liability Medicare set-aside challenges and changes")

Medicare set-asides are not presently required in liability (PI) settlements, but you need to create a defensible position for certain clients

[Amanda Greenburg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/amanda-greenburg "Amanda Greenburg")
[Clayton Starnes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clayton-starnes "Clayton Starnes")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/appellate-reports-17 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Brown v. Ralph’s Grocery Co.[[/case]] clarifies the requirements under PAGA for what constitutes a sufficient notice by the employee

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

## [CAALA’s 70th Gala](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/caala-s-70th-gala "CAALA’s 70th Gala")

A remarkable event celebrating remarkable people

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

## [2018 Year in Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/2018-year-in-review "2018 Year in Review")

A year that feels like a decade of change, awareness, shock and disbelief

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

## [CAALA: An association whose hallmarks are service and honor](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/caala-an-association-whose-hallmarks-are-service-and-honor "CAALA: An association whose hallmarks are service and honor")

Thank you for the honor of serving you

[Mike Arias](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-arias "Mike Arias")