--- title: 2021 July url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july --- # [2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july "2021 July") [![Advocate July21 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2021/07-july/Advocate-July21-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2021/July2021/html5/Advocate-July21-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Three lessons I wish I knew when I first became a judge](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/three-lessons-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-first-became-a-judge "Three lessons I wish I knew when I first became a judge") And Octavio Paz, an ideal mentor [Gregory W. Alarcon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gregory-w-alarcon-2 "Gregory W. Alarcon") ## [Supervising the civil division of the LA County Superior Court during the pandemic](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/supervising-the-civil-division-of-the-la-county-superior-court-during-the-pandemic "Supervising the civil division of the LA County Superior Court during the pandemic") We will be able to keep the wheels of justice moving forward notwithstanding continuing obstacles [David J. Cowan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-j-cowan "David J. Cowan") ## [Thunderbirds forever](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/thunderbirds-forever "Thunderbirds forever") A legal odyssey [Michael L. Stern](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-stern "Michael L. Stern") ## [Effective courtroom lawyering - don't annoy the judge!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/effective-courtroom-lawyering "Effective courtroom lawyering - don\'t annoy the judge!") Don’t annoy the judge. Why would you want to annoy the person you are trying to convince? [Steven J. Kleifield](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-j-kleifield "Steven J. Kleifield") ## [Civil litigation in a post-pandemic world](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/civil-litigation-in-a-post-pandemic-world "Civil litigation in a post-pandemic world") The “new normal” will be nothing like what we knew before 2020 [Michelle Williams Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-williams-court "Michelle Williams Court") ## [Admit or deny](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/admit-or-deny "Admit or deny") Most attorneys misunderstand and/or improperly use Requests for Admission [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") ## [Navigating PI cases in the Los Angeles Superior Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/navigating-pi-cases-in-the-los-angeles-superior-court "Navigating PI cases in the Los Angeles Superior Court") Each of the five PI Hub courts have an inventory of over 9,000 cases [Daniel M. Crowley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-m-crowley "Daniel M. Crowley") [Stephanie Bowick](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stephanie-bowick "Stephanie Bowick") ## [The Beverly Reid O’Connell Power Lunch program](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/the-beverly-reid-o-connell-power-lunch-program "The Beverly Reid O’Connell Power Lunch program") Relaunched in a virtual format, program helps high school students explore legal careers [Elaine Lu](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elaine-lu "Elaine Lu") ## [Trying cases in trying times](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/trying-cases-in-trying-times "Trying cases in trying times") A look at how we pulled off one of the first jury trials since the Pandemic began [Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney") ## [The reasonable demand](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/the-reasonable-demand "The reasonable demand") How you can avoid receiving the insurer’s pesky “unable to accept or reject” letter [Phillip Younglove](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/phillip-younglove "Phillip Younglove") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/appellate-reports-41 "Appellate Reports") Court publishes contempt order after attorney uses rehearing petition to rant about the legal system [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [L.A. Trial Lawyers’ Charities is CAALA’s endorsed charity](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/l-a-trial-lawyers-charities-is-caala-s-endorsed-charity "L.A. Trial Lawyers’ Charities is CAALA’s endorsed charity") Implementing David Ball’s advice on how to change the image of trial attorneys [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Forced arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/forced-arbitration-2 "Forced arbitration") New AAJ report examines lack of diversity among arbitrators [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [The wheels of justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/the-wheels-of-justice "The wheels of justice") In [[case]]Loomis v. Amazon[[/case]] and AB 1182, the court system and the legislative process collided, and consumers won [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") ## [Moving forward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/moving-forward "Moving forward") We move forward because there’s no alternative [Cynthia Craig](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-craig "Cynthia Craig") ## [Resilience](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/resilience "Resilience") Volunteer settlement officers with ten years’ litigation experience are needed for LASC’s new virtual MSC program [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison")