--- title: 2022 June url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june --- # [2022 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june "2022 June") [![Advo Jun22 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2022/06-june/Advo-Jun22-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2022/June2022/html5/Advocate-Jun22-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Exploring the Stanley Mosk Courthouse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/exploring-the-stanley-mosk-courthouse "Exploring the Stanley Mosk Courthouse") A trip through the portals and the courtrooms at Mosk and a look back at a few of the legal dramas that played out here [Gregory W. Alarcon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gregory-w-alarcon-2 "Gregory W. Alarcon") ## [To relate, or not to relate? That is the question](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/to-relate-or-not-to-relate-that-is-the-question "To relate, or not to relate? That is the question") Common misunderstandings regarding notice of related cases [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") ## [Seeking extraordinary relief by filing a writ petition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/seeking-extraordinary-relief-by-filing-a-writ-petition "Seeking extraordinary relief by filing a writ petition") Writ practice made simple, so you can quickly make the decision on whether to file the writ petition [Eileen C. Moore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eileen-c-moore "Eileen C. Moore") ## [Medicare set-aside funds no longer count toward state Medi-Cal eligibility and asset limits](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/medicare-set-aside-funds-no-longer-count-toward-state-medi-cal-eligibility-and-asset-limits "Medicare set-aside funds no longer count toward state Medi-Cal eligibility and asset limits") New laws effective July 1 permit disabled persons to keep more assets while still qualifying for Medi-Cal benefits [Patrick Farber](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/patrick-farber "Patrick Farber") [William E. Lindahl, MBA, CLPF](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/william-e-lindahl-mba-clpf "William E. Lindahl, MBA, CLPF") ## [Attacking and supporting witness credibility](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/attacking-and-supporting-witness-credibility "Attacking and supporting witness credibility") Many attorneys have difficulties rehabilitating their witnesses and tearing down the credibility of adverse witnesses [James Cooper](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-cooper "James Cooper") ## [Trial tips for the post-pandemic era](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/trial-tips-for-the-post-pandemic-era "Trial tips for the post-pandemic era") Jurors today are not as patient, so you need to keep the trial flowing [Mary Ann Murphy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mary-ann-murphy "Mary Ann Murphy") ## [Using depositions at trial…](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/using-depositions-at-trial "Using depositions at trial…") How to avoid common mistakes [Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney") ## [Examinations under Evidence Code section 776](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/examinations-under-evidence-code-section-776 "Examinations under Evidence Code section 776") Don’t call the defendant just because you [[case]]can[[/case]]…. [Steven J. Kleifield](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-j-kleifield "Steven J. Kleifield") ## [The Los Angeles PI Hub courts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/the-los-angeles-pi-hub-courts "The Los Angeles PI Hub courts") Seventh Amended Standing Order, effective May 16, limits types of cases to be filed; intended to decrease the time to hearing on the most common motions [Daniel M. Crowley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-m-crowley "Daniel M. Crowley") ## [The electronic presentation of evidence in opening statement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/the-electronic-presentation-of-evidence-in-opening-statement "The electronic presentation of evidence in opening statement") Persuading your judge that what you are asking for is not objectionable or prejudicial [Brian Poulter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-poulter "Brian Poulter") ## [Appellate Review - Can duress induced by a party’s own counsel void a settlement agreement?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/appellate-review-can-duress-induced-by-a-party-s-own-counsel-void-a-settlement-agreement "Appellate Review - Can duress induced by a party’s own counsel void a settlement agreement?") Can duress induced by a party’s own counsel void a settlement agreement? [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Kudos to Consumer Attorneys of California on MICRA reform](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/kudos-to-consumer-attorneys-of-california-on-micra-reform "Kudos to Consumer Attorneys of California on MICRA reform") Also: Automated-vehicles legislation continues to advance in many states [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [MICRA revised: A historic year](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/micra-revised-a-historic-year "MICRA revised: A historic year") After 47 years… a win for victims of medical negligence [Craig Peters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/craig-peters "Craig Peters") ## [Huge wall calendars](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/huge-wall-calendars "Huge wall calendars") Tracking due dates on monthly columns and vacations. Also, people we need to thank and those we choose to honor [Douglas Vanderpool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-vanderpool "Douglas Vanderpool") ## [Toward a more just MICRA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/toward-a-more-just-micra "Toward a more just MICRA") Trial attorneys and the medical/insurance interests quietly reach a momentous deal in Sacramento to end the $250,000 pain and suffering limitation of 1975’s MICRA. A look at how it happened [Richard Neubauer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/richard-neubauer "Richard Neubauer")