--- title: 2022 May url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may --- # [2022 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may "2022 May") [![Advocate May22 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2022/05-may/Advocate-May22-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2022/May2022/html5/Advocate-May22-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Back to the basics of expert depositions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/back-to-the-basics-of-expert-depositions "Back to the basics of expert depositions") Create a deposition template for each type of professional you will likely depose and let it be your guide as you explore the expert’s case file [Dylan Dordick](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dylan-dordick "Dylan Dordick") ## [Two important and medically related depositions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/two-important-and-medically-related-depositions "Two important and medically related depositions") The [[case]]Moradi[[/case]] deposition and the underinsured defendant; the treating doctor [Daniel DeSantis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-desantis "Daniel DeSantis") ## [Understanding spine injuries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/understanding-spine-injuries "Understanding spine injuries") Can someone be hurt when the MRI is negative? Medical knowledge is a key to success in back- and neck-injury litigation [Thomas Steven Feher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/thomas-steven-feher "Thomas Steven Feher") ## [Allowing canine behavior to guide advocacy in dog-bite litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/allowing-canine-behavior-to-guide-advocacy-in-dog-bite-litigation "Allowing canine behavior to guide advocacy in dog-bite litigation") Understanding why and how dogs bite allows us to effectively communicate our clients’ stories without polarizing jurors in a largely dog-loving society [Diane Chang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/diane-chang "Diane Chang") ## [The spine and spineless defense tactics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/the-spine-and-spineless-defense-tactics "The spine and spineless defense tactics") Treating doctors can prove causation, talk about medical bills, and blow defense theories out of the water [Greyson M. Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody") [Kieran Doherty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kieran-doherty "Kieran Doherty") ## [Hips don’t lie](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/hips-don-t-lie "Hips don’t lie") A look at hip injuries and treatments, and misconceptions about hip injuries [Casey Hultin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/casey-hultin "Casey Hultin") ## [Partial-hand amputations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/partial-hand-amputations "Partial-hand amputations") Severed fingers and other partial-hand amputations are incredibly serious injuries requiring patients to undergo a long and onerous road to recovery [Jeffrey A. Rudman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-a-rudman "Jeffrey A. Rudman") ## [Traumatic-brain-injury experts 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/traumatic-brain-injury-experts-101 "Traumatic-brain-injury experts 101") Ensuring your brain-injured client gets the medical treatment they need [Belinda Theam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/belinda-theam "Belinda Theam") ## [Nuclear voir dire](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/nuclear-voir-dire "Nuclear voir dire") While focusing on voir dire in employment cases, here are valuable tips for all types of jury selection in today’s social environment [Harry Plotkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/harry-plotkin "Harry Plotkin") ## [A Day-in-the-Life video can be a powerful tool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/a-day-in-the-life-video-can-be-a-powerful-tool "A Day-in-the-Life video can be a powerful tool") A properly prepared Day-in-the-Life video is a compelling evidentiary presentation of a client’s daily disabilities [Christina Penza](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christina-penza "Christina Penza") ## [An “executive summary” for your plaintiff’s case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/an-executive-summary-for-your-plaintiff-s-case "An “executive summary” for your plaintiff’s case") Help your client and your case by getting to the point [Andrew Owen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-owen "Andrew Owen") ## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/appellate-review-3 "Appellate Review") Arbitration agreements in health-care settings; also, the “baseball rule” on assumption of the risk; legal malpractice, causation and anti-SLAPP [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR) make progress in Congress](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/forced-arbitration-injustice-repeal-act-fair-make-progress-in-congress "Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR) make progress in Congress") Also: FRE72 Expert-witness rulemaking by federal judges [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [CAOC works to get to know candidates – and vice versa](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/caoc-works-to-get-to-know-candidates-and-vice-versa "CAOC works to get to know candidates – and vice versa") CAOC-endorsed candidates for the June primary election ## [Does a tree that falls in the forest make any sound?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/does-a-tree-that-falls-in-the-forest-make-any-sound "Does a tree that falls in the forest make any sound?") Publicize your good deeds with charities such as OCTLC [Douglas Vanderpool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-vanderpool "Douglas Vanderpool") ## [A sense of normalcy but no time for complacency](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/a-sense-of-normalcy-but-no-time-for-complacency "A sense of normalcy but no time for complacency") The LA legal community looks very different today than it did just a couple short months ago [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein")