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title: 2023 December
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december
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# [2023 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december "2023 December")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Now what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/now-what "Now what?")

Unusual conundrums during pendency of an appeal

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

## [Congratulations, you just won at trial! Now, what’s next?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/congratulations-you-just-won-at-trial-now-what-s-next "Congratulations, you just won at trial! Now, what’s next?")

Immediate steps you must take once the verdict is announced

[Rowena J. Dizon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rowena-j-dizon "Rowena J. Dizon")

## [The “how to” for motions to compel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/the-how-to-for-motions-to-compel "The “how to” for motions to compel")

Motions to compel are powerful tools to educate opposing counsel on – and enforce – discovery obligations

[Taylor R. Porter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/taylor-r-porter "Taylor R. Porter")

## [The name Is Bond, Appellate Bond](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/the-name-is-bond-appellate-bond "The name Is Bond, Appellate Bond")

A surety bond will be required in most appeals; an overview of the options available to stay execution of judgment

[David Zarmi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-zarmi "David Zarmi")

## [State appellate court motions, applications, and requests](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/state-appellate-court-motions-applications-and-requests "State appellate court motions, applications, and requests")

Using them to achieve strategic advantage on appeal

[Gerald Serlin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gerald-serlin "Gerald Serlin")
[Judith Posner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/judith-posner "Judith Posner")

## [Maintaining deposition decorum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/maintaining-deposition-decorum "Maintaining deposition decorum")

The role of discovery motions in a post-COVID-19 world; how to handle improper deposition objections

[Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich")
[Steven M. Schuetze](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-m-schuetze "Steven M. Schuetze")

## [When error is not enough](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/when-error-is-not-enough "When error is not enough")

[[case]]Prejudicial[[/case]] error – a Constitutional standard – is the only basis upon which the Court of Appeal can reverse a lower court’s decision

[Herb Fox](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/herb-fox-3 "Herb Fox")

## [How to save your neck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/how-to-save-your-neck "How to save your neck")

Tips for a neck-friendly ergonomic workstation

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

## [Precluding bad evidence in a spine-injury case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/precluding-bad-evidence-in-a-spine-injury-case "Precluding bad evidence in a spine-injury case")

Using motions in limine to keep out defense evidence that lacks probative value but muddies the waters — sub rosa photos and videos

[Travis Davis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/travis-davis "Travis Davis")

## [Avoid unnecessary motion practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/avoid-unnecessary-motion-practice "Avoid unnecessary motion practice")

There are inevitable motions and then there are unnecessary ones that could have been a stipulation

## [From Day of Dignity to the Great Tryke Giveaway](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/from-day-of-dignity-to-the-great-tryke-giveaway "From Day of Dignity to the Great Tryke Giveaway")

Making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate in our communities

[Karina Lallande](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/karina-lallande "Karina Lallande")
[Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West")

## [Holding bad actors accountable for killing and injuring Americans](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/holding-bad-actors-accountable-for-killing-and-injuring-americans "Holding bad actors accountable for killing and injuring Americans")

We’re fighting federal preemption, seeking reform in truck accident litigation, and vigorously supporting the right to a jury trial

[Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen")

## [Explaining the civil justice system](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/explaining-the-civil-justice-system "Explaining the civil justice system")

With 30 new legislators, building relationships and educating them on civil justice was quite the task

[Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini")

## [A look back at our year’s accomplishments](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/a-look-back-at-our-year-s-accomplishments "A look back at our year’s accomplishments")

OCTLA is bigger and stronger than one year ago

[Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken")

## [What a beautiful, chaotic world](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/what-a-beautiful-chaotic-world "What a beautiful, chaotic world")

A beautiful year of firsts, emotions, learning, connecting, and growing