--- title: 2023 February url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february --- # [2023 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february "2023 February") [![Advocate Feb23 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2023/02-february/Advocate-Feb23-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2023/February2023/html5/Advocate-Feb23-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Mental health issues among attorneys and legal professionals](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/mental-health-issues-among-attorneys-and-legal-professionals "Mental health issues among attorneys and legal professionals") Wellness strategies to help you deal with the stress of being a trial lawyer [Lita Abella](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lita-abella "Lita Abella") ## [This too shall pass](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/this-too-shall-pass "This too shall pass") My struggle with addiction, recovery, and the bumpy road to success [Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett") ## [Client Trust Account Protection Program](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/client-trust-account-protection-program "Client Trust Account Protection Program") The Tom Girardi scandal leads to new Cal Bar program: What you don’t know can kill you! [Brett Schreiber](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brett-schreiber "Brett Schreiber") ## [2023’s new employment laws (with a bit of color commentary)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/2023-s-new-employment-laws-with-a-bit-of-color-commentary "2023’s new employment laws (with a bit of color commentary)") With the state legislature firmly in the hands of Democrats, the rights of working people enhanced by new laws [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [Erin M. Kelly](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-m-kelly "Erin M. Kelly") ## [Revival of adult sexual abuse claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/revival-of-adult-sexual-abuse-claims "Revival of adult sexual abuse claims") AB 2777 and the updates to CCP section 340.16; what the law already allowed and the practical effects of these changes [Shannon H.P. Ward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shannon-h-p-ward "Shannon H.P. Ward") ## [Reframing bad facts: a Jewish religious perspective](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/reframing-bad-facts-a-jewish-religious-perspective "Reframing bad facts: a Jewish religious perspective") “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” (Shakespeare’s Hamlet Act II, Scene 2) [Baruch C. Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/baruch-c-cohen "Baruch C. Cohen") ## [Ethics of law firm marketing and advertising](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/ethics-of-law-firm-marketing-and-advertising "Ethics of law firm marketing and advertising") Considerations in marketing and advertising your law practice to ensure compliance with laws and standards [Daniel Pierson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-pierson "Daniel Pierson") ## [Why the changes in the MICRA law will allow greater access to attorneys](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/why-the-changes-in-the-micra-law-will-allow-greater-access-to-attorneys "Why the changes in the MICRA law will allow greater access to attorneys") A look at legal strategies in light of the changes to MICRA coming in 2023 [Bruce G. Fagel, M.D.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bruce-g-fagel-m-d "Bruce G. Fagel, M.D.") ## [Ethical considerations in withdrawing from representation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/ethical-considerations-in-withdrawing-from-representation "Ethical considerations in withdrawing from representation") Knowing how much – rather, how little – you can say when you seek Court approval to withdraw [Ingrid M. Evans](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ingrid-m-evans "Ingrid M. Evans") ## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/appellate-report-6 "Appellate Report") Aggregated statutory damages “so severe and oppressive” held to violate due process [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Break the law, don’t harm your client](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/break-the-law-don-t-harm-your-client "Break the law, don’t harm your client") Don’t follow CCP § 364 in your medical malpractice cases [Benjamin Ikuta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta") ## [The face of the federal judiciary](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/the-face-of-the-federal-judiciary "The face of the federal judiciary") Biden has confirmed almost 100 judges and greatly diversified the bench [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [A look at the new California Legislature](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/a-look-at-the-new-california-legislature "A look at the new California Legislature") Get to know those legislators who may be serving California for the next 12 years; a lot of attorneys [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") ## [The Year of the Rabbit](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/the-year-of-the-rabbit "The Year of the Rabbit") A look at the Summer Internship Program and an informative seminar on how to make your focus group smarter and more cost effective [Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken") ## [Words matter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/words-matter "Words matter") There is magic when telling a love story