--- title: 2023 July url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july --- # [2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july "2023 July") [![Advo July23 issue cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2023/07-july/Advo-July23-issue-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2023/July2023/html5/Advocate-July23-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [When conduct or impoverishment waives the right to compel arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/when-conduct-or-impoverishment-waives-the-right-to-compel-arbitration "When conduct or impoverishment waives the right to compel arbitration") The law and selected case examples of conduct that waive the right to compel arbitration [Michael S. Fields](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-fields "Michael S. Fields") ## [Mediator settlement proposals: a perspective](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/mediator-settlement-proposals-a-perspective "Mediator settlement proposals: a perspective") A written proposal sets forth crucial deal points to break a negotiation impasse [Marc Alexander](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/marc-alexander "Marc Alexander") ## [The state of play](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/the-state-of-play "The state of play") Successful challenges to arbitration clauses and delegation provisions under contemporary law [Jesse Creed](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jesse-creed "Jesse Creed") ## [The Fulbright, a journey worth taking!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/the-fulbright-a-journey-worth-taking "The Fulbright, a journey worth taking!") A reflection on what it means to be a Fulbright honoree with an international law and mediation assignment [Maureen Duffy-Lewis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maureen-duffy-lewis "Maureen Duffy-Lewis") ## [Mediating landlord-tenant disputes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/mediating-landlord-tenant-disputes "Mediating landlord-tenant disputes") With the onslaught of court delays and increased court costs, mediation is more expeditious, especially in the context of the Implied Warranty of Habitability defense [Steve Sepassi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steve-sepassi "Steve Sepassi") ## [Responding when the other side doesn’t have settlement authority](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/responding-when-the-other-side-doesn-t-have-settlement-authority "Responding when the other side doesn’t have settlement authority") Recognize this as the defense strategy that it often is. Here are tips on how to deal with it [Jeffrey Krivis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-krivis "Jeffrey Krivis") ## [Eight best-practices for mediating single-plaintiff wage-and-hour claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/eight-best-practices-for-mediating-single-plaintiff-wage-and-hour-claims "Eight best-practices for mediating single-plaintiff wage-and-hour claims") Because wage-and-hour damages can be calculated more precisely, the parties may not be as far apart in their settlement valuations [Polina Bernstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/polina-bernstein "Polina Bernstein") ## [Arbitration discovery rights in California: What you need to know](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/arbitration-discovery-rights-in-california-what-you-need-to-know "Arbitration discovery rights in California: What you need to know") With careful attention to the arbitration clause and applicable rules and statutes, you can get the needed discovery [Barbara A. Reeves](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barbara-a-reeves "Barbara A. Reeves") ## [Residential real-estate mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/residential-real-estate-mediation "Residential real-estate mediation") An overview of real-estate mediation requirements under the California Association of REALTORS® residential purchase agreement [Devin Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/devin-lucas "Devin Lucas") ## [Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/bracketing-an-alternative-mediation-technique "Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique") Brackets can elicit faster, more significant moves from the parties, but you must avoid errors and misleading signals [Denise Madigan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denise-madigan "Denise Madigan") ## [Don’t walk out](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/don-t-walk-out "Don’t walk out") A guide to getting the most value from a mediation, even if the case won’t settle [J. Bernard Alexander](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bernard-alexander "J. Bernard Alexander") ## [When a signature is not a signature](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/when-a-signature-is-not-a-signature "When a signature is not a signature") A challenge to the authenticity of that signature may be just the beginning of the court’s analysis of the merits of the motion to compel arbitration [Eileen C. Moore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eileen-c-moore "Eileen C. Moore") ## [What we raise, is what we give away](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/what-we-raise-is-what-we-give-away "What we raise, is what we give away") “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” — Maya Angelou [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") ## [The advocacy you need in Washington](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/the-advocacy-you-need-in-washington "The advocacy you need in Washington") Progress made on trucking insurance, forced arbitration and medical malpractice award limits [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Keeping expert testimony real and reasonable](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/keeping-expert-testimony-real-and-reasonable "Keeping expert testimony real and reasonable") CAOC-sponsored bill addressing [[case]]Kline v. Zimmer[[/case]] headed to Gov. Newsom [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") ## [Summer brings events for our members](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/summer-brings-events-for-our-members "Summer brings events for our members") Night at the Races (Los Alamitos) and a barbeque with an axe-throwing contest [Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken") ## [The importance of civility in the practice of law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/the-importance-of-civility-in-the-practice-of-law "The importance of civility in the practice of law")