--- title: 2024 December url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december --- # [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december "2024 December") [![Advo Dec24 cvr EZINE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2024/12-december/Advo-Dec24-cvr-EZINE.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2024/December2024/html5/Advocate-Dec24-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Paint outside the lines](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/paint-outside-the-lines "Paint outside the lines") Advanced legal writing: High-risk, high-reward techniques [Clint Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clint-ehrlich "Clint Ehrlich") ## [On storytelling in briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/on-storytelling-in-briefs "On storytelling in briefs") Why you should prioritize storytelling in your brief, and how to do it effectively [Ben Siminou](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ben-siminou "Ben Siminou") ## [Clarity in legal writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/clarity-in-legal-writing "Clarity in legal writing") Why it matters and how to achieve it [Daniel U. Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-u-smith "Daniel U. Smith") [Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty") ## [Buying time](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/buying-time "Buying time") Tips for extending your Notice of Appeal deadline and traps to avoid [Herb Fox](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/herb-fox-3 "Herb Fox") ## [The law-of-the-case doctrine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/the-law-of-the-case-doctrine "The law-of-the-case doctrine") What is it and when does it apply? [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Protecting your verdict](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/protecting-your-verdict "Protecting your verdict") A roadmap to navigate the post-trial landscape, from preparing a proposed judgment to opposing the motion for new trial [Travis Davis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/travis-davis "Travis Davis") ## [The [[case]]Privette[[/case]] doctrine and material suppliers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/the-case-privette-case-doctrine-and-material-suppliers "The [[case]]Privette[[/case]] doctrine and material suppliers") Building the case that an injured employee of a material supplier is not a subcontractor bound by [[case]]Privette[[/case]] [Steven B. Stevens](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-b-stevens "Steven B. Stevens") ## [Preparing to be prepared](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/preparing-to-be-prepared "Preparing to be prepared") Avoiding rookie mistakes at oral argument [Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff") ## [[[case]]Audish[[/case]]: Confronting a new legal reality](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/case-audish-case-confronting-a-new-legal-reality "[[case]]Audish[[/case]]: Confronting a new legal reality") The collateral-source rule, the Secondary Payor Act and Medicare in [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]] [Greyson M. Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody") ## [Using the standard of review to craft a persuasive brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/using-the-standard-of-review-to-craft-a-persuasive-brief "Using the standard of review to craft a persuasive brief") Although naturally a part of your legal discussion, using the standard of review in the statement of facts is a way to craft a persuasive brief on appeal [Gerald Serlin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gerald-serlin "Gerald Serlin") [Judith Posner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/judith-posner "Judith Posner") ## [Avoiding removal in the Ninth Circuit after [[case]]Mayes[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/avoiding-removal-in-the-ninth-circuit-after-case-mayes-case "Avoiding removal in the Ninth Circuit after [[case]]Mayes[[/case]]") The scope of removal and remand for plaintiffs in the Ninth Circuit, and strategies to help avoid removal [Crawford Appleby](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/crawford-appleby "Crawford Appleby") [Timothy A. Loranger](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/timothy-a-loranger "Timothy A. Loranger") ## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/appellate-review-5 "Appellate Review") Lemon Law: a “new motor vehicle” means a vehicle sold by a new-car dealer for the first time, not just one sold with an unexpired manufacturer’s warranty. Also, the sophisticated-user defense in products liability [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Keep your story memorable and admissible](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/keep-your-story-memorable-and-admissible "Keep your story memorable and admissible") Balancing narrative and law in opening statements [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") [Gelareh Sara Golriz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gelareh-sara-golriz "Gelareh Sara Golriz") ## [California voters sat out this election](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/california-voters-sat-out-this-election "California voters sat out this election") We raised $8.1 million to elect consumer-friendly state legislators and congressional representatives [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") ## [Looking back…and moving forward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/looking-back-and-moving-forward "Looking back…and moving forward") Please consider becoming part of all this good work in our own communities [Bradley S. Wallace](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bradley-s-wallace "Bradley S. Wallace") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [The very real threats we face now as plaintiff attorneys](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/the-very-real-threats-we-face-now-as-plaintiff-attorneys "The very real threats we face now as plaintiff attorneys") As corporations seek immunities, no cause of action will be safe with the shift in the Senate majority [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [The appeal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/the-appeal "The appeal") What calls you to lead? [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") ## [Run through the tape](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/run-through-the-tape "Run through the tape") Run through the tape first, then look back with pride on the year’s achievements [Whit D. Bertch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/whit-d-bertch "Whit D. Bertch")