--- title: 2024 June url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june --- # [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june "2024 June") [![Advo Jun24 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2024/06-june/Advo-Jun24-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2024/June2024/html5/Advocate-June24-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Police shootings: A guide to winning justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/police-shootings-a-guide-to-winning-justice "Police shootings: A guide to winning justice") A look at the legal process and the proven strategies for winning an excessive-force case [Christian Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-contreras "Christian Contreras") ## [Understanding disability rights litigation in police-misconduct and jail-detention cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/understanding-disability-rights-litigation-in-police-misconduct-and-jail-detention-cases "Understanding disability rights litigation in police-misconduct and jail-detention cases") Why and how to allege claims under the ADA and Rehab Act whenever you allege civil-rights claims under section 1983 [Grace Jun](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/grace-jun "Grace Jun") ## [Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/say-it-loud-i-protest-and-i-m-proud "Say it loud, I protest and I’m proud") Your silence will not protect you! Here’s a look at the laws that will [Rodney S. Diggs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rodney-s-diggs "Rodney S. Diggs") ## [Holding public agencies accountable under the California Public Records Act (“CPRA”)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/holding-public-agencies-accountable-under-the-california-public-records-act-cpra "Holding public agencies accountable under the California Public Records Act (“CPRA”)") When public agencies unlawfully withhold public records, you have options to enforce your clients’ rights [Alex Ballard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-ballard "Alex Ballard") ## [Deposition disruption](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/deposition-disruption "Deposition disruption") Ditching the old deposition playbook can revolutionize your legal strategy [Jonathan Michaels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-michaels "Jonathan Michaels") ## [“Hold him down!”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/hold-him-down "“Hold him down!”") Litigating deaths caused by restraint and/or positional asphyxia while in law-enforcement custody [Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo") ## [Damages in civil-rights cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/damages-in-civil-rights-cases "Damages in civil-rights cases") A review of California civil damages, especially as they pertain to civil-rights cases [Humberto Guizar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/humberto-guizar "Humberto Guizar") ## [Vicki Sarmiento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/vicki-sarmiento "Vicki Sarmiento") My civil rights hero [Paul Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/paul-hoffman "Paul Hoffman") ## [Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/biomechanics-and-3d-reconstruction-in-shooting-cases-2 "Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases") A biomechanical analysis of the evidence can be key to uncovering what really happened [Cole Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cole-young "Cole Young") [John Gardiner, PhD PE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-gardiner-phd-pe "John Gardiner, PhD PE") ## [Passive income – referral and co-counseling fees](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/passive-income-referral-and-co-counseling-fees "Passive income – referral and co-counseling fees") Pursue your passion, create legacy, and generate revenue to do both [Robert T. Simon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-t-simon "Robert T. Simon") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/appellate-reports-50 "Appellate Reports") Relief from waiver of jury trial; also Labor Code and pay stubs, hotels and premises liability [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Children – one of our five focus areas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/children-one-of-our-five-focus-areas "Children – one of our five focus areas") Helping children in need this summer [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") ## [Tort reform is again called for by insurers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/tort-reform-is-again-called-for-by-insurers "Tort reform is again called for by insurers") Also: a rundown of state supreme court rulings on punitive damage caps [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Shaping civil-procedure legislation in Sacramento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/shaping-civil-procedure-legislation-in-sacramento "Shaping civil-procedure legislation in Sacramento") Mandatory mediation for matters of $150,000 or less is proposed by certain bar associations and superior courts [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") ## [Be like the Romans…and the Greeks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/be-like-the-romans-and-the-greeks "Be like the Romans…and the Greeks") Pairing Roman and Greek values in our individual practices and our OCTLA community [Whit D. Bertch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/whit-d-bertch "Whit D. Bertch") ## [To protect and preserve](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/to-protect-and-preserve "To protect and preserve") Who will stand up when civil rights are violated? [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck")