--- title: 2024 March url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march --- # [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march "2024 March") [![Advocate Mar24 cvr EZINE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2024/03-march/Advocate-Mar24-cvr-EZINE.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2024/March2024/html5/Advocate-Mar24-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Perspectives on a woman’s road to partnership](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/perspectives-on-a-woman-s-road-to-partnership "Perspectives on a woman’s road to partnership") “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg [Erika Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erika-contreras "Erika Contreras") [Jessie Kohler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jessie-kohler "Jessie Kohler") ## [You are not your worst mistake](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/you-are-not-your-worst-mistake "You are not your worst mistake") Vindicating the rights of those who die in police custody [Denisse O. Gastélum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") ## [E is for Equity: What women earn and why](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/e-is-for-equity-what-women-earn-and-why "E is for Equity: What women earn and why") Plaintiffs’ trial firms are some of the worst offenders of both the equal-pay laws and the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion [Micha Star Liberty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/micha-star-liberty "Micha Star Liberty") ## [Cultivating civility in the legal community](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/cultivating-civility-in-the-legal-community "Cultivating civility in the legal community") The core principles for promoting civility and 10 practical strategies for dealing with uncivil behavior [Candice Klein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/candice-klein "Candice Klein") ## [Finding your style for witness examination](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/finding-your-style-for-witness-examination "Finding your style for witness examination") Finding inspiration for your trial style, and then learning to perfect it [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") ## [You can be a mom, wife, the PIC, trial lawyer and law-firm owner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/you-can-be-a-mom-wife-the-pic-trial-lawyer-and-law-firm-owner "You can be a mom, wife, the PIC, trial lawyer and law-firm owner") Five life lessons I learned along the way [Maryann P. Gallagher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maryann-p-gallagher "Maryann P. Gallagher") ## [Do women judges judge differently?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/do-women-judges-judge-differently "Do women judges judge differently?") What the studies tell us may surprise you [Dalila Corral Lyons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dalila-corral-lyons "Dalila Corral Lyons") ## [The benefits of having a great mentor](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/the-benefits-of-having-a-great-mentor "The benefits of having a great mentor") A look at some of the specific skills a mentor can impart as your young career progresses [Ariella Perry](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ariella-perry "Ariella Perry") ## [Victims of sexual violence can use the law to take back their power](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/victims-of-sexual-violence-can-use-the-law-to-take-back-their-power "Victims of sexual violence can use the law to take back their power") How plaintiffs can best use the law to bring suit while at the same time protecting their privacy during litigation [Afnan Shukry](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/afnan-shukry "Afnan Shukry") [Sonya Ostovar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sonya-ostovar "Sonya Ostovar") ## [Fight like a girl](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/fight-like-a-girl "Fight like a girl") The advantages in trial of being a woman [Shannon H.P. Ward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shannon-h-p-ward "Shannon H.P. Ward") ## [What should we do with harassing, abusive opposing counsel?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/what-should-we-do-with-harassing-abusive-opposing-counsel "What should we do with harassing, abusive opposing counsel?") A female litigator’s perspective [Olivia K. Leary](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/olivia-k-leary "Olivia K. Leary") ## [Getting from “here” to “there”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/getting-from-here-to-there "Getting from “here” to “there”") A look at events you’ll want to participate this Spring and 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") ## [Having your day in court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/having-your-day-in-court "Having your day in court") From lobbying Congress to opposing state bills that would limit plaintiffs’ litigation financing [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/staying-ahead-of-emerging-industries-and-technologies "Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies") From Uber/Lyft to the more recent peer-to-peer car-sharing and Autonomous vehicles, laws must be adapted to protect consumers [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") ## [Big plans in Big Bear](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/big-plans-in-big-bear "Big plans in Big Bear") Strategic planning retreat sets out the year’s agenda [Whit D. Bertch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/whit-d-bertch "Whit D. Bertch") ## [What makes you so special?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/what-makes-you-so-special "What makes you so special?") There was a time where I hid the tender, caring part of myself. Now, I embrace it [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck")