--- title: 2024 September url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september --- # [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september "2024 September") [![Advocate Sept24 cvr EZINE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2024/09-september/Advocate-Sept24-cvr-EZINE.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2024/September2024/html5/Advocate-Sept24-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Insurance bad-faith mediations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/insurance-bad-faith-mediations "Insurance bad-faith mediations") Bad-faith mediations present a challenging set of issues and dynamics that affect how they are best approached and conducted [Doug deVries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/doug-devries "Doug deVries") ## [Evidence Code mediation rules](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/evidence-code-mediation-rules "Evidence Code mediation rules") Know the official rules for mediation and keep yourself out of avoidable predicaments [Rita Miller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rita-miller "Rita Miller") ## [Federal Arbitration Act basics: A quick look at the federal act that dominates many arbitrations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/federal-arbitration-act-basics-a-quick-look-at-the-federal-act-that-dominates-many-arbitrations "Federal Arbitration Act basics: A quick look at the federal act that dominates many arbitrations") An explanation of the act’s 16 sections with relevant cases [Michael S. Fields](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-fields "Michael S. Fields") ## [A “third-way” for handling conventional mediations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/a-third-way-for-handling-conventional-mediations "A “third-way” for handling conventional mediations") Can the success with Proposition 65 environmental lawsuits be had in other plaintiffs’ cases? [Gideon Kracov](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gideon-kracov "Gideon Kracov") ## [Resolving construction disputes through mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/resolving-construction-disputes-through-mediation "Resolving construction disputes through mediation") A primer for construction-defect law and mediating a construction dispute [Robert Jacobs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-jacobs "Robert Jacobs") ## [Recent developments in employment arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/recent-developments-in-employment-arbitration "Recent developments in employment arbitration") Important employment-arbitration-law decisions from 2023 and 2024 [Stephen M. Benardo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stephen-m-benardo-2 "Stephen M. Benardo") ## [Mediating mass torts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/mediating-mass-torts "Mediating mass torts") Understanding the basics for mass-tort mediation, including the use of bankruptcy courts [Jeffrey Krivis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-krivis "Jeffrey Krivis") [Tagore Subramaniam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tagore-subramaniam "Tagore Subramaniam") ## [Crafting a plaintiff’s mediation brief for a standard personal-injury case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/crafting-a-plaintiff-s-mediation-brief-for-a-standard-personal-injury-case "Crafting a plaintiff’s mediation brief for a standard personal-injury case") The importance of a clear, concise and informative mediation brief [Norman Perry Tarle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-perry-tarle "Norman Perry Tarle") ## [Elder-healthcare-facility arbitration agreements and the California Supreme Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/elder-healthcare-facility-arbitration-agreements-and-the-california-supreme-court "Elder-healthcare-facility arbitration agreements and the California Supreme Court") The California Supreme Court holds that signing an optional arbitration agreement is not a “healthcare decision” [Amber Tham](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/amber-tham "Amber Tham") [Art Gharibian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/art-gharibian "Art Gharibian") ## [Arbitration and PAGA rights, post [[case]]Adolph v. Uber[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/arbitration-and-paga-rights-post-case-adolph-v-uber-case "Arbitration and PAGA rights, post [[case]]Adolph v. Uber[[/case]]") Arbitrating individual Labor Code violations after [[case]]Adolph[[/case]] [Tricia Bigelow](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tricia-bigelow "Tricia Bigelow") ## [Distressed real estate and ADR](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/distressed-real-estate-and-adr "Distressed real estate and ADR") Analyzing various remedies available thru ADR when a real-estate default arises [Alan S. Petlak](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/petlak "Alan S. Petlak") ## [Effective arbitration advocacy – attorney control](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/effective-arbitration-advocacy-attorney-control "Effective arbitration advocacy – attorney control") A quick-read refresher course on arbitration preparation and success [Andrea Niven](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrea-niven "Andrea Niven") [Joe Hilberman (Ret.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joe-hilberman-ret "Joe Hilberman (Ret.)") ## [Getting the most out of a pre-mediation conference](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/getting-the-most-out-of-a-pre-mediation-conference "Getting the most out of a pre-mediation conference") Mediation has become a linchpin in an attorney’s arsenal, and a pre-mediation conference has become essential in a mediator’s toolbox [Jeanne Behling](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeanne-behling "Jeanne Behling") ## [You say you want a resolution (but what you really want is a deal)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/you-say-you-want-a-resolution-but-what-you-really-want-is-a-deal "You say you want a resolution (but what you really want is a deal)") A mediator with strong business skills can improve your chances of achieving settlement [Lindsey Bayman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-bayman "Lindsey Bayman") ## [The humanity of human suffering](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/the-humanity-of-human-suffering "The humanity of human suffering") Senate Bill 447 allows courts to award damages for a deceased person’s non-economic damages of pain, suffering, or disfigurement [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") ## [We’re about much more than just lobbying](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/we-re-about-much-more-than-just-lobbying "We’re about much more than just lobbying") A look at all we do to protect your clients’ rights and your practice [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Giving your time…giving your support](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/giving-your-time-giving-your-support "Giving your time…giving your support") Trial lawyers care! [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") ## [Collaborative leadership](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/collaborative-leadership "Collaborative leadership") Becoming an effective leader in volunteer roles [Whit D. Bertch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/whit-d-bertch "Whit D. Bertch") ## [The art of ADR](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/the-art-of-adr "The art of ADR") What happens when mediation, improvisation, and trial advocacy converge? [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck")