--- title: 2026 March url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march --- # [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march "2026 March") [![Advocate Mar26 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2026/03-march/Advocate-Mar26-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2026/March2026/html5/Advocate-Mar26-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Your voice is needed now, more than ever](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/your-voice-is-needed-now-more-than-ever "Your voice is needed now, more than ever") Our practices and our clients’ rights are under attack in both Sacramento and Los Angeles [Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez") ## [Elevating each other](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/elevating-each-other "Elevating each other") Women in law making change [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") ## [Why Women’s History Month matters to CAALA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/why-women-s-history-month-matters-to-caala "Why Women’s History Month matters to CAALA") It is a commitment from all of us – women and men alike – to build a profession where every lawyer has the opportunity to succeed [Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez") ## [Qualities of a “truly good woman” are the qualities of LATLC women (and men)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/qualities-of-a-truly-good-woman-are-the-qualities-of-latlc-women-and-men "Qualities of a “truly good woman” are the qualities of LATLC women (and men)") [Griselda S. Rodriguez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/griselda-s-rodriguez "Griselda S. Rodriguez") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [An existential threat to victims’ rights in California](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/an-existential-threat-to-victims-rights-in-california "An existential threat to victims’ rights in California") The latest on CAOC’s fight against the Uber initiative to limit victim’s recoverable medical damages and cap contingency fees to limit their access to PI attorneys [Erica Kwiatkowski Nielsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erica-kwiatkowski-nielsen "Erica Kwiatkowski Nielsen") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/appellate-reports-58 "Appellate Reports") How Berk v. Choy validates 25 years of Ninth Circuit dissents [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [In Tribute to Dave Knopf](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/in-tribute "In Tribute to Dave Knopf") DAVID W. KNOPF [Richard Neubauer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/richard-neubauer "Richard Neubauer") ## [Open the garden gates](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/open-the-garden-gates "Open the garden gates") Making the case for LA courts to accept e-filing of open-source document formats – ending the tyranny of Microsoft Word [Matthew B. Roberts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-b-roberts "Matthew B. Roberts") ## [How to double your future economic damages in medical-malpractice cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/how-to-double-your-future-economic-damages-in-medical-malpractice-cases "How to double your future economic damages in medical-malpractice cases") Periodic payments can be your friend, as can wage growth and medical cost inflation [John F. Medler, Jr.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-f-medler-jr "John F. Medler, Jr.") ## [When the hostile workplace is your home office](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/when-the-hostile-workplace-is-your-home-office "When the hostile workplace is your home office") Remote colleagues lack a personal connection to each other that makes them more willing to engage in harmful behavior, often evidenced in electronic communications [Jacqueline Crispino](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacqueline-crispino "Jacqueline Crispino") [William C. Jhaveri-Weeks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/william-c-jhaveri-weeks "William C. Jhaveri-Weeks") ## [The invisible burden](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/the-invisible-burden "The invisible burden") Balancing the scales of justice and well-being through the understanding and healing of vicarious and secondary trauma in attorneys [Dr. Michael Broukhim](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dr-michael-broukhim "Dr. Michael Broukhim") [Jennie Marie Battistin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennie-marie-battistin "Jennie Marie Battistin") [Kelly B. Hanker](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kelly-b-hanker "Kelly B. Hanker") ## [Trial: It can be more than a monetary decision](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/trial-it-can-be-more-than-a-monetary-decision "Trial: It can be more than a monetary decision") Reclaiming our right to define the role of the plaintiff’s attorney [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") ## [Applying theories of (jury) psychology to promote trial-lawyer wellness](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/applying-theories-of-jury-psychology-to-promote-trial-lawyer-wellness "Applying theories of (jury) psychology to promote trial-lawyer wellness") Musings on how voir dire concepts of story telling, confirmation bias and belief persistence can fit into our own wellness [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") ## [Jury selection and the feminine advantage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/jury-selection-and-the-feminine-advantage "Jury selection and the feminine advantage") Learn how to use all the advantages in voir dire that come your way as a woman   [Casey Hultin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/casey-hultin "Casey Hultin") [Claire Plotkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/claire-plotkin "Claire Plotkin") ## [Understanding and handling long-term disability liens](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/understanding-and-handling-long-term-disability-liens "Understanding and handling long-term disability liens") LTD insurers’ liens against third-party recoveries most often result from “other income” provisions in the insurance policies [Donald de Camara](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/donald-de-camara "Donald de Camara") ## [The hidden cost of excellence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/the-hidden-cost-of-excellence "The hidden cost of excellence") Burnout and building a sustainable life as a woman in the law  [Ashley Laiken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ashley-laiken "Ashley Laiken") ## [Life begins at forty or sixty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/life-begins-at-forty-or-sixty "Life begins at forty or sixty") …or whenever you want  [Mary Lee Caruso](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mary-lee-caruso "Mary Lee Caruso") ## [Building a life and a practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/building-a-life-and-a-practice "Building a life and a practice") A career in the law does not have to follow a prescribed path  [Nicole Meyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-meyers "Nicole Meyers") ## [More than a case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/more-than-a-case "More than a case") Trauma-informed advocacy for attorneys representing brain-injured clients [Lourdes De Armas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lourdes-de-armas "Lourdes De Armas")