--- title: Columns - CAALA President description: Advocate Magazine articles on Columns - CAALA President, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Columns%20-%20CAALA%20President --- [![Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich_art_ruling-2179769652_4506c717f57fa23446b366f0f8ff0bfe.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/courts-will-use-ai-to-decide-cases-then-what "Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?") ## [Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/courts-will-use-ai-to-decide-cases-then-what "Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?") We want the machine and we want the conscience [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") From Issue: [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january) ## [“Here we go yo”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/here-we-go-yo "“Here we go yo”") “Here we go yo, here we go yo, So what, so what, so what’s the scenario?” [Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons") From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january) ## [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") From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march) [![Why Women’s History Month matters to CAALA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hernandez_art_latina__lawyer_-514236016_b6efb35481a3859b1756869a6d2ac38d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/why-women-s-history-month-matters-to-caala "Why Women’s History Month matters to CAALA") ## [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") From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march) ## [What’s changed about CAALA? Inclusion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/what-s-changed-about-caala-inclusion "What’s changed about CAALA? Inclusion") That’s the biggest change during my 15-year journey from newbie to CAALA president [Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann") From Issue: [2019 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february) ## [What event had its start in 1983?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/what-event-had-its-start-in-1983 "What event had its start in 1983?") Then, as today, it’s all about “connection” [Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann") From Issue: [2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september) ## [“What do you want to be?”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/what-do-you-want-to-be "“What do you want to be?”") Seeing a woman who looked like me, from my community and who was a lawyer, made my dream seem possible. If I could see it, I could be it [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january) ## [“Counsel, would you like to be heard?”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/counsel-would-you-like-to-be-heard "“Counsel, would you like to be heard?”") Thank you to each of the judges who took the time to pen an article for this issue [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") From Issue: [2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february) ## [Words matter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/words-matter "Words matter") There is magic when telling a love story From Issue: [2023 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february) ## [Why joining a CAALA committee matters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/why-joining-a-caala-committee-matters "Why joining a CAALA committee matters") Strengthening advocacy, community, and the future of consumer justice [Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez") From Issue: [2026 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february) ## [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") From Issue: [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march) ## [What a difference a month makes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/what-a-difference-a-month-makes "What a difference a month makes") Jury trials are back in Los Angeles [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march)