--- title: Columns - CAALA President description: Advocate Magazine articles on Columns - CAALA President, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Remembering dad](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/remembering-dad "Remembering dad") A look at the lawyer dads whose examples inspired sons and daughters to join our profession [Jeffrey A. Rudman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-a-rudman "Jeffrey A. Rudman") From Issue: [2020 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june) ## [Preserving error for appellate review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/preserving-error-for-appellate-review "Preserving error for appellate review") To preserve issues for appellate review, “speak now or forever hold your peace.” This is a task requiring both advance planning and immediate action. [Gerald Serlin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gerald-serlin "Gerald Serlin") [Judith Posner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/judith-posner "Judith Posner") From Issue: [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january) ## [Plaintiffs can still find ways to deduct legal fees from taxable income](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/plaintiffs-can-still-find-ways-to-deduct-legal-fees-from-taxable-income "Plaintiffs can still find ways to deduct legal fees from taxable income") No plaintiff believes that it is fair to pay taxes on portions of their recovery paid directly to their lawyer that they never see [Robert W. Wood](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-w-wood "Robert W. Wood") From Issue: [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january) ## [Now more than ever, we must be united with CAOC and AAJ](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/now-more-than-ever-we-must-be-united-with-caoc-and-aaj "Now more than ever, we must be united with CAOC and AAJ") Every day we are reminded that the battles are not limited to Sacramento [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") From Issue: [2017 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june) ## [Nonlawyers practicing law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/nonlawyers-practicing-law "Nonlawyers practicing law") The State Bar is back at it with a Blue Ribbon commission, and the “access to justice” they seek would likely get messy for the legal profession [Danny Abir](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/danny-abir "Danny Abir") From Issue: [2023 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november) ## [New CAALA website is designed to meet members’ needs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/new-caala-website-is-designed-to-meet-members-needs "New CAALA website is designed to meet members’ needs") New inductees to CAALA Hall of Fame to be honored at dinner June 8 From Issue: [2023 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april) ## [Protecting the rule of law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/protecting-the-rule-of-law "Protecting the rule of law") Why trial lawyers must lead the way [Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez") From Issue: [2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may) ## [Positive change](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/positive-change "Positive change") From the diversity of speakers’ voices to the family-friendly Kids Club, CAALA Vegas reflected our strength as a legal community and how we have changed since 1983 [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") From Issue: [2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october) ## [One simple and powerful sentence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february/one-simple-and-powerful-sentence "One simple and powerful sentence") The jury system is the purest form of democracy [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") From Issue: [2017 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february) ## [Now for some good news](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/now-for-some-good-news "Now for some good news") CAALA Vegas is a go for September, with the expectation that everyone who wants to be vaccinated can do so before Labor Day [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") From Issue: [2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march) [![New year. New activities. New voices.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/LATLC_art_8d77aabeefdec12e8ee0db1c1b61dd62.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/new-year-new-activities-new-voices "New year. New activities. New voices.") ## [New year. New activities. New voices.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/new-year-new-activities-new-voices "New year. New activities. New voices.") One resolution. [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") From Issue: [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january) ## [More than just great trial lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/more-than-just-great-trial-lawyers "More than just great trial lawyers") CAALA’s Hall of Fame honors Bruce Brusavich, Jack Denove and Chris Spagnoli [Mike Arias](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-arias "Mike Arias") From Issue: [2018 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may)