--- title: Columns - CAALA President description: Advocate Magazine articles on Columns - CAALA President, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [How did you learn the rules of evidence?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april/how-did-you-learn-the-rules-of-evidence "How did you learn the rules of evidence?") Where did I learn the rules of evidence? Not in law school [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") From Issue: [2024 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april) ## [Gratitude for those in service to CAALA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/gratitude-for-those-in-service-to-caala "Gratitude for those in service to CAALA") Recognizing the many groups of people that make CAALA what it is [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") From Issue: [2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november) ## [Google Law, PC](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/google-law-pc "Google Law, PC") The State Bar plans to bring non-lawyers into the practice of law. It’s time for you to become involved [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) ## [Finding the silver lining](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/finding-the-silver-lining "Finding the silver lining") We see some silver linings in the examples of true human spirit during the time of coronavirus [Jeffrey A. Rudman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-a-rudman "Jeffrey A. Rudman") From Issue: [2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may) ## [Farewell, but not goodbye](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december/farewell-but-not-goodbye "Farewell, but not goodbye") As a [[case]]past[[/case]] president, I look forward to being the most relaxed person in the room [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") From Issue: [2022 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december) ## [Ends are not bad things](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/ends-are-not-bad-things "Ends are not bad things") We can see the future of CAALA through the lens of last year’s accomplishments [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") From Issue: [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [Gratitude makes for a life well lived](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/gratitude-makes-for-a-life-well-lived "Gratitude makes for a life well lived") It is said that we have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) ## [Grandma Florence was a lawyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/grandma-florence-was-a-lawyer "Grandma Florence was a lawyer") What kind of trial lawyer would she be today, when women make up 44% of California attorneys? [Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons") From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march) ## [Getting to know your incoming CAALA president](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-january/getting-to-know-your-incoming-caala-president "Getting to know your incoming CAALA president") “I wanted to be a lawyer because of an ugly event when I was about five- or six-years old.” From Issue: [2023 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-january) ## [Financial-condition discovery – Don’t wait until trial!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/financial-condition-discovery-don-t-wait-until-trial "Financial-condition discovery – Don’t wait until trial!") Discovery of a defendant’s financial condition is essential to proving punitive damages, and doing it early can prevent defendants from shielding assets and create settlement leverage for plaintiffs [Ashley Dang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ashley-dang "Ashley Dang") From Issue: [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january) ## [Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/everybody-has-a-plan-until-they-get-punched-in-the-mouth "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth") COVID moves the Gala to March, and a call for civility in these difficult times [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") From Issue: [2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february) ## [Employee rights are human rights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/employee-rights-are-human-rights "Employee rights are human rights") What is at stake when we don’t protect them? [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") From Issue: [2024 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november)