--- title: Columns - Consumer Attorneys of California description: Advocate Magazine articles on Columns - Consumer Attorneys of California, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Taking the lead in defeating attempts to allow non-lawyers to practice law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/taking-the-lead-in-defeating-attempts-to-allow-non-lawyers-to-practice-law "Taking the lead in defeating attempts to allow non-lawyers to practice law") Your comments to the State Bar are needed now – today! [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") From Issue: [2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january) ## [State Bar moving forward on non-lawyer ownership and paraprofessionals](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/state-bar-moving-forward-on-non-lawyer-ownership-and-paraprofessionals "State Bar moving forward on non-lawyer ownership and paraprofessionals") Mobilizing trial attorneys to fight onerous proposals [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") From Issue: [2021 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september) ## [Sowing the seeds of Justice Without Barriers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/sowing-the-seeds-of-justice-without-barriers "Sowing the seeds of Justice Without Barriers") Justice Day and ongoing legislative relationship-building [Natalie Robertson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/natalie-robertson "Natalie Robertson") From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) ## [Rising above it all](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/rising-above-it-all "Rising above it all") No matter how bad things got, there was always a voice in the wilderness making sure justice prevailed [Deborah S. Chang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/deborah-s-chang "Deborah S. Chang") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) ## [Pride, prejudice, and the ongoing fight for justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/pride-prejudice-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-justice "Pride, prejudice, and the ongoing fight for justice") There are many reasons to beam with Pride in June, the civil-rights month [Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons") From Issue: [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june) ## [Our pandemic legislative year](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/our-pandemic-legislative-year "Our pandemic legislative year") Bills we sent to the governor include SB1146 that will cement the use of e-service and remote video depositions [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october) ## [Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/staying-ahead-of-emerging-industries-and-technologies "Staying ahead of emerging industries and technologies") From Uber/Lyft to the more recent peer-to-peer car-sharing and Autonomous vehicles, laws must be adapted to protect consumers [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") From Issue: [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march) ## [State Bar changes may undermine your practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/state-bar-changes-may-undermine-your-practice "State Bar changes may undermine your practice") CAOC is fighting for you against movement to allow non-lawyers to own law firms and practice law [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") From Issue: [2021 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may) ## [Shaping civil-procedure legislation in Sacramento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/shaping-civil-procedure-legislation-in-sacramento "Shaping civil-procedure legislation in Sacramento") Mandatory mediation for matters of $150,000 or less is proposed by certain bar associations and superior courts [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june) ## [Protecting justice for families](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/protecting-justice-for-families "Protecting justice for families") The urgent need for SB 29 to preserve pain-and-suffering damages after the victim dies [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march) ## [Our state organization is getting it done in Sacramento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/our-state-organization-is-getting-it-done-in-sacramento "Our state organization is getting it done in Sacramento") Critical consumer legislation passed this year due to our collective efforts [Cynthia Craig](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-craig "Cynthia Craig") From Issue: [2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november) ## [Our character was tested](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/our-character-was-tested "Our character was tested") …and we passed [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") From Issue: [2026 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july)