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title: Columns - OCTLA President
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Columns - OCTLA President, from the Subject Matter Index.
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## [The joy of jury service](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/the-joy-of-jury-service "The joy of jury service")

The trial by civil jury, guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment, is what keeps us all going

[Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken")

From Issue: [2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june)

## [The California State Bar website](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/the-california-state-bar-website "The California State Bar website")

You never get a second chance to make a first impression

[Shaina Colover](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shaina-colover "Shaina Colover")

From Issue: [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november)

## [Thank you and farewell](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/thank-you-and-farewell "Thank you and farewell")

I am proud to have served such a wonderful group of trial lawyers

[Jonathan Dwork](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-dwork "Jonathan Dwork")

From Issue: [2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december)

## [Take no challenge alone](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/take-no-challenge-alone "Take no challenge alone")

Join the OCTLA community and be part of a “virtual law firm”

[B James Pantone](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/b-james-pantone "B James Pantone")

From Issue: [2019 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march)

## [Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/summer-is-here-with-exciting-news-from-octla "Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA")

Check out our new oceanfront conference

[Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich")

From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june)

## [Summer brings events for our members](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/summer-brings-events-for-our-members "Summer brings events for our members")

Night at the Races (Los Alamitos) and a barbeque with an axe-throwing contest

[Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken")

From Issue: [2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july)

## [The final frontier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/the-final-frontier "The final frontier")

While the legal community has evolved, there is still bias toward women in the trial-lawyer community

[Cynthia Craig](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-craig "Cynthia Craig")

From Issue: [2021 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september)

## [The beginning of the middle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/the-beginning-of-the-middle "The beginning of the middle")

Settling in and finding your race pace

[Whit D. Bertch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/whit-d-bertch "Whit D. Bertch")

From Issue: [2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may)

## [Taking the unplug challenge](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/taking-the-unplug-challenge "Taking the unplug challenge")

How much email is too much?

[Geraldine Ly](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/geraldine-ly "Geraldine Ly")

From Issue: [2018 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may)

## [Summer may be winding down but OCTLA is not](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/summer-may-be-winding-down-but-octla-is-not "Summer may be winding down but OCTLA is not")

Charity auction donations needed for support of OC advocates for foster children

[Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken")

From Issue: [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august)

## [Summer in the high desert: Joshua Tree](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/summer-in-the-high-desert-joshua-tree "Summer in the high desert: Joshua Tree")

“The jury trial began on a hot day in July 1943 in the Riverside County Superior Court…”

[Douglas Vanderpool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-vanderpool "Douglas Vanderpool")

From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august)

## [Stronger together](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/stronger-together "Stronger together")

Each of us can learn something valuable from one another

[Aaron Hicks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aaron-hicks "Aaron Hicks")

From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january)