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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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## [Huge wall calendars](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/huge-wall-calendars "Huge wall calendars")

Tracking due dates on monthly columns and vacations. Also, people we need to thank and those we choose to honor

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

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

## [Here comes the sun…](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/here-comes-the-sun "Here comes the sun…")

But the annual Palm Springs convention is still virtual

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

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

## [Golf tournament on Columbus Day is a GO!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september/golf-tournament-on-columbus-day-is-a-go "Golf tournament on Columbus Day is a GO!")

Top Gun award ceremony will be different than the annual gala, but still special

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

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

## [Giving thanks all around](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/giving-thanks-all-around "Giving thanks all around")

OCTLA benefits to be thankful for

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

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

## [Forging new traditions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/forging-new-traditions "Forging new traditions")

A thank you to all those who worked especially hard to make our new virtual reality work

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

## [Don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/don-t-lose-sight-of-the-forest-for-the-trees "Don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees")

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ― Epictetus

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

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

## [Here’s what’s new at OCTLA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april/here-s-what-s-new-at-octla "Here’s what’s new at OCTLA")

Charitable cause selected for 2018 Top Gun Awards Gala, Palm Springs Seminar and Justice Day plans announced

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

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

## [Happy 60th Anniversary, OCTLA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-january/happy-60th-anniversary-octla "Happy 60th Anniversary, OCTLA")

Looking back on the days of Kennedy, the pen and the typewriter and ahead to challenges of the post-pandemic era

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

## [Giving, gratitude and the hope for future success](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/giving-gratitude-and-the-hope-for-future-success "Giving, gratitude and the hope for future success")

Top Gun winners announced at annual awards and charity gala; charitable giving breaks record

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

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

## [Get in the ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/get-in-the-ring "Get in the ring")

The cure to the Apolitical Blues: Justice Day in Sacramento, April 30. Annual Palm Springs Seminar, May 3-5

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

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

## [Elevating each other](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/elevating-each-other "Elevating each other")

Women in law making change

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

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

## [Does a tree that falls in the forest make any sound?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/does-a-tree-that-falls-in-the-forest-make-any-sound "Does a tree that falls in the forest make any sound?")

Publicize your good deeds with charities such as OCTLC

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

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