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title: Law and Motion Practice
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Law and Motion Practice, from the Subject Matter Index.
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## [Motion to compel, or motion to compel further?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april/motion-to-compel-or-motion-to-compel-further "Motion to compel, or motion to compel further?")

How to determine whether a motion to compel discovery responses or a motion to compel further responses is the proper motion based on the circumstances

[Jake Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jake-cohen "Jake Cohen")

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

## [Maintaining deposition decorum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/maintaining-deposition-decorum "Maintaining deposition decorum")

The role of discovery motions in a post-COVID-19 world; how to handle improper deposition objections

[Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich")
[Steven M. Schuetze](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-m-schuetze "Steven M. Schuetze")

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

[![Inferences explained](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gusdorff-istock-801735274_709dfd387e0ad11c699d8fbfb9593eab.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/inferences-explained "Inferences explained")

## [Inferences explained](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/inferences-explained "Inferences explained")

Using and rebutting inferences

[Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff")

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

## [Expediting trial through motions for preference](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/expediting-trial-through-motions-for-preference "Expediting trial through motions for preference")

Before you rush to bring a motion for preference, be aware that preference cases also have drawbacks

[Laurel Halbany](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laurel-halbany "Laurel Halbany")

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

## [Do you want the judge to read your papers?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/do-you-want-the-judge-to-read-your-papers "Do you want the judge to read your papers?")

The importance of “bookmarks” in your electronically filed documents, and the properly tabbed courtesy copy of your printed filing

[Steven J. Kleifield](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-j-kleifield "Steven J. Kleifield")

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

## [Avoid unnecessary motion practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/avoid-unnecessary-motion-practice "Avoid unnecessary motion practice")

There are inevitable motions and then there are unnecessary ones that could have been a stipulation

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

## [Motion for nonsuit](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/motion-for-nonsuit "Motion for nonsuit")

License to kill in arbitration?

[Robert Reichman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-reichman "Robert Reichman")
[Sean Macias](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sean-macias "Sean Macias")

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

[![Keeping the “material” in material facts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/schabloski_istock-668083870_50a9e20371411a2d2373132f0c151731.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/keeping-the-material-in-material-facts "Keeping the “material” in material facts")

## [Keeping the “material” in material facts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/keeping-the-material-in-material-facts "Keeping the “material” in material facts")

Understanding how to dispute, and draft, material facts is a critical tool in your summary judgment arsenal

[Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski")

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

[![How to defeat (almost) every MSJ](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Davis-istock-1288816959_dd02cba1c55386e3c0b7418d540532be.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december/how-to-defeat-almost-every-msj "How to defeat (almost) every MSJ")

## [How to defeat (almost) every MSJ](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december/how-to-defeat-almost-every-msj "How to defeat (almost) every MSJ")

A step-by-step guide to preparing your opposition to motion for summary judgment

[Travis Davis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/travis-davis "Travis Davis")

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

## [Ex parte motions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july/ex-parte-motions "Ex parte motions")

What a way to start the day: the “8:30 whiners’ calendar”

[Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney")

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

[![Busting through writer’s block](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gusdorf-istock-1596438370_6045e7760180ba2bd920750f1c64a7bf.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/busting-through-writer-s-block "Busting through writer’s block")

## [Busting through writer’s block](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/busting-through-writer-s-block "Busting through writer’s block")

The solutions for focusing and starting to write are as varied as the distractions and reasons we do not

[Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff")

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