--- title: Trial Practice description: Advocate Magazine articles on Trial Practice, from the Subject Matter Index. --- [![Damages: An improvisational approach to jury verdicts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Breiter_art_mouse_chef-1250268288_6dab9190fe2a2fad25b49b068550bb20.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/damages-an-improvisational-approach-to-jury-verdicts "Damages: An improvisational approach to jury verdicts") ## [Damages: An improvisational approach to jury verdicts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/damages-an-improvisational-approach-to-jury-verdicts "Damages: An improvisational approach to jury verdicts") Thoughts on closing argument, risk, and letting jurors feel the loss [Brian Breiter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-breiter "Brian Breiter") From Issue: [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april) ## [Closing arguments: connecting the dots](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/closing-arguments-connecting-the-dots "Closing arguments: connecting the dots") You must tell your story in a way that conveys the emotional tone of the trial, keeps jurors interested and flows naturally through liability to asking for damages [Olivier Taillieu](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/olivier-taillieu "Olivier Taillieu") From Issue: [2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january) ## [Closing argument in a personal-injury case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-january/closing-argument-in-a-personal-injury-case "Closing argument in a personal-injury case") General principles that apply to all closing arguments in personal-injury cases [Mike Alder](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-alder "Mike Alder") From Issue: [2018 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-january) ## [Case Management Conferences in the Los Angeles Superior Court’s unlimited jurisdiction independent calendar courts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/case-management-conferences-in-the-los-angeles-superior-court-s-unlimited-jurisdiction-independent-calendar-courts "Case Management Conferences in the Los Angeles Superior Court’s unlimited jurisdiction independent calendar courts") How to make the CMC more effective for you, your client and the court [Elizabeth R. Feffer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-r-feffer "Elizabeth R. Feffer") From Issue: [2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july) ## [Building a life and a practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/building-a-life-and-a-practice "Building a life and a practice") A career in the law does not have to follow a prescribed path  [Nicole Meyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-meyers "Nicole Meyers") From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march) ## [Being yourself at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/being-yourself-at-trial "Being yourself at trial") “The bigger, overarching question is, do you play it safe – e.g., keep it simple, not go for home runs – or go big?” [Seth Rosenberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/seth-rosenberg "Seth Rosenberg") From Issue: [2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january) ## [Color by color, paint the jury a picture in opening](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/color-by-color-paint-the-jury-a-picture-in-opening "Color by color, paint the jury a picture in opening") Watch the defense struggle when they realize from your opening that this trial is not “like every other routine slip and fall” [Keith Bruno](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/keith-bruno "Keith Bruno") From Issue: [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october) ## [Closing argument: now what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/closing-argument-now-what "Closing argument: now what?") In the end, a civil trial is about the money and you must ask for it [Victor George](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/victor-george "Victor George") From Issue: [2019 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january) [![Civil litigation in a post-pandemic world](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Court_istock-1280030415_a93f90c375e6af22e42c5508c09e5f41.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/civil-litigation-in-a-post-pandemic-world "Civil litigation in a post-pandemic world") ## [Civil litigation in a post-pandemic world](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/civil-litigation-in-a-post-pandemic-world "Civil litigation in a post-pandemic world") The “new normal” will be nothing like what we knew before 2020 [Michelle Williams Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-williams-court "Michelle Williams Court") From Issue: [2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july) ## [Calling the defense’s bluff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/calling-the-defense-s-bluff "Calling the defense’s bluff") It can be worth it to take that “too small” case to trial [Olivia K. Leary](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/olivia-k-leary "Olivia K. Leary") From Issue: [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april) ## [Bias in consumer litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/bias-in-consumer-litigation "Bias in consumer litigation") Recognizing bias and assumptions made about your clients’ cases and damages – women in particular – in all stages of litigation [Molly M. McKibben](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/molly-m-mckibben "Molly M. McKibben") From Issue: [2026 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february) ## [Being an effective second-chair trial counsel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/being-an-effective-second-chair-trial-counsel "Being an effective second-chair trial counsel") A look at the responsibilities both before and during trial [Shant Karnikian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shant-karnikian "Shant Karnikian") From Issue: [2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january)