--- title: discovery description: Advocate Magazine articles on discovery, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Protecting your client’s privacy in discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/protecting-your-client-s-privacy-in-discovery "Protecting your client’s privacy in discovery") Be prepared to keep your client’s irrelevant personal history out of discovery whenever possible; that felony conviction, however, may be a bridge too far [Jeffrey Greenman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-greenman "Jeffrey Greenman") From Issue: [2018 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march) ## [Person-Most-Qualified depositions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april/person-most-qualified-depositions "Person-Most-Qualified depositions") Taking the PMQ deposition and using it effectively at trial [Alex Guerrero](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-guerrero "Alex Guerrero") From Issue: [2024 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april) ## [Navigating social media discovery for California plaintiffs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/navigating-social-media-discovery-for-california-plaintiffs "Navigating social media discovery for California plaintiffs") Ethical constraints and practical strategies for dealing with this double-edged sword [Jamal S. Mahmood](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jamal-s-mahmood "Jamal S. Mahmood") From Issue: [2025 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july) ## [Mop up the defense](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april/mop-up-the-defense "Mop up the defense") Slip-and-fall discovery plans that include key admissions to use at trial [Brandon Salumbides](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brandon-salumbides "Brandon Salumbides") [Taylor Kruse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/taylor-kruse "Taylor Kruse") [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") From Issue: [2024 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-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) ## [It’s past time to fix our broken discovery culture](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/it-s-past-time-to-fix-our-broken-discovery-culture "It’s past time to fix our broken discovery culture") Keep your discovery disputes out of my court – here’s how to do it [Lawrence P. Riff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lawrence-p-riff "Lawrence P. Riff") From Issue: [2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february) ## [Pre-litigation investigation strategies in single-plaintiff employment cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/pre-litigation-investigation-strategies-in-single-plaintiff-employment-cases "Pre-litigation investigation strategies in single-plaintiff employment cases") Investigating your employment case after you retain the client but [[case]]before[[/case]] filing a lawsuit will help ensure you avoid common litigation pitfalls and maximize case value [Joshua Cohen Slatkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joshua-cohen-slatkin "Joshua Cohen Slatkin") From Issue: [2023 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march) ## [New discovery requirements, sanctions, and procedures for 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february/new-discovery-requirements-sanctions-and-procedures-for-2020 "New discovery requirements, sanctions, and procedures for 2020") Production of documents, electronic exchange of interrogatories and requests for admission, and use of federal discovery procedures in state courts [Stephanie Taft](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stephanie-taft "Stephanie Taft") From Issue: [2020 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february) ## [More thoughts about separate statements and motions to seal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/more-thoughts-about-separate-statements-and-motions-to-seal "More thoughts about separate statements and motions to seal") Specific statements are required in many types of discovery disputes and in motions for summary adjudication [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") From Issue: [2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february) ## [Make discovery earn its keep](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/make-discovery-earn-its-keep "Make discovery earn its keep") Effective discovery is measured not by volume, but by what can be used at trial [Christopher Kim](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-kim "Christopher Kim") From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october) [![Legal ethics in the age of social-media discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Pererali-istock-922922230_0592d430047ca093b40dfcd456731300.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/legal-ethics-in-the-age-of-social-media-discovery "Legal ethics in the age of social-media discovery") ## [Legal ethics in the age of social-media discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/legal-ethics-in-the-age-of-social-media-discovery "Legal ethics in the age of social-media discovery") The key is to be proactive, not reactive [Kristopher Peerali](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kristopher-peerali "Kristopher Peerali") [Serena Peerali](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/serena-peerali "Serena Peerali") From Issue: [2025 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july) [![Investigating and conducting written discovery in roadway-design cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Wong-istock-941286000_93d6c32abb5ce1d91c0105ccc5dc7197.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/investigating-and-conducting-written-discovery-in-roadway-design-cases "Investigating and conducting written discovery in roadway-design cases") ## [Investigating and conducting written discovery in roadway-design cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/investigating-and-conducting-written-discovery-in-roadway-design-cases "Investigating and conducting written discovery in roadway-design cases") Getting past the roadblock of the commonly asserted defense of design immunity [Kimberly Wong](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kimberly-wong "Kimberly Wong") From Issue: [2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april)