The expression pattern of different Gals changes during tissue development and is altered at sites of inflammation and tumor.
Few studies investigated the expression of Gals in normal prostate [52, 53] and Gals-1; -3, and -8 are the most studied proteins in prostate carcinoma [23, 29, 52-55].
The third reason GALs might attend mediation is to serve as an agent of reality for the parents.
GALs are the eyes and ears of the court and therefore may feel obligated to report to the court what was learned in mediation.
Because GALs receive special training to conduct their statutorily mandated investigations and prepare their reports, and are available in court to testify to their investigative techniques, it seemed that GALs should fall within the hearsay exception.
Second District cases after Scaringe have continued to express that court's wariness regarding GALs. In Roski v.
Renna called the Golden
Gals' experience a prime example of why it's important to be persistent in reporting harassment.
"My time spent volunteering with the
GAL Program is when I really feel like a lawyer," said Armstrong, who has taken on nearly 20 cases since joining the program.
The attorneys in Orange County take their responsibilities as GALs quite seriously, and they discharge those duties both effectively and ethically.
The GAL program in Orange County is not part of the State of Florida GAL program that uses lay volunteers.
Clendining calls GAL work a "job that feeds your soul," but she knows her staff members also need to feed their families.
"Our attorneys are paid less than anyone else," said Alan Abramowitz, executive director of the statewide GAL Program.