This is the second article in my two-part series on Jury Duty.  In Jury Duty 101, I reviewed the history of the Jury System and important facts about before the date of Jury Service.  In this part, I will discuss what happens during your Jury Service.
It’s 9:00 a.m. and you have parked in the correct […]

In my practice I often hear a common question:  “How do I get out of Jury Duty?”  Sometimes the questioner is truly unable to serve due to health or family or work obligations.  However, absent such complications, jury service, along with voting, is an important civic duty which, by the way, can also be quite […]

One of the most challenging problems for the American legal system to deal with is how to handle civil claims arising out of the death of a person.  Valuing a human life is an impossible task, yet our legal system is required to deal with that very issue.
When someone is killed as a result of […]