Personal Injury Law

Tip Concerning Trying Cases Away From Home

By John Day

Trial Lawyer Tips has a great post about steps to take to before picking a jury in another city, county, or state.

An excerpt:

To get familiar with my out of town trial venues, I used to order the local paper several months before trial and read it each day or week. By the time trial rolled around, I knew more about the local news than most of the jurors.

I started using this technique a little over 20 years ago and firmly believe that there is a distinct advantage of going into a "new" venue with some knowledge of community happenings.   The Internet has made it easier to get this sort of information. 

Full post as published by Day on Torts on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).