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7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty

Law360, New York ( April 4, 2016, 11:57 AM EDT) -- As a trial lawyer, I assumed I would never serve as a juror. Yet to my surprise, I was recently empaneled as one of 14 jurors on a state court civil trial that lasted nine days, including a day and a half of deliberations. It was a well-tried case, with experienced trial counsel on both sides. Seeing a jury trial from the juror's point of view was revelatory. Here are the top seven lessons I learned from the other side of the jury box. . . .

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