Hi, my name is Richard Allen. I’m a lawyer at the law firm of Solowsky and Allen in Miami, Florida. I’ve been practicing law for 34 years. We have a commercial law, commercial litigation practice. My practice emphasizes real estate disputes and business torts, and commercial disputes between companies and partnerships and so forth. I’ve […]
Being summoned for jury duty can be a scary thing. It’s not, it’s part of being an American. Here is a list of frequently asked questions we get here at Magnus to make your jury duty experience as painless as possible. What kinds of juries can I be summoned for? Although there are variations around
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You have to start somewhere. When you are considering your first time working with a trial consultant, there are some important things to know. 1) Not all consultants are equally qualified. Trial/Jury/Litigation Consultants should be vetted. You are hiring our expertise, not just a “vendor” to facilitate a mock jury project. Consultants should have the
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Courts in many jurisdictions have been ordering Summary Jury Trials as a way to “encourage” attorneys to settle their cases. A number of Magnus’ clients have been through this process and have reported their experiences to us. In the Summary Jury Trial process, the Court assigns a “trial” date to the parties and sets up
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Mediation Service Florida Dr. Pigott is a social psychologist, with a Ph.D. from Florida State University. She has been conducting research in the area of psychology and the law since the early 1980s. Dr. Pigott has been a trial/litigation consultant on thousands of cases including personal injury, commercial, employment, and construction cases. These have included:
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Many people, especially those who have never played in the casino, are confident that any trust in the casino is absolutely impossible simply because any casino operates only in its own interests, and its interest is determined by the winning of money from players. Thus, the casino is supposedly interested only in robbing any client
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