Sentences with phrase «american civil jury trials»

The FDCC was founded in 1936 as an international defense organization dedicated to the principles of knowledge, justice, fellowship, and the preservation of American civil jury trials.

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Affilations: American Board of Trial Advocates (since 2013) Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Co-chair of Civil Jury Instructions Committee (1993 - 1998); Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section (1992 - 1994) District of Columbia Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association Montgomery County, MD, Bar Association More

His Diplomate rank with the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) certifies he has tried over 100 civil jury trials to verdict as lead trial couTrial Advocates (ABOTA) certifies he has tried over 100 civil jury trials to verdict as lead trial coutrial counsel.

A majority of the American public might be surprised to learn that there is indisputable statistical evidence that the number of jury and non-jury trials in our country is, and has been, sharply declining, both in absolute and relative terms.1 For example, in 2010, only 2,154 jury trials were commenced in federal district courts, which means, on average, Article III judges tried fewer than four civil jury trials that year.

Represents individuals, including public officials, lobbyists, and high - level state administrators, as well as businesses, in state and federal criminal investigations and grand jury proceedings; clients accused by the government of fraud; students accused of sexual misconduct; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America «Lawyer of the Year» in Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law categories.

By lifting that procedural bar, JASTA makes sovereign States, including those of the European Union, subject to the full weight of American civil procedure, including pre-trial discovery, trial by jury, attorneys fees etc..