Archive for the ‘Selecting A Lawyer’ Category

What are you thoughts on this quote by John B. Watson?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
mommaschu asked:


“Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select–doctor, lawyer, merchant-chief, and yes, even beggar man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.” (Watson, 1930)

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Can you have the same jury when you have a mistrial, due to a dead judge?

Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Kristen H asked:


This is for research on my legal thriller. The scenario is this: my MFC was aiming for a 24-hour continuance. Besides bomb threats and murder attempts, she lost a witness and then a judge due to a car bombing in his car. The judge did grant a continuance; but due to his death, it’s now a mistrial. I’m wondering if you can have the same jury selected or have to start all over again? Any legal experts in here like lawyers to help me out?

Why is the Jury system still prevalent in the USA. What are its advantages?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
sankaraiah asked:


The Jury system which was prevalent in the pre independent India was discontinued and Judges solely give the Judgement.The jurors selected by the Lawyers may be laymen and may not be in a position to come to a verdict of guilty/non guilty and also they may be influenced by the co-jurors. Hence this system may not be correct.

Lawyer/Entrepreneur? Help.Thanks in Advance?

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
LEARNING EVERYDAY asked:


Lawyer/Entrepreneur?? Help…Thanks in Advance?
Can a Lawyer who is a Partner at whatever law firm he/she works at who has a Degree in Business or Entrepreneurship also run a successful business? Is there a way a Lawyer can Run a business by having someone under him/her handle the beginning stages of the business. The business being a Magazine Company which produces a magazine geared towards young and old entrepreneurs of all social and wealth classes and minority races sort of like Black Enterprise Magazine. The second being a Magazine geared towards Food and Recipes working in partnership with my third Entrepreneurial venture which will be a Resteraunt which I would like to see open into a string of Resteraunts in select locations across the Nation. Is this possible? Is it realistic? Or is this more of a retirement venture?