The Jury's Still Out

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The Jury's Still Out is a show highlighting and discussing all things having to do with law, trials, and juries.

Your host is Mary Griffitts, a litigation consulting expert who has overseen thousands of cases in state and federal courts, and is a jury correspondent for several different television news stations to discuss trial matters and media strategy as it pertains to jury selection and courtroom performance.

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Episode 11 | Ladd Sanger - Aviation Law

Apr 05 2021 30 mins  
From engine parts falling from the sky, to drones impacting airlines, to the latest developments in a landmark Supreme Court decision, please join us with guest Ladd Sanger of Slack Davis Sanger LLP as we discuss the latest issues in the realm of aviation law.#law #trials #jurytrials #biglaw #corporatelaw #litigation #juryconsultant

Episode 10 | Mey Ortiz - Female Mentoring in Law

Mar 12 2021 26 mins  
"Perfect is the enemy of good." Hear more comments about the issue of female mentoring in the legal profession with Mey Ortiz - Corporate Counsel for Toyota of North America.To learn more about Mey visit:https://www.linkedin.com/in/meybe/https://themeybe.com/For additional resources mentioned in this episode visit:https://nyssapchopra.com/mentor-in-law/https://www.leguplegal.com/#T

Episode 9 | Ross Cunningham of Cunningham Swaim

Nov 09 2020 28 mins  
As one of Cunningham Swaim's more seasoned trial lawyers, Ross Cunningham believes that most companies are too risk-averse to take a case all the way to trial. But all too often, this mindset puts businesses at a disadvantage. They do not allow their lawyers to do what it takes to prepare a case for trial, which weakens their position when it's time to talk settlement.Ross doesn't

Episode 8 | First In Person Jury in Collin County Since COVID ft. Judge John R Roach, Jr.

Oct 22 2020 26 mins  
Judge John R Roach, Jr. is State District Judge of the 296th District Court in Collin County.He was elected in March 2006 and took office January 2007. The Court is a general jurisdiction Court specializing in the areas of criminal, civil and family law. He is currently Judge of the North Texas Veteran’s Court which includes Collin, Kaufman, Grayson, Fannin, and Rockwall Counties

Episode 7 | White Collar Crime ft. Mario Nguyen

Aug 24 2020 32 mins  
Mario Nguyen is a White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations Attorney in Locke Lord’s Dallas office, led by a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Mario is a dedicated trial attorney, skilled investigator, and legal scholar. He has spent over 200 hours in federal criminal trials, conducted investigations with millions of dollars at stake, published promi

Episode 6 | Cyber Security During the Pandemic ft. John Ansbach

Aug 14 2020 29 mins  
John Ansbach serves as a Vice President of Engagement Management in Stroz Friedberg’s Dallas office for Aon’s Cyber Solutions. In support of his clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, law firms, federal, state and local entities and foundations, John provides proactive cybersecurity risk mitigation services. He also helps his clients respond to information security incid

Episode 5 | The Current "Virtual" Practice of Law & How Restaurants and Real Estate Have Been Impacted by COVID19 ft. Mike Logan

Jun 26 2020 33 mins  
A founding director of the firm, chair of the Litigation section, and the recipient of numerous honors from prominent legal publications and organizations, Michael Logan has more than three decades of experience representing clients in federal and state court. He counsels privately held businesses, financial institutions, publicly traded companies, and insurers in employment, tort,

Episode 4 | Depression and Addiction Among Lawyers ft. Brian Cuban

Jun 17 2020 35 mins  
Brian Cuban, the younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban, is a Dallas based attorney, author and addiction recovery advocate. He is graduate of Penn State University and The University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Brian has been in long term recovery from alcohol, cocaine and bulimia since April of 2007.His first book, Shattered Image: My Triumph Over

Episode 3 | Nursing Home Cases in the Era of COVID-19

May 22 2020 32 mins  
Frank Alvarez is the managing partner in the Dallas office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. His practice focuses in the areas of healthcare, medical malpractice, commercial and business litigation, consumer finance, general liability, premises liability and products liability. He represents health care systems, hospitals, physicians, allied health providers, ambulatory sur

Episode 2 | Family Law During COVID-19 with Laura Roach

May 18 2020 31 mins  
Divorce, Child Custody, and Covid19. In this episode we delve into how family law may be impacted by the pandemic with our guest Laura Roach a partner at @McCathernLaw. Laura has been recognized as D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas from 2013 – 2019, Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers 2013 – 2019, “Plano’s Best Attorney” in Plano Profile magazine as far back as 2013, Top