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This morning, May 5, 2008, I will be in trial in the San Francisco Bay Area. As I sit here, getting ready to fly up to San Francisco with my partner in a couple of hours, my thoughts are of adversarial conflict in a Court of Law, i.e. a jury trial, and making sure everything is ready.
Only a trial lawyer knows this feeling. It is the culmination of months or sometimes years of preparation. You think of the first time you met your client, you think of how they were injured, and then you do the best that you can to get them the most compensation possible. Conducting a jury trial takes years of expertise and experience.
There are some lawyers out there who advertise and sign up cases, yet they have never done a bench trial or jury trial. All they try to do is settle cases. If they cannot settle they either drop you or get you to find another lawyer. I cannot fathom that!
So here I am, looking at exhibit lists, evidence, witness lists, notes, deposition transcripts, discovery, jury instructions, subpoenas, demonstrative evidence, oppositions to motions in limine, and finally my trial brief and short statement of the case. I am ready for trial. If the opposing side has done their homework they will also be prepared.
Two lawyers are on the eve of battle; a jury trial. A battle of intellect, a battle of theories, and a battle of wills, all in attempt to get to the truth and win our case for our respective clients!
A trial is the most stressful experience a lawyer goes through in his or her practice, unless they don’t actually do trials.
Before I start a trial I look over at my client knowing that it is up to me to convince a Judge or Jury of the merit of their case, and that they should give my client a judgment.
So there it is; the thoughts of a biker lawyer about to engage in battle.
By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2008
I was recently turned on to a site that is kind of like a MySpace for Bikers, it is called BikerorNot.com. When I got on there I was intrigued to see that many of my friends had already found and signed up for the site. I was also intrigued at the vast number of members that are on the site.
I decided to sign up on the site, and put up a profile. You can see my profile at bikerornot.com/bikerlawyer. Membership on bikerornot.com is free. Within a week of signing up, I had a bunch of new friends, and have actually connected with a few people on the site. I have not only talked to them on the phone, but I am going riding with some.
Now as for me, I obviously like to spend more time on my motorcycle, then on the internet, however, there are those times when I like to take a break and get on the internet. Bikerornot.com has many different features that make it a really cool site for bikers to go to.
On bikerornot.com you can find people to ride with, you can hook up with gals or guys, there are forums, they have a live chat, you can join groups, and the system even lets members plug in events. I like the events feature because you can hook up with other people who have indicated that they are going to an event.
Members of bikerornot.com can also upload pictures and all sorts of stuff. You can get addicted if you are not careful.
I talked to James Plouf who is the President and CEO of bikerornot.com. He tells me that the site is about a year old and already has approximately fifty five thousand (55,000) members. That is heavy duty considering the age of the site. James says the site was specifically designed for bikers!
Imagine being able to socialize with 55,000 bikers without having to leave the comfort of your home!
I have seen many biker sites, biker forums, and even MySpace. I have to give bikerornot.com a big thumbs up, and highly recommend it to any biker, motorcycle rider, biker gal, or biker babe! If you are in the motorcycle world this is a site for you.
The way I see it, with a site like bikerornot.com there is no reason for you to ride alone again if you do not want to. There are many bikers, gals, and motorcyclist on the site looking to connect for rides, friendship, relationships, and more.
Have at it and have a good time.
Just an F.Y.I., I have not received any compensation whatsoever by James Plouf, bikerornot.com, or their parent company for this review, nor would I accept the same. Furthermore, I have not received any monetary compensation whatsoever from any company that I review on my Blog!
By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2008