Post One Hundred Thirty Three: No Texarkana for me

Whew. A case involving an anticipated two-week trial in Texarkana just settled this morning.

Thank God.

Don't get me wrong: we were ready for trial and had a pretty damn good defense strategy laid out. Were the odds of a defense verdict stacked against us? Yes, they were. But this firm has developed quite the reputation for being able to pull the metaphorical rabbit out of the hat come trial (e.g.).

No, my praise is simply due to the fact that I will not have to spend two weeks in Texarkana.