title: See You In Court: A Trial Attorney's Look At Crazy Cases, Ludicrous Lawyering And Dubious Decisions
author: Gary Chester
description: Gary J. Chester is a civil trial attorney admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. He served as Senior Trial Attorney at the insurance giant AIG for eight years before becoming a partner in the Riverdale, New Jersey law firm of Johnson Murphy Hubner McKeon Wubbenhorst Bucco &amp; Appelt. Mr. Chester is a contributing editor to ESPN Sportsticker, where he writes sports law features for several internet sites, and his journalism credits include The New York Times, Hartford Courant, Miami Herald, CNN and WFAN Radio. Mr. Chester holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin and a Juris Doctor in General Law from the University of Miami. He resides with his family in New Jersey.
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  DIGITAL ME
  
  
  
  
  
  Alston Sleet
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2017
  
  
  
  
  
  AlstonSleet@gmail.com
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  Legal Battles Are Far Worse Than Swords.
  
  
  
  
  
  “All rise,” the cute bailiff said as she and another woman exited the judge’s
  chambers. The second woman always sat at a little desk in front of the judges
  spot while the bailiff sat to the judges right.
  
  
  
  
  
  I wondered what she did? Maybe she recorded something?
  
  
  
  
  
  With some self recrimination I returned my focus to the judge, my thought
  processes having degraded from my three month confinement. I needed to pay
  attention, today was the only day that mattered.
  
  
  
  
  
  The bailiff said the same lines each of the previous times I had been here,
  each time this was followed by my lawyer getting the case put off for
  ‘discovery’. Previously, I had watched from the projection wall in my little
  cell which was only on for legal proceedings. Now I was finally part of the
  process.
  
  
  
  
  
  “The ho