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• De-Rail The "Runaway Jury" By Promoting Jury Service Within Corporate America: Employers Should Support Jury Service – Here Is How ( November 2003 )
  Cary  Silverman and Joseph M. Joe Rebein of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

  There are many ways to make jury service a more rewarding experience. Employers can help by adopting juror-friendly policies and demonstrating that jury service is valued in their company. Through combined efforts, it will be more likely that a litigant will be judged by a jury that represents the community.

• Full Participation of Citizens in the Jury System ( July 2003 )
  Cary  Silverman and Paul W. Rebein of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

  Time and time again, defense lawyers lament that if they only could obtain a truly representative jury, one that includes a fair share of business owners, professionals, and working Americans, then juries would be more likely to reach well-reasoned decisions. Rebein and Silverman discuss the many problems with state jury service laws that exempt professionals, allow many others to escape for reasons other than true hardship, and places an unnecessary burden on citizens that discourages jury service. The article then suggests several reforms to jury service laws to improve citizen participation on juries based on model legislation developed by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation's largest bipartisan membership organization of state legislators. It also encourages the defense bar to recommend to their clients, as well as to their own firm, the adoption of policies that promote jury service and that corporate management lead by example by serving on juries.