04-03-2002, 11:35 AM
I've only been called once. After rescheduling twice, they wouldn't let me reschedule again. Told the judge the truth, I had a ski trip planned for the end of the week and it was payed for in advance. If I didn't go I'd lose the deposit. He let me go.
I have a friend who is also an engineer. He got off becasue lawyers don't like engineers. One didn't want him right away, the other didn't after he kept questioning the lawyers logic during questioning (and he was right, the lawyer was wrong). He asked the lawyer who dismissed him right away why he did it. The lawyer said he doesn't like engineers becasue they can't be swayed. Engineers take the facts and make their own conclusions. Regular people can be convinced to take the lawyers interpretation of the facts.
I have a friend who is also an engineer. He got off becasue lawyers don't like engineers. One didn't want him right away, the other didn't after he kept questioning the lawyers logic during questioning (and he was right, the lawyer was wrong). He asked the lawyer who dismissed him right away why he did it. The lawyer said he doesn't like engineers becasue they can't be swayed. Engineers take the facts and make their own conclusions. Regular people can be convinced to take the lawyers interpretation of the facts.