Month: October 2014

Win FREE Tickets to Signature Chefs of Huntsville Event

Morris Lilienthal FamilyIf you love good food, and are all about supporting a good cause, then Martinson & Beason, PC has an offer you won’t be able to resist. We are giving away a pair of tickets to the March of Dimes 2014 Signature Chefs of Huntsville Event on October 27th. The event will take place at the beautiful Westin Huntsville Hotel and starts at 6 p.m. Professional chefs from the Huntsville, Alabama area will be there, cooking up their best dishes — and you’ll get to sample all of them. These chefs are from some of our favorite Huntsville restaurants, including Sage Grill and Nick’s Ristorante. You’ll also have an opportunity to participate in the live auction and silent auction, all proceeds of which go to March of Dimes. All you have to do is fill in your name and e-mail address (using the form below) to enter to win these tickets. The event is for community members who are 21 and up. We will randomly select a winner and notify him or her by email on the October 22nd.

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What the Jury Doesn’t Know Won’t Help You

M&B7If you’ve ever watched an episode of Law & Order, you know that trials can range from the mundane to the dramatic. You also know that the lawyers are not always allowed to offer into evidence all of the information they have. This is because the law provides “rules of evidence”stating what information may and may not be used in court. Just like in criminal trials, certain evidence is not allowed to be presented before a jury in civil trials. Is this fair? It depends on which party you ask. If you have filed a personal injury suit, it’s important for you to know what a jury may never hear about your case—and why. We’ve outlined five of the most important pieces of information below that won’t make it into the jurors’ notes.

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