Courts in Newark, New Jersey

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Litigation Lawyers in Newark

The courts of Newark, New Jersey were established by the government of New Jersey to help residents of Newark resolve legal disputes which they cannot settle amongst themselves.

More likely than not, you will deal with the courts of Newark, New Jersey at least once or twice in your life.

Newark, New Jersey's courts take both civil and criminal matters. The litigation lawyers of Newark, New Jersey spend a good deal of time in the courts, and usually know the ins and outs of the local court system pretty well. However, to a layperson, dealing with the court system for the first time can be intimidating. Here are a few of the most likely situations in which a person will have to deal with the courts in Newark, New Jersey:

Events Leading To Exposure To The Courts In Newark, New Jersey

Jury Duty: All adult U.S. citizens who live in Newark are eligible to be called for jury duty in Newark, New Jersey. This is the only way that many people deal with the court system. If you are called to serve in jury duty (normally, every person is eligible to be called for jury duty once per year), when you get the letter from the court telling you to show up for jury duty (normally a few weeks after the letter arrives), you are legally required to do so on the appointed date. You are then placed in a large "juror pool," and called into a courtroom that has an upcoming trial. The lawyers for each side of the case will then ask each juror some questions to determine if they are biased. If the lawyer doesn't want a juror serving on the jury, they can dismiss the juror (they only have a limited number of dismissals, however). If you are dismissed, you're done. If you end up on the jury, you are now serving a very important role in the justice system, and it's important that you follow all of the judge's instructions.

Filing a Lawsuit: When you decide that you need to sue someone in Newark, New Jersey civil court, it goes without saying that you're going to spend a lot of time dealing with the judicial system. Even if your case doesn't go to trial (and, statistically, it probably won't), the proceedings can drag on for months. Settlement conferences, disagreements over discovery, and many other issues not directly related to the merits of your lawsuit are going to be overseen by the Newark, New Jersey court.

Being Sued: Likewise, if you're the defendant in a lawsuit, you're going to have a lot of work to do in Newark, New Jersey's courts. You and your attorney will have to draft and file an answer to the lawsuit, and plenty of other documents, as well. Additionally, there are many hearings that normally occur before a trial, to resolve procedural and evidentiary issues.

Divorce: If you are divorcing your partner in Newark, New Jersey, you have to deal with the court system, especially if you have disagreements over property or child custody which you cannot resolve on your own.

How Can A Newark, New Jersey Tort Lawyer Help?

Most people who have to deal with Newark, New Jersey's courts do so because they are facing extremely convoluted legal issues, or disputes that they cannot resolve on their own.

Accordingly, it's almost always a good idea to speak with a reliable civil litigation attorney if you think that you are going to have to deal with the courts in Newark, New Jersey.

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Life in Newark

Newark is a massive city. To give you an idea how massive, "The Brick City" is the largest in all of New Jersey and at a short distance of 8 miles from Manhattan, it's an ideal place for many New York professionals to call home. Port Newark is on Newark Bay along the Atlantic Ocean and is the largest port on the East Coast. The Port of Newark offers the most rail facilities, biggest cranes, and wide deep docking. It serves as the location for shipping nearly all New York containers. Newark's skyline shows what industrious city it is. Newark is home to the headquarters of Prudential Financial, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, and the Public Service Enterprise Group PSEG are headquartered in downtown Newark.

Newark plays host to some of the nation's best universities and schools. The New Jersey Institute of Technology has educated NASA aerospace engineers to National Technical Medal of Technology winners. Rutgers University is located in Newark and has been consistently voted as one of the top business and graduate school in the United States. The city and local colleges draw outstanding talent for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center that is just adjacent to Military Park, a 6 acre green space with the well known "Wars of America" statue on display. You may also remember Brick City which was aired as a five part documentary on the Sundance Channel in 2009. The second installment comes in 2011. The documentary revolved around Newark's leaps and bounds to improve the safety and corruption of the past.

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