About Jessica Glynn
Jessica Centers Glynn is a writer and teacher in Denver, Colorado. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and her award-winning reporting has also appeared in The Anniston Star and Westword.
Articles written by Jessica Glynn
Get Back Up
No matter how many times he’s been knocked down, Michael Burg always risesWhen Michael S. Burg was 12 years old, he found a biography of Clarence Darrow on his parents’ bookshelf and decided that if his NBA career did not take off—at 6-foot-2, he was the Wilt Chamberlain of his junior high in Chicago—he would become a lawyer. Not just any lawyer, of course. Darrow had said, “The only real lawyers are trial lawyers.” Fifty years later, Burg held up that same tattered biography, theatrically watching a piece of the cover crumble to the ground, as he received …
How Do Arbitration Clauses Impact Class Action Lawsuits?
Remember those class action notices you’d get in the mail about an injury you didn’t know you’d suffered? Has it been a while? That may be because of the fine print of user agreements — like the ones you don’t read and then click to approve with your bank or phone service. “The big recent development in class action litigation is arbitration clauses that may prevent you from bringing a class action claim,” says Anthony L. Giacomini of Fennemore law firm in Denver, Colorado, who …
How To Defend a Discrimination Claim
Julie A. Gafkay, an employment lawyer at Gafkay Law Firm, thinks the best way for a company to avoid the employment actions she sees most often—sexual harassment and wrongful termination—begins with preventative measures and a little common sense. “The best way to avoid a discrimination lawsuit is to be fair, consistent and treat people equitably,” she says. Michigan is an at-will state, meaning employees can be discharged at any time, with or without cause—so long as they …
Where Are You Safe From Workplace Monitoring?
If you’re reading this at work, you might want to sit down. Or at least look over your shoulder. “The law is extraordinarily unfavorable as it relates to employee privacy and monitoring practices,” says attorney Qusair Mohamedbhai, who represents employees in discrimination and civil rights litigation at Rathod Mohamedbhai law firm in Denver. “Anytime personal information is entered through an employee’s computer, employers have been successful at lawfully intercepting and …
Justice Is Coming
Tina Habas is civil defense’s worst nightmare: a former defense attorney, now plaintiff’s attorney, who “speaks Judge”Christina Habas rummages through the desk of her small office for a newspaper clipping. Her space at Keating Wagner Polidori Free in Denver is overflowing with memorabilia, including: a case of gavels from nearly 10 years on the bench; an artist’s rendering of her presiding over Denver Bronco Darrent Williams’ murder trial; and a host of awards she humbly plays down, such as the American Board of Trial Advocates’ Judicial Excellence Award (“they should have never given me”) and the …
The Force of Nature and the Steadying Hand
How Iris Eytan and Dru Nielsen create magic—and not-guilty verdictsDuring the high-profile murder trial of Tom Fallis in 2016, defense attorneys Iris Eytan and Dru Nielsen weren’t just interested in creating reasonable doubt; they wanted to convince the jury that their client—accused of shooting his wife, Ashley, after a New Year’s Eve party in 2011—was completely innocent; that he had simply watched in horror as his wife killed herself. “All we have to do is prove they don’t have a case,” explains Eytan, her voice rising. She is sitting beside …
How To Make a Divorce Faster, Cheaper, and Easier
Divorce often conjures up images of embittered spouses fighting over every last detail of how to divide their property or using their children as pawns in a custody battle. But many divorces are handled in a calm, respectful, and even amicable manner. The key to making the divorce process easier is expressing a willingness to work through as many issues as possible without resorting to a courtroom fight. For legal guidance through the divorce proceedings, contact an experienced local divorce …
Outdated Laws: New York City Edition
Some of the most bizarre crimes in NYCIn May 2015, Today host Matt Lauer rode a bicycle 230 miles from Boston to Manhattan to raise money for charity. It was good publicity for a good cause. But was it legal? New York has a statute banning “offensive exhibitions,” including competing “continuously without respite for a period of more than eight consecutive hours in a dance contest, bicycle race or other contest involving physical endurance.” Criminal defense attorney Robert J. Anello of Morvillo Abramowitz Grand …
Cynthia Ciancio Speaks Her Mind
The family law lawyer fights escalation before seeking annihilationFive years after an ugly divorce, Ange S. found herself back in court fighting over child support and maintenance. The stay-at-home mother of three—including a 20-year-old disabled daughter who needs round-the-clock care—could not afford an attorney on her own, so her family pooled resources to hire the family lawyer with the best reputation in town. Ange had won custody at her divorce trial but still felt kicked in the stomach by the process. She was wary of stepping back into the …
She Could Do Without the Death Threats
Pamela Robillard Mackey talks prosecutors, system failure and KobeWith a full-body shot of the murder suspect projected on the wall behind him, prosecutor Matthew Durkin repeated the word “impossible” again and again. It was the state’s second closing argument against Fred Mueller—the first trial ended in a mistrial—and Durkin was recounting expert testimony that Mueller’s story about the day his wife died could not have happened the way he said it did. Leslie Mueller did not accidentally fall into a creek. Her husband, Durkin said, had drowned …
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