HE IS OF MIDDLE EASTERN descent, speaks little or no English-and he’s also your client, whose civil case or criminal defense you have to try to an American jury.
Many lawyers note that representing any client who doesn’t look or sound like the jury can be a challenge. But given the atmosphere in the wake of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the Iraq War, lawyers say that the obstacles to an unbiased jury can seem still more daunting when representing clients from the Middle East.
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