“No one ever went to law school to be a zoom trial lawyer,” said a good friend and oft co-trial counsel when asked about his thoughts on the subject. Of course, he was right. But as the saying goes, “it is not about us” trial lawyers. It is about our clients and the courts who hear their cases.

Our recent experience in a remote trial over a commercial contract in Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York left us with certain clear takeaways and less certain observations. First, remote trials and proceedings are effective means for courts to give parties their day in court, resolve cases, and move along their docket.

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