Martin Grayson is a California defense lawyer and author of The View from the First Chair: What Every Trial Lawyer Really Needs to Know (Lawyer Avenue Press), a crash course that offers fresh insight into the litigation process and the art of the lawsuit. A former journalist, Martin is a former member of the board of editors for the ABA Litigation Section magazine, Litigation, has served as a Judge Pro Tempore for Los Angeles County Superior Court and, in 25 years, has litigated hundreds of maritime, oil and gas, transportation, insurance, and corporate cases. He blogs at www.GraysonOnTrials.com.