Before my first trial I felt like I was going to throw up. My palms sweated. My thoughts raced. I'd argued more times than I could count in front of judges, including in appellate courts. But not in front of a jury. To calm me down, my trial partner reminded me that it was low stakes. Our client had already served 18 months in prison while awaiting trial. That was the longest he'd need to serve if the jury found him guilty.  In other words, either way he was being released this week. W...