Jay Harris

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Jay Harris was born and educated in a small Ohio town that was named after our first president’s plantation. He has practiced law in Ohio for over 35 years representing the poor, the injured and the forgotten.Jay Harris earned his Bachelor of Science Degree at Senator John Glenn’s Alma Mater – Muskingum College. Jay majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry in College. In Law School he was Editor-in-Chief of both the Law and Poverty Journal and the Law School Newspaper.Jay Harris has had a varied work career. He has been an oil well roustabout, a glass bottle factory worker, a plastic’s factory worker, a carpenter, a lifeguard, a caddie, and a teacher of seventh and eighth grade general science.If Jay has any spare time, he enjoys hiking and reading. He is also a downhill skier, sailor and pilot. He earned his private pilot’s license with instrument and glider ratings. At one point, he built an airplane in his garage.Jay has handled civil rights, admiralty, product liability, medical negligence and general personal injury cases. Reported cases include: Glyco v. Schultz, 289 N.E.2d 919 (Sylvania Mun. Ct. 1972); Jones v. Metzger, 456 F.2d 854 (C.A. 6, 1972); Harrison v. Otto G. Heinzeroth Mortgage Co., 430 F.Supp. 893 (N.D. Ohio 1977); Lahti v. GATX Corp. 1995 WL 795719 (E.D. Mich.), 1995 A.M.C. 2984; and Knitz v. Minster Machine Co., 69 Ohio St.2d 460, 432 N.E.2d 814 (1982), cert. denied 459 U.S. 857.In 1985, Jay was Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He was President of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and a member of the board of ATLA. He was President of the Ohio Chapter of The American Board of Trial Advocates and is a National Board Member of ABOTA. He is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers’ College.


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Thoreau on Circumstantial Evidence

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Jay Harris

I have always loved this Thoreau quote: "Some circumstantial evidence is very strong as when you find a trout in the milk."  Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, W. H. Auden and Lewis Kronen Berger, The Viking Book of Aphorisms, 1962.

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The Four Agreements

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Jay Harris

A friend recommended the book "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz.

It is a helpful guidepost in both my professional and personal life.  Here is a summary of what I learned.

The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz


  1. Be impeccable with your words
    • Speak with integrity
    • Do not injure with your words
    • Take responsibility for your actions
    • Do not judge, blame or reject yourself
    • Use your energy in the direction of truth
    • Refrain from gossip
  2. Don't take anything personally
    • Your point of view is personal
    • What others think is about them
    • Live & love without fear
    • Be truthful to yourself
    • Trust yourself
  3. Don't make any assumptions
    • Express what you truly want
    • Ask questions
    • Make sure communication is clear
    • Accept people as they are
    • Don't assume that others think, feel or judge as you do
    • Take action to clearly communicate
  4. Always do your best
    • It will help you avoid self-judgment and regret
    • Expressing what you are is taking action
    • Do it because you love it
    • Take action without expecting a reward
    • Let go of the past and live in the present moment
    • You are alive, so take your life and enjoy it
    • Learn to accept yourself
    • Learn from mistakes
    • Practice makes the master

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Jefferson's 11 Rules

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Jay Harris

Thomas Jefferson was a scientist, philosopher, inventor, gardener, reader, and wine lover.  Jefferson's 11 Rules of Conduct were not always followed even by Jefferson. 

Jefferson's Rules of Conduct are:

  1. Never put off tomorrow what you can do today
  2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself
  3. Never spend money before you have it
  4. Never buy anything that you do not want because it is cheap
  5. Pride costs us more than thirst, hunger and cold
  6.  We seldom repent from having eaten too little
  7. Nothing is troublesome that one does of his own volition
  8. How much pain, never occurred events cost us
  9. Take things always by their smooth handle
  10. Think as you please, and let others as well, to prevent any disputes
  11. When annoyed, count to ten before you speak; if very annoyed, count to 100

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