With a half-dozen jury trials to its credit since the COVID-19 shutdown lifted—partially, at any rate, depending upon jurisdiction—Marietta defense firm Downey & Cleveland is finding jurors receptive to its arguments.

“We’ve had at least six trials since August, with three in front of different judges in Cobb County State Court,” said partner Sean Hynes, who successfully defended one of three cases the firm handled in September. “All auto tort cases.”