Jury trials have essentially disappeared in this era of COVID-19.

Totally unsupported, and I was looking forward to hearing in what ways this was true.

When a lawyer and her client are in two different locations, communication with the client during the proceeding is impossible.

Wrong, it's easier. Also, -1000 points for the author pulling a female pronoun out of his ass out of nowhere.

Creating a clear record for appeal is going to be a daunting task.

He says, while commenting on a digital recording of proceeding. Yikes. Cringe. Is this guy autistic to irony, or what?