Iceland lawyer Omar Valdimarsson joins the podcast as our first International Guest. Omar is a lawyer in Iceland whose handles injury cases, criminal cases and appeals. Omar talks about his background as a journalist and living in the United States and what eventually drew him to law. Omar talks about legal education in Iceland and how to become certified as a lawyer. We talk about the laws in Iceland including different punishments for crimes and how injury victims are compensated – did you know that if you are in a car wreck you are able to collect compensation even if you caused the wreck? We learn the differences in their justice system from that of the United States – including the trial/jury system. We learn about the governments role in cases. Omar tells us about the AEA International Lawyers Network and his law firm.

With a population of 360,000, we talk about life in Iceland, his family and all of the beautiful parts of the country. We share Iceland travel stories and the top tourist spots like the Blue Lagoon, the black sand beaches and the famous geysers. We discuss their local cuisine and Reykjavik as a city. We learn about the winter and summer solstices and how that changes his families living habits. We learn the favorite sports of Iceland and why there is no McDonald’s in the entire country and why there is no need for a national army.

We packed a ton into this fun and interesting conversation for anyone who is curious about how other countries laws works or interested in learning more about Iceland the country. Enjoy.

As always, this podcast is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm a personal injury firm in Atlanta, GA.