Civil Warrior: Memoirs of a Civil Rights Attorney [Paperback]

Guy T. Saperstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

Guy Saperstein grew up in the 1960s and was deeply involved in civil rights work from an early age. He decided after graduating from law school to devote his efforts entirely to social causes. As Civil Warrior shows, he has made the bad guys pay — spectacularly. Saperstein’s David and Goliath story recalls that of Erin Brockovich, and he’s had his share of high-profile cases, including a win against State Farm Insurance for $239 million and the infamous Denny’s lawsuit. Civil Warrior tells these and other stories in a compelling style with accompanying photographs that manage to make protracted litigation — the State Farm case dragged on for 12 years — as readable as a thriller. "Guy T. Saperstein is revolutionizing civil-rights law." — The Wall Street Journal

Product Details

• Paperback: 413 pages
• Publisher: Berkeley Hills Books (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893163474
• ISBN-13: 978-1893163478
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,564,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true civil warrior!, February 20, 2003

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Erin Esposito "esposito" (Rochester, New York) - See all my reviews
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Guy Saperstein has written a beautiful masterpiece with his latest book, "Civil Warrior: Memoirs of a Civil Rights Attorney." It's not often one finds a book of this caliber, so when one does locate such a book - it is a MUST read!!

The book exemplifies the glory of justice being served. Guy Saperstein not only shares his experiences in litigating important cases, ones which have made a profound impact on our society (such as the Denny's discrimination case and the State Farm Insurance case), but he also shares valuable lessons of life. The lessons he learned from his father and throughout his many experiences in life are ever so fundamental, yet they are the kinds of lessons in life that we all would do well to be reminded of.

An incredibly enjoyable and informative book!! This is a book no one can pass up!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Fiction, September 25, 2003

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Diana S. Kennedy (Mexico/USA) - See all my reviews
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Saperstein says lawyers work hard. I just finished this book and I am exhausted! It is amazing, and a credit to Saperstein, what one person can do when trained, unleashed and licensed to practice law. What we see is a young, intelligent, and questioning person, confronted with injustice, accept as seemingly his fate, personal responsibility to overcome it. And-- I recall an article about him some years ago in The California Lawyer, entitled "Rich Guy" Saperstein-- he is unapologetic that his work in the public interest has brought him wealth.

It gave me chills to read again of those days of the 60s and law students and lawyers like Guy. Some might suggest one of my characters in my novel. "The Lawyers: Class of '69" was based upon Guy Saperstein. No. I could not even begin to create in fiction the very real life Guy Saperstein has led, as a member of that class of 1969 at Boalt Hall, and one of the most influential lawyers in America. An excellent read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read, April 3, 2003

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Kelli Dulansky (Thousand Oaks, CA) - See all my reviews

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A must read for anyone facing a fork in the road of life...to travel the safe, well paved road society has laid for us or to venture out onto a path all you own? Guy Saperstein's "The Civil Warrior" tells the story of one attorney who blazed his own trail in social causes and made the journey for women and minorites a little easier.