Lawyers and Thieves [Hardcover]

Roy Grutman (Author), Bill Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1990

Written by one of America's trial lawyers, this book examines legal shenanigans, courtroom scandal and the endless hunt for money. Roy Grutman has represented Bob Guccione, Jerry Falwell and Jackie Collins among other celebrity clients and has gone up against (and beaten) most of his fellow legal gunslingers, from Edward Bennett Williams to Louis Nizer. The author gives a behind-the-scenes tour of American law - and a scathing indictment of its frequent excesses. Using some of his own cases as examples, he examines every facet of today's legal trench warfare, including libel ("mudslinging"), personal injury ("crying wolf") and malpractice. Along the way, he traces the explosive growth of legal greed, from sporadic ambulance chasing in the 1950s to today's sophisticated and relentless search for "collectible" clients.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

MONEY is what plaintiffs and lawyers seek in bringing suits, according to this informative and appalling expose of the legal profession by freelance writer Thomas and trial attorney Grutman, who counts such celebrities as Jerry Falwell and Bob Guccione among his clients. Entertaining courtroom dramas which should delight sensational-trial buffs illustrate the authors' assertion of the questionable practices lawyers employ within an overloaded and often corrupt court system to defend for exorbitant fees individuals, unions, and corporate and government clients. To that end, contend the authors, law schools have become "factories for the production of legal entrepreneurs."
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

With the help of professional writer Thomas, Grutman, a lawyer with 35 years experience, investigates the legal profession--the lawyers, the judges, and the network of services that keeps them supplied with customers. He uses famous cases as examples of legal battles involving libel, personal injury, and malpractice. After an honest examination of private law firms, Grutman advises on lawyer selection: trust your instinct, your wallet, and the record. National advertising, with a five-city author tour, may create demand in public libraries.
- Fern Sik kema, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Washington,
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1ST edition (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671669605
• ISBN-13: 978-0671669607
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,646,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lawyer Book, January 9, 2007

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Victoria Herrmann "Victoria Herrmann" (Terre Haute, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lawyers and Thieves (Hardcover)

Very funny and insightful. Even though I am a product of a lawyer and my brother is a lawyer, I won't hold it against them. Good book.