Mulligan's Law: The Wit and Wisdom of William Hughes Mulligan [Hardcover]

William Hughes Mulligan (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0823217183 | ISBN-13: 978-0823217182 | Publication Date: January 1, 1996

Selected by his son, these are the speeches of William Hughes Mulligan, litigator, judge, law professor and dean, and unrivaled artisan among after-dinner speakers. Mulligan's natural ability to compose and deliver a speech with impeccable timing and laced with urbane and timely wit combined with a sampling of his gentle wisdom made him a favorite practitioner of this art. Audiences were ever delighted with his recurring cast of characters, including Hercules Mulligan,Christopher Lynch, the discoverer of America, and that noted Irishman of ancient renown, King Tut.A graduate of Fordham College and Fordham Law School, where he was editor of the Fordham Law Review, William Hughes Mulligan (1918-1996) joined the Fordham Law School faculty after service in World War II and was named Dean in 1956. In 1971 President Nixon appointed him to the United States Court of Appeals. After a decade on the federal bench, he became a partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.

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William Hughes Mulligan, Jr., is a member of the law firm of Bleakley, Platt, and Schmidt, in White Plains, New York. He lives in Bronxville, New York with his wife and four children.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Fordham University Press (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823217183
• ISBN-13: 978-0823217182
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,116,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wins its laurels right!, August 16, 1999

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This review is from: Mulligan's Law: The Wit and Wisdom of William Hughes Mulligan (Hardcover)

Many thanks to Bill Mulligan, Jr. for this collection of his father's speeches.

Bill Mulligan, Sr. was a great man, famous in a certain circle, and now he may be known to others through his own words, in saecula, saeculorum. The medium is humor, the message extols family, faith, and friendship, with amusing and enlightening digressions on history, the Law, the Irish, and more.

Mulligan, Jr.'s moving introduction and eulogy complete the portrait. Perhaps eloquence is hereditary.

"Mulligan's Law" is a treat for students of rhetoric and law, and and must for historians researching the history and values of Catholics and the Irish in America.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny Stuff, May 26, 2010

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This review is from: Mulligan's Law: The Wit and Wisdom of William Hughes Mulligan (Hardcover)

Mulligan must have been one of the funniest after dinner speakers ever. This collection of his speeches will leave you laughing out loud. Irish, and Irish sympathizers, will be particularly amused.