For lawyers and lawmen alike, this book introduces ten well-known lawyers who reveal the scholarship, sleuthwork, and aggressiveness that their profession demands.
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"...a vivid, insightful book that everyone who cares about the legal process ought to read."--Steven Brill, The American Lawyer
"...the writing is clear enough for anyone with an interest in trials or the law to enjoy."--Chicago magazine
"If trial law is like show business, then these lawyers are its major stars."--Stephen Bochco, Co-Creator and Executive Producer of L.A. Law
"...tailored to the laity, briskly paced, and crammed with human interest."--The Plain Dealer
"Behind the scenes, front and center, here's what's done in these big cases you've been reading about."--Melvin M. Belli, Sr., Esq.
"The Trial Lawyers not only captures the essence of each attorney's powerful personality and gives a behind-the-scenes account of each trial, but also offers the ten an opportunity to explain their winning methods."--Baltimore Sun
"...must reading for trial lawyers everywhere...For the layperson, the facts surrounding the particular lawyers and some of their cases make for exciting reading."--Griffin B. Bell, Former Attorney General of the United States
"...the writing is clear enough for anyone with an interest in trials or the law to enjoy."--Chicago magazine
"If trial law is like show business, then these lawyers are its major stars."--Stephen Bochco, Co-Creator and Executive Producer of L.A. Law
"...tailored to the laity, briskly paced, and crammed with human interest."--The Plain Dealer
"Behind the scenes, front and center, here's what's done in these big cases you've been reading about."--Melvin M. Belli, Sr., Esq.
"The Trial Lawyers not only captures the essence of each attorney's powerful personality and gives a behind-the-scenes account of each trial, but also offers the ten an opportunity to explain their winning methods."--Baltimore Sun
"...must reading for trial lawyers everywhere...For the layperson, the facts surrounding the particular lawyers and some of their cases make for exciting reading."--Griffin B. Bell, Former Attorney General of the United States
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Horrible, outdated, and not remotely useful for a lawyer,
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This review is from: The Trial Lawyers: The Nation's Top Litigators Tell How They Win (Paperback)
I think I gave up on this book when it spent a page detailing how one attorney had a younger, blond wife who came from a rich family and worked out with him. THen it went on to say how they had a personal trainer and worked out at an exclusive club.
WTF does that have to do with anything? Please note that the book was written in the 80's so all of the legal insight is horribly outdated. I wouldn't give 50 cents for this book.
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This review is from: The Trial Lawyers: The Nation's Top Litigators Tell How They Win (Paperback)
This book features "the story of ten famous trials, and how ten well-known lawyers won them." For trial lawyers looking more for "war stories" than a Trial Advocacy textbook, this is a good buy. Couric includes criminal and civil lawyers in her study, such as Racehorse Haynes, the Nashville lawyer for Elvis Presley's doctor, and Fred Bartlitt long before he was Chief Counsel to BP Deepwater Horizon Commission. True, the science may seem outdated, and the trial of John DeLoreon may make you think of Michael J. Fox as much as your current cases. Still, human nature changes slowly, if ever, and each one of these trial lawyers offers insight into human nature. In one memorable summation, Racehorse Haynes tells us, "The eyes are the windows to the soul."
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A good read - but outdated,
By Nikos Argiriou (Thessaloniki, Greece) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Trial Lawyers: The Nation's Top Litigators Tell How They Win (Paperback)
This book is profoundly outdated. The practice of law involves nowadays a lot more of technology, a lot more of sophisticating approach of the cases and a lot more of sharks in the sea to fight with.
A good (but not great) read, a pretty good insight at how lawyers used to think. I would say it' s ok for a non-lawyer to buy and read this book, but I - as a lawyer -would go for a more modern read. Also note that this book talks about trial lawyers exclusively, so this is about a percentage of all lawyers, and i would say its for those who (used to) handle pretty big cases, so this has very little to day with the everyday practice of law. Also: the nations top litigators don' t really tell you how they win, they much more tell you how they "won".
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New York, Transit Authority, Elvis Presley, North Carolina, Los Angeles, United States, Harry Jordan, National Business Lists, John Connally, Grobert-Sawyer Medical Corporation, Ninth Circuit, Highland Park, Good Samaritan, Long Beach Community Hospital, Ian Smalley, James Benedict, Secretary of Agriculture, Twilight Zone, Alabama Army, General Motors, James Fiocchi, Leo Gans, Mark's Toggery, San Francisco, Standard Oil New!
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As a successful trial lawyer, Fred H. Bartlit, Jr., overcomes two obstacles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Transit Authority, Elvis Presley, North Carolina, Los Angeles, United States, Harry Jordan, National Business Lists, John Connally, Grobert-Sawyer Medical Corporation, Ninth Circuit, Highland Park, Good Samaritan, Long Beach Community Hospital, Ian Smalley, James Benedict, Secretary of Agriculture, Twilight Zone, Alabama Army, General Motors, James Fiocchi, Leo Gans, Mark's Toggery, San Francisco, Standard Oil New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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