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Casey Jordan is a young Texas attorney and is caught between two dangerouse men: the grief-stricken father of a young murder victim and a cunning serial killer who plots to strike again. For Casey, following the letter of the law has put her career in jeopardy. Fulfilling the spirit of the law may cost her her life.

A metropolitan attorney travels to a small British Columbian town where 14 children have been killed in a school bus accident to prepare a class-action suit. With sensitivity and empathy, he approaches relatives with promises that the suit will give focus and closure to their grief. And as he investigates the circumstances of the accident, he not only uncovers a few local secrets, but dredges up some painful pieces of his own past. Slowly, deeper mysteries are revealed--eternal mysteries at the very heart of human nature: Who is to blame for a tragedy like this? And why do people feel such a need to assign blame? Is that how they give meaning to otherwise inconceivable events? How does one reassemble a shattered life?.

Presents a biography of Johnnie Cochran, the lawyer who successfully defended O. J. Simpson in one of the most famous trials of the century, and includes information on his formative years and explains his dedication to justice.

Criminal defense lawyer Roy Black describes the legal strategies he used to defend his clients in four dangerous and difficult cases, and discusses his belief in standing up for the rights of the accused.

Chronicles the events surrounding the trial of eight men accussed of leading the antiwar protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago and discusses why the case became one of the most highly publicized trials of the era.

A memoir by John Rizzo, a lawyer at the Central Intelligence Agency, in which, he recounts his more than thirty year career at the CIA.

Presents a comprehensive collection of letters written by the author's father, Thomas J. Dodd, who served as one of the U.S. prosecutors at the 1945 Nuremberg trial.

Presents a collection of triva about lawyers and the law, including jokes, quotes, facts, and other bits of information.

Profiles over eighty law careers, including such positions as attorney, judge, paralegal, and juvenile counselor, describing job duties, salary, education and training, licensure and certification, unions and associations, advancement, and outlook, and providing tips for entering the field.

Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home. Mickey puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, even though the evidence and his own suspicions tell him his client is guilty. Soon after he learns that the victim had black market dealings of his own, Haller is assaulted, too, and he's certain he's on the right trail.