The Making of a Country Lawyer

The Making of a Country Lawyer
Author: Gerry Spence
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1997-10-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780312169145

The Making of a Country Lawyer is the firsthand account of a beloved American attorney, a modern-day folk hero, a man who has devoted his life's work to the downtrodden and damned. It is the story of a wayward son who, at the age of twenty, suffered an immense and tragic loss. It is this single dark moment in Spence's life that transformed him, preparing him to be a trial lawyer, eventually handling such landmark cases as the defence of Randy Weaver and the vindication of Karen Silkwood. This is the stirring memoir of a man who has captured the American imagination at a time when our belief in our values and in ourselves has been shaken to the core, told as only Gerry Spence can.

The Making of a Country Lawyer

The Making of a Country Lawyer
Author: Gerry Spence
Publisher:
Total Pages: 437
Release: 1996
Genre: Country lawyers
ISBN: 9780312146733

The Making of a Country Lawyer is, like Clarence Darrow's The Story of My Life, the first-hand account of a beloved American attorney, a modern-day folk hero, a man who has devoted his life's work to the innocent and the damned. With the simple power of John Steinbeck, the bestselling author of From Freedom to Slavery now writes this painfully honest autobiography, revealing how he became one of the greatest trial lawyers of our time. 60 photos.

Humor of a Country Lawyer

Humor of a Country Lawyer
Author: Sam J. Ervin Jr.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-02-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0807875732

Originally published in 1984, Senator Ervin's delightful collection of stories and anecdotes winds its way from his native Morganton through Chapel Hill and Harvard, the military, the North Carolina Supreme Court, the United States Senate, and Watergate. It represents a lifetime of wit and wisdom--told in the late Senator Ervin's inimitable style.

Win Your Case

Win Your Case
Author: Gerry Spence
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1429909013

From renowned trial attorney and New York Times bestselling author Gerry Spence: a must own book for every lawyer and business professional seeking to make cutting-edge winning presentations--in court, at work, everywhere, any time. Gerry Spence is perhaps America's most renowned and successful trial lawyer, a man known for his deep convictions and his powerful courtroom presentations when he argues on behalf of ordinary people. Frequently pitted against teams of lawyers thrown against him by major corporate or government interests, he has never lost a criminal case and has not lost a civil jury trial since 1969. In Win Your Case, Spence shares a lifetime of experience teaching you how to win in any arena-the courtroom, the boardroom, the sales call, the salary review, the town council meeting-every venue where a case is to be made against adversaries who oppose the justice you seek. Relying on the successful courtroom methods he has developed over more than half a century, Spence shows both lawyers and laypersons how you can win your cases as he takes you step by step through the elements of a trial-from jury selection, the opening statement, the presentation of witnesses, their cross-examinations, and finally to the closing argument itself. Spence teaches you how to prepare yourselves for these wars. Then he leads you through the new, cutting-edge methods he uses in discovering the story in which you form the evidence into a compelling narrative, discover the point of view of the decision maker, anticipate and answer the counterarguments, and finally conclude the case with a winning final argument. To make a winning presentation, you are taught to prepare the power-person (the jury, the judge, the boss, the customer, the board) to hear your case. You are shown that your emotions, and theirs, are the source of your winning. You learn the power of your own fear, of honesty and caring and, yes, of love. You are instructed on how to role-play through the use of the psychodramatic technique, to both discover and tell the story of the case, and, at last, to pull it all together into the winning final argument. Whether you are presenting your case to a judge, a jury, a boss, a committee, or a customer, Win Your Case is an indispensable guide to success in every walk of life, in and out of the courtroom.

The Making of a Country Lawyer

The Making of a Country Lawyer
Author: Gerry Spence
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1997-10-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780312169145

The Making of a Country Lawyer is the firsthand account of a beloved American attorney, a modern-day folk hero, a man who has devoted his life's work to the downtrodden and damned. It is the story of a wayward son who, at the age of twenty, suffered an immense and tragic loss. It is this single dark moment in Spence's life that transformed him, preparing him to be a trial lawyer, eventually handling such landmark cases as the defence of Randy Weaver and the vindication of Karen Silkwood. This is the stirring memoir of a man who has captured the American imagination at a time when our belief in our values and in ourselves has been shaken to the core, told as only Gerry Spence can.

Point Made

Point Made
Author: Ross Guberman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2014-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199943850

In Point Made, Ross Guberman uses the work of great advocates as the basis of a valuable, step-by-step brief-writing and motion-writing strategy for practitioners. The author takes an empirical approach, drawing heavily on the writings of the nation's 50 most influential lawyers.

Gerry Spence

Gerry Spence
Author: Gerry Spence
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 492
Release: 1982
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The defense attorney who won the $10.5 million settlement in the Karen Silkwood case and a record libel judgement against "Penthouse" Magazine recalls his famous trials and discusses his views on the American judicial system.

How to Argue & Win Every Time

How to Argue & Win Every Time
Author: Gerry Spence
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1996-04-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780312144777

A noted attorney gives detailed instructions on winning arguments, emphasizing such points as learning to speak with the body, avoiding being blinding by brilliance, and recognizing the power of words as a weapon.

O.J. the Last Word

O.J. the Last Word
Author: Gerry Spence
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1998-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0312195192

The best-selling, no-holds-barred classic every lawyer, everyone involved in the media, & anyone interested in criminology must read if the failing justice system is to be saved.

Making Your Case

Making Your Case
Author: Antonin Scalia
Publisher: West Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Appellate procedure
ISBN: 9780314184719

In their professional lives, courtroom lawyers must do these two things well: speak persuasively and write persuasively. In this noteworthy book, two noted legal writers systematically present every important idea about judicial persuasion in a fresh, entertaining way. The book covers the essentials of sound legal reasoning, including how to develop the syllogism that underlies any argument. From there the authors explain the art of brief writing, especially what to include and what to omit, so that you can induce the judge to focus closely on your arguments. Finally, they show what it takes to succeed in oral argument.