Shadow of a Doubt – Good read about a lawyer whose ex-lover, Robin Harwell, comes back into his life to ask him to represent her stepdaughter, who is accused of murdering . . . . her own father! Robin seduces him, the stepdaughter seduces him and the ending is predictable but well developed. It has
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Compelling Evidence – In this sequel to “Prime Witness,” former prosecutor Paul Madriani is now a prominent defense attorney. His boss, after being nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court, is found dead of a gunshot wound to the head. The accused, Talia Potter, was the victim’s wife and Paul Madriani’s ex-lover. (Where do
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When the Alphalegal Directory started in 1997, the Internet was a different place, especially for attorneys. Advertising for attorneys was relatively new and most attorneys were still not advertising at all. If an attorney advertised, he did it by placing an ad in the yellow pages. Some of the pioneers were doing television ads by
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Prime Witness – In Prime Witness, we meet prosecutor Paul Madriani trying a capital case involving the serial killings known as the Putah Creek Murders. The defendant is a Russian immigrant, Iganovich, whose attorney, Adrian Chambers, holds a grudge against Madriani for his part in a sting that left Chambers suspended from the practice of
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A Time to Kill -John Grisham’s first book and possibly his best book. (It’s his best book. I’m just trying give the appearance of leaving room for differing opinions. It is difficult to believe he struggled to get it published.) While his next book, “The Firm,” was good, it pales in comparison to this novel
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