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This collection of 70 essays covers a wide range of legal areas and cases large and small, complex and simple, criminal and civil. Music, painting, architecture, and ethics are also discussed. These stories transcend the specific cases in which they occurred; they combine to teach you effective ways of building meaningful relationships with your clients, staff, and the others around you, and in turn, finding meaning and happiness in your profession.

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• Introduction(p. xiii)
• Chapter 1 Clients(p. 1)
• Preface(p. 1)
• Racial Discrimination(p. 3)
• Bequest with Deceased Husband(p. 5)
• A Tugboat Operator(p. 7)
• A Boring Client(p. 9)
• Selling the Family Farm(p. 11)
• A Painful Interrogation(p. 15)
• An Unlikely Fortune(p. 17)
• Impact of Malpractice Case(p. 19)
• An Offensive Client(p. 21)
• A Sheriff's Testimony(p. 23)
• A Sad Client(p. 27)
• The "Gotcha" Client(p. 29)
• An Unsuccessful Musician(p. 31)
• Questions in Annulment(p. 33)
• A Builder's Error(p. 35)
• A Risk Taker(p. 37)
• Husband with Two Marriages(p. 39)
• An Astounding Income(p. 41)
• A Terrible Injury(p. 43)
• Clients' Expectations(p. 45)
• Immoral Client(p. 47)
• Holocaust Survivor(p. 49)
• A Difficult Client(p. 51)
• An Incompetent Son(p. 53)
• Mistaken Belief in Client(p. 55)
• Sexual Misconduct(p. 57)
• Just a Mistake(p. 59)
• Meat Pricing Conspiracy(p. 65)
• Representing a Large Bank(p. 67)
• Dinner with Larry Flynt(p. 69)
• Defending a Check Forger(p. 71)
• Chronic Malpractice(p. 73)
• A Suicidal Client(p. 75)
• Chapter 2 Others(p. 77)
• Preface(p. 77)
• Meeting with George Wallace(p. 79)
• An Illegal Immigrant(p. 81)
• On the Red Eye(p. 83)
• Law School Job(p. 85)
• Misconduct by Adverse Party(p. 87)
• Dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Shriver(p. 89)
• Nurse's Triage(p. 91)
• Transfusion(p. 93)
• A Cultural Mistake(p. 95)
• Proving Parentage(p. 97)
• A Special Defense(p. 99)
• Death of a Jockey(p. 101)
• Death of a Lawyer(p. 103)
• Supreme Court Sit-In Case(p. 105)
• New Expert in Construction Case(p. 107)
• A Dishonest Witness(p. 109)
• Country Justice(p. 111)
• Depravity: Lindbergh Act Case(p. 113)
• Conviction of Vice President(p. 115)
• Plea for Mercy(p. 117)
• Chapter 3 Reflections(p. 121)
• Preface(p. 121)
• Depositions on Friday(p. 123)
• The Whole Truth(p. 127)
• Where Have All the Books Gone?(p. 129)
• Conflicts of Interest(p. 133)
• Integrity(p. 135)
• Small Town Lawyer(p. 137)
• Working in Different Places(p. 139)
• Effect of Money(p. 143)
• Free Will(p. 145)
• Microcosm(p. 147)
• Architecture and Law(p. 149)
• Is It Right?(p. 151)
• You Don't Need a Lawyer(p. 153)
• Thoughts About Nighthawks(p. 155)
• Teaching Law(p. 157)
• The Best Lawyers(p. 159)
• Jurors From Different Worlds(p. 161)
• Chapter 4 Lessons(p. 163)
• Epilogue(p. 169)
• Acknowledgments(p. 171)
• About the Author(p. 173)