Civil warrior
Subtitle: memoirs of a civil rights attorney
By: Guy T. Saperstein.
Publisher: Berkeley Hills Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
Subjects: Saperstein, Guy T; Lawyers -- United States -- Biography; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Guy Saperstein grew up in the 1960s and was deeply involved in civil rights work from an early age. As a lawyer, Mr. Saperstein dedicated his professional life to social causes. In a "David against Goliath" way, Attorney Saperstein won spectacularly against some large corporations. Saperstein's story recalls that of Erin Brockovich, but he's had his share of high-profile cases, including a win against State Farm Insurance for $239 million and the infamous Denny's lawsuit. Civil Warrior tells these and other stories in a compelling way with accompanying photographs that manage to make protracted litigation -- the State Farm case dragged on for 12 years -- as readable as a thriller. Not only a good read but helpful for attorneys seeking the means to do the same.
Table of contents: title: Growing up in Chicago and North Hollywood; title: Berkley in the sixties; title: My law school years; title: My Reggie fellowship; title: Private law firm : the early years; title: Development of my employment law practice; title: Taking on two insurance giants; title: The battle with State Farm continues; title: The State Farm claim procedure war; title: More battles with racism, sexism, and  Kirbyism; title: Denny's slams African-Americans and shocks America; title: Moving on.