A country lawyer
By: Jack Dalton
Publisher: Strategic Book Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Durham, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781606939413
Subjects: American Legal stories; Fiction
Notes: "Most of what I have put on these pages is either made-up or supplemented truth. I changed the names of many of the characters, but after obtaining their consent, some offered no objection to my use of their real names. Public records were the basis for many of the stories ..." p. vi.
Table of contents: title: A country lawyer and a shark; title: A law degree obtained, a practice established, and a Christmas tree; title: A loser, but a search begins; title: Theory found, supporting evidence sought, and pink slip practice continues; title: Sea of Cortez and the Marisla II; title: The grouper and the sea squirt; title: A witness steps forward and search begins; title: The facts begin to fit the law; title: Accumulation continued without success; title: A client strong enough to eject three customers; title: Like a puzzle, witnesses begin to fit; title: A trial interrupted; title: Luther, a forgotten soul; title: A client expecting unusual service; title: Dreams of diving and research required; title: An estate with unusual assets; title: The four ladies on Highway 4; title: Little men and marijuana smokers; title: The feds enter the scene; title: A wasted settlement conference and the feds find an answer; title: To Cortez, George, a grouper and a squirt; title: Judge Peters insists we have no case, but all matters continue; title: Return to Cortez, George's grenade saves the day; title: A point that must be won; title: A psychologist enters the scene, return to the Cancer Center at Kansas State; title: Luther's trial begins; title: Clear and convincing starts to dissolve; title: Crawford case generates steam; title: Crowd control, admission by ticket only; title: Another matter of conscience; title: A critical trial begins, a verdict sought; title: A person of interest.