Devil's advocates
Subtitle: the unnatural history of lawyers
By: by Andrew Roth & Jonathan Roth ; edited by Barbara Repa ; illustrated by Gordon Grabe.
Contributors: Roth, Jonathan, 1955-; Repa, Barbara Kate.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Nolo Press; NOLO
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Lawyers -- Humor; Lawyers -- History
Description: An anthology of quotations and condemnations, facts and folklore that traces the unsettling origins of the lawyer, the twisted history of the legal profession and the inexorable spread of attorneys over an innocent world. It exposes the convolutions of legal language and process, and the age-old tricks of the lawyerly trade.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.