For more than a half century, Louis Nizer has devoted his life to the pursuit of justice and "the art of persuasion." He remains one of America's most distinguished-and energetic-trial lawyers. His clients have included the most famous men and women of this century. He has been involved in cases that have probed the most controversial issues of our day. His experiences hav
For more than a half century, Louis Nizer has devoted his life to the pursuit of justice and "the art of persuasion." He remains one of America's most distinguished-and energetic-trial lawyers. His clients have included the most famous men and women of this century. He has been involved in cases that have probed the most controversial issues of our day. His experiences have given him a unique point from which to observe the complexities of human motivation and the role of law in our changing society. In his best-selling books My Life in Court, The Jury Returns, and The Implosion Conspiracy, Mr. Nizer brought to life for millions of readers the drama of the courtroom. Now he looks back on the whole panorama of his life in a wise and witty reminiscence of his experiences both inside and outside the courtroom-from his childhood in Brooklyn, his law school days, and his first case to the gradual building of a career that has brought him not only success but the respect that comes to those who combine excellence with moral conviction. He writes of his friendship with Adlai Stevenson, Harry Truman, and Lyndon Johnson, of "the most remarkable group of clients I had ever known - the NASA astronauts, of his arguments before the United States Supreme Court in obscenity cases, of the famous libel cases (he has represented Elizabeth Taylor, Marlene Dietrich, Governor James Rhodes of Ohio, and Jacqueline Susann, among others) in which he sought to balance the rights of a free press with the rights of individuals, of his fond memories of New York mayors Jimmy Walker and Fiorello LaGuardia, of meetings with President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy during the Igor Cassini case, of a shocking child abuse case, of tycoons (litigations involving famous executives), and of the three occasions on which his role as counselor almost cost him his life. The result is a totally engrossing memoir by a man whose versatility includes art exhibits and publication of his music.
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Hardcover
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469 pages
Published
February 1st 1978
by Doubleday Books
(first published 1978)
Basically a memoir...reviews a number of cases that the noted lawyer Louis Nizer was involved in over his long career...from libel cases to obscenity cases. Also notes all the famous people he rubbed shoulders with in his day...such as Fiorello LaGuardia, President Kennedy and his brother Bobby, Elizabeth Taylor, and the like. An interesting read.