Pierce O'Donnell is one of the foremost trial lawyers in America and a bestselling author. In a storied career spanning a half century, he has won numerous landmark decisions that have changed the law. InLast Pick,we are transported back to his boyhood to learn what made him the dynamic, bigger-than-life man who has championed the rights of the voiceless and vulnerable, while writing six acclaimed books, a feature film, and a stage play. Pierce lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Carmen.
"PRAISE FOR LAST PICK ""O’Donnell’s story doesn’t confine itself solely to him...The rich history that he provides in this wonderful memoir ensures the past lives on."" —San Francisco Book Review ""An affectionate, appealing, and unsentimental look back on an all-American boyhood in the ’50s."" —Kirkus PRAISE FOR PIERCE O'DONNELL ""The Nazi saboteur case is a blot on our law, and is being used by the Bush administration now to defend its attacks on civil liberties."" —Anthony Lewis ""O’Donnell is a master storyteller who vividly brings to life the trying times of World War II and a nation gripped by fear. "" —Johnnie Cochran ""[In Time of War] reads like a spy novel, only it’s all true."" —David Cole, author of Enemy Aliens"