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Justice at Trial

Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases

James J. Brosnahan Erwin Chemerinsky

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Rowman & Littlefield
15 July 2023
Follow a trial lawyer’s career through the demanding, often controversial, and suspenseful world of jury trials, tension-filled appeals and the different worlds of courtrooms, jail cells, corporate boardrooms, and law firms. Each of the cases in the nineteen chapters were selected from a total of his 150 jury trials to reflect issues of current importance, including refugees on the Mexican border, gargantuan gender battles inside one of the largest corporations in the world, sexual taboos on national television, accusations of terrorism, government agents who cheat, innocent prisoners in our jails, the constitutional right to speak and print the truth, bringing law to a war zone, poverty and murder on Native American Reservations, current problems of hunger in America, and more.
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Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 157mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   463g
ISBN:   9781538174432
ISBN 10:   153817443X
Pages:   286
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface: The Reason I Wrote This Book Acknowledgements Foreword Chapter 1: The Murder of Alice Secody on the Navajo Reservation Chapter 2: Learning to be a Lawyer Chapter 3: San Francisco Beckons Chapter 4: The Pressures of a National Case Chapter 5: Defending Criminal Cases at Last Chapter 6: A Jury Does Justice Chapter 7: Defending the Chronicle’s Right to Publish Chapter 8: The First Amendment Defense of a Television Movie Chapter 9: Did I Make a Mistake Going on the Road to Hawaii? Chapter 10: The FBI Rigged the Evidence Chapter 11: An Awesome Woman Successfully Stands Up to a Powerful Man Chapter 12: Defending Religion on the Mexican Border Chapter 13: Ever Want to Cross-Examine Your Doctor? Chapter 14: Exciting Times in the U.S. Supreme Court Chapter 15: Iran Contra: Prosecuting Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger Chapter 16: An Innocent Man Walks Out of Jail Seventeen Years Later Chapter 17: Two Lawyers are Murdered in Northern Ireland Chapter 18: They Are Stealing Our Vote Conclusion: Who Am I Now? About the Author Index

As a federal prosecutor and a defense lawyer, James J. Brosnahan has tried 150 jury trials and is a member of the California Trial Lawyer’s Hall of Fame. He was a senior partner at Morrison & Foerster, a preeminent thousand-lawyer international law firm based in San Francisco. For 46 years he has lectured internationally for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). He has authored articles for the American Constitutional Blog, Law 360, The California Historical Society, The Daily Journal (California’s legal paper), the New York Times, Bloomberg Law, and the Los Angeles Times. He has also appeared many times on national radio and television where he has been interviewed by ABC, CNN, Fox News, Larry King, National Public Radio, and PBS. He currently lives in Berkeley California.

Reviews for Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases

Jim is the very definition of a trial lawyer, who's very strong belief in the legal system is reflected in all he does. He is an advocate for the rights covered under the constitution. He is a fantastic trial advocacy teacher and a wonderful storyteller. He is respected and admired by all. -- Wendy McCormack, Executive Director National Institute for Trial Advocacy A lawyer's lawyer in the best possible sense, a lion not just of the trial bar but of the law, James J. Brosnahan has finally written the memoir every lawyer will want to read. Decorated, celebrated, and beloved, Jim is that truly rare master of both civil and criminal litigation who is also a great human being. -- Laurence Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor at the Harvard Law School Jim Brosnahan has participated in important national cases for many years. -- George Mitchell, U.S. Senator, Maine James Brosnahan is a great trial lawyer, one long recognized within the legal community as a preeminently skilled and successful advocate. He knows how to tell a story to a jury and his memoir vividly describes cases he has tried in a manner that all readers can understand and enjoy. Just about every chapter could be made into a movie, as could the compelling story he tells of his own life. -- Floyd Abrams, senior counsel, Cahill Gordon & Reindel Jim Brosnahan is universally recognized in the profession as one of this country's top attorneys and as a leading advocate for the responsibility of lawyers and judges to assure that the rule of law reflects the norms of justice. His advocacy has involved some of the most significant issues of our time, and his teaching and passion for providing access to justice on the part of the unrepresented have inspired generations of young lawyers. His memoir, combining humor with thoughtful insight about the nature of law, is bound to be of interest to the general public as well. -- Honorable Joseph Grodin, Emeritus Professor of Law, Former Justice on the California Supreme Court Jim Brosnahan has been a Lion of the Courtroom for 50 years. Whether in trial as a treasured ally or a fearsome opponent, he never wavered from demonstrating the finest qualities of a lawyer and a man. His memoir has much to teach and to emulate. -- John Keker, Trial Lawyer, Esq. I first met Jim Brosnahan in the courtroom, where we collaborated as co-counsel or fought as opposing counsel in some of the most colorful trials of our respective legal careers that span many years. He is passionate about the law. -- Joseph Cotchett, Trial Lawyer, Esq.


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