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Justice at Trial James J. Brosnahan

Justice at Trial By James J. Brosnahan

Justice at Trial by James J. Brosnahan


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From civil and criminal trials, all the way to the Supreme Court James Brosnahan saw it all in his career of suspenseful courtroom work.

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Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases by James J. Brosnahan

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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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.

About James J. Brosnahan

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

CIN153817443XVG
9781538174432
153817443X
Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases by James J. Brosnahan
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Rowman & Littlefield
2023-07-15
286
N/A
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