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THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING HOST OF COURT TV’S "CATHERINE CRIER LIVE" DESCRIBES AN AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL – AND FINDS THE LAWYERS GUILTY AS CHARGED.
As a child, Catherine Crier was enchanted by film portrayals of crusading lawyers like Clarence Darrow and Atticus Finch. As a district attorney, private lawyer, and judge herself, she saw firsthand how the U.S. justice system worked – and didn’t. One of the most respected legal journalists and commentators today, she now confronts a profoundly unfair legal system that produces results and profits for the few – and paralysis, frustration, and injustice for the many. Alexis de Tocqueville’s dire prediction in Democracy in America has come true: We Americans have ceded our responsibility as citizens to resolve the problems of society to "legal authorities" – and with it our democratic freedoms.
The Case Against Lawyers is both an angry indictment and an eloquent plea for a return to common sense. It decries a system of laws so complex even the enforcers – such as the IRS – cannot understand them. It unmasks a litigation-crazed society where billion-dollar judgments mostly line the pockets of personal injury lawyers. It deplores the stupidity of a system of liability that leads to such results as a label on a stroller that warns, “Remove child before folding.” It indicts a criminal justice system that puts minor drug offenders away for life yet allows celebrity murderers to walk free. And it excoriates the sheer corruption of the iron triangle of lawyers, bureaucrats, and politicians who profit mightily from all this inefficiency, injustice, and abuse.
The Case Against Lawyers will make readers hopping mad. And it will make them realize that the only response can be to demand change. Now.
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The Emmy Award-winning host of Court TV's Catherine Crier Live describes an American legal system dangerously out of control -- and finds the lawyers guilty as charged.
As a child, Catherine Crier was enchanted by film portrayals of crusading lawyers like Clarence Darrow and Atticus Finch. As a district attorney, private lawyer, and judge herself, she saw firsthand how the U.S. justice system worked -- and didn't. One of the most respected legal journalists and commentators today, she now confronts a profoundly unfair legal system that produces results and profits for the few -- and paralysis, frustration, and injustice for the many. Alexis de Tocqueville's dire prediction in Democracy in America has come true: We Americans have ceded our responsibility as citizens to resolve the problems of society to "legal authorities" -- and with it our democratic freedoms.
The Case Against Lawyers is both an angry indictment and an eloquent plea for a return to common sense. It decries a system of laws so complex even the enforcers -- such as the IRS -- cannot understand them. It unmasks a litigation-crazed society where billion-dollar judgments mostly line the pockets of personal injury lawyers. It deplores the stupidity of a system of liability that leads to such results as a label on a stroller that warns, "Remove child before folding." It indicts a criminal justice system that puts minor drug offenders away for life yet allows celebrity murderers to walk free. And it excoriates the sheer corruption of the iron triangle of lawyers, bureaucrats, and politicians who profit mightily from all this inefficiency, injustice, and abuse.
The Case Against Lawyers will make readers hopping mad. And it will make them realize that the only response can be to demand change. Now.
"Catherine Crier blows the top off of the courthouse. Her very readable critique on how lawyers and judges have created chaos and injustice within our justice system is a must read!"
BILL O'REILLY
"The Case Against Lawyers puts the law back where it belongs -- in the hearts, minds and hands of the American people -- while revealing the tactics and ruses that took it away from them in the first place. Part judge, part sleuth, and all sage, Catherine Crier manages to make the ultimate case for a return to democratic justice."
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
"Passionate and hard-hitting, The Case Against Lawyers makes an overwhelming case for broad legal overhaul. By applying her own strong moral code to America's problems, Catherine Crier demonstrates the critical missing element in American law."
PHILIP HOWARD
"Catherine Crier knows where the bodies are buried in the legal world, and in this book, she unearths a graveyard of misdeeds by lawyers and makes a case for protecting the public from the self-serving way of the legal profession. As a former lawyer, judge, and now television anchor, Crier knows the sly and subtle way of lawyerly self-interest, and she has the journalistic skills to make non-lawyers take notice and seethe. Her book is a testament to all of us who revere the legal system but regret its correctible shortcomings."
FRED GRAHAM, CHIEF ANCHOR, COURT TV
"Catherine Crier lambastes the Democrats, the Republicans, the businessmen and the bureaucrats in this inspiring call to redemocratize America."
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.
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Don't waste your time.......2006-07-05
There is nothing in this book worth your time. The book is obviously the result of a publisher offering a book deal to Crier based on her television exposure, hopeful that a familiar face on the cover will sell some books. Add a sensational title and hope for the best. I guess it works because I read it.
Now, for those of you who haven't wasted your time on the book yet, here's what inside: nothing. Crier stretches to fill a few hundered pages with newspaper accounts of some large jury awards. I kept waiting for her solutions to the problems she identified but I never found anything. I started the book with a basic agreement that there are some (I don't know exactly how many) unjustifiable jury verdicts out there, but I also think our legal system does a good job a lot of the time. I was interested to see how Crier proposed we rein in the bad decisions without doing more harm than good. Unfortunately for anyone who spends their time trying to find such analysis, she never got around to such critical thinking.
I am tempted to add a few more points, all negative, but I think I have wasted enough time on this book and need to move on with life. If you already have some negative feelings about the legal system and want to read some empty words supporting your views, go ahead. But if you were hoping for thoughtful analysis or new views on a central institution of our form of government, be forewarned that you will not find any.
Well Documented, And Worthwhile........2006-05-31
Since the author was both a District Attorney and Judge I'll take her experiences in our mediocre legal system as true. Her premise that the American people should take back our socalled legal system and return it to a "democratic justice system is both logical and doable. This book covers everything from absurd jury awards, light sentences for violent offenders, draconian ones for milder crimes, corporate tax evasion, government collusion with both corporations and lobbyists, etc. The following pages were the most significant. 7-8,21,41-5,79-80,89,102-5,108-9,121-6,134-5,153-5,159-162,193,206-7,and 222-5. The introduction and chapters 1-We Love Our Laws, and 5-A Nation Of Victims were the most disturbing. The former details how more rules-laws, do not guarantee our security. They only make our society more litigious, and increases the level of government intrusion in our lives. The latter focuses on the new American mantra. "Yeah I did it, but it's not my fault." The reader can peruse any newspaper at any time and see our excuse culture in full bloom. In conclusion, the recent conviction of corporate leaders like Skellig and Lay have hopefully turned the tide and reduced the fears the author expressed on page 121? Hopefully, our society will reverse the negative trends that have grown over the past 40 years?
Some good points, but others very hackneyed.......2006-01-06
Although it's always good to have someone from the profession give the legal field a much needed reality check, this book started out strong, but by the second half it should have been much better. Legal students and professionals will this book more than most, being familiar with many of the cases she mentioned regarding various legal issues, if only from law school. Her bias and overall perspective, though, needs focus.
While she probably thought she did her noble best to be even handed in her analysis, Ms. Crier's conections to the limousine-liberalism crowd reared their ugly head too often. Ms. Crier cites from sources as left-leaning Mother Jones and the Atlantic Monthly, the New Yorker and sometimes downright untrustworthy ones as the New York Times (I haven't forgotten about Jayson Blair or his utter lack of supervision by Times editors for too long), though she did include Bernard Goldman in her Bibliography as well as a few snippets from the WSJ. Why not also a few from National Review or Reason magazine? If there were some, my apologies for missing them.
Ms. Crier also gives some politicians too much credit, as suggesting Bill Clinton was any more interested in the environment than anybody else on P.171. What she sees as last-minute concern for the environment by the outgoing Clinton should have been easily recognizible as kickbacks to unions and political pals (labor regulations, mining regulations, logging road bans), but apparently she really has a soft spot for Clinton as some sort of good guy gone awry, and thought these acts emerged for his genuine concern for mankind - make that person-kind.
Moreover, some parts of the book are flat out laughable - declaring that psychological addiction to marijuana is almost unheard of - HA! She knows better. Having been to college and graduate school, she probably met her share of stoners there and sentenced enough repeat offenders later on as a judge to know that psychological addiction is very real with pot.
That, and "serious criminal conduct is almost never associated with the use of marijuana." Eh? I guess nobody ever stole for pot money. (I have been burglarized - I consider that serious enough). The fact that the perpetrators might not of been high when they commit crimes really misses the point; pot use can definitely be assoiated with serious crimes, like it or not - ask any experienced restaurant manager how many times he's had to fire drug using employees for stealing. Not serious enough? Check any prison population and draw your own conclusions about their motivations, then.
She also says that there has never been a death associated with the use of pot. Now admittedly, it isn't nearly as dangerous as other drugs or alcohol, and it may be impossible to overdose on pot (I don't know for certain) but is she for real? So, driving under the influence of pot has never resulted in a traffic fatality? And she used to be a judge? Whatever side of the fence one might be on in the legalization of pot debate, I can't believe she'd say such ridiculous things.
Towards the end, in another understandable post 911-based rant, she cited the FDA holding up the approval of Anthrax vaccine as an example of how regulations can threaten national security. Here, unfortunately, she's woefully uninformed about the history behind that vaccine, as it was (probably still is) FAR from "perfectly fine". I was one of the unfortunate people in the military before 9-11 and was forced to take that crap. It wasn't even designed to prevent the type of anthrax exposure that could happen in a terrorist attack, but politically, it was a tactic to present the US military as "anthrax proof" to our enemies. The vaccine had its problems, though, and the FDA got that one right.
As I mentioned, the second half of the book somewhat descends into a wholesale comdemnation of the current political process, which, though it may be true in general, really isn't anything more than a bemoaning of the obvious with occasional hyperbole and "conventional wisdom" (rich are getting richer, they pay no taxes, blah blah blah...) thrown in. It's not unlike what I had to sit through in political science class back when I was 19, when I thought I could change the world too.
She gets some traction again near the end, when she finally gets back to identifying what she thinks is wrong with the profession and what could be done about it. She also points out, in several places, that we are turning into a society where there is no right and wrong, coming down on one side or the other is considered extremism and judging itself is becoming a lost art. Sadly, I kept getting the feeling that every time she wrote a verse like this, she'd follow it with something her Madison Avenue friends would find acceptable, as if she were grandstanding a bit.
So, though I enjoyed the book, I think the focus could have been more on the lawyers and the law profession itself instead of social commentary and repetition of favorite mantras of the useful idiots (e.g., environmentalist claims served to the reader as uncontestible conventional wisdom). Where she did comment on things outside her area of expertise, she probably could have done a little more research.
Politically Hyped, Rationally Lame.......2005-09-02
"This is the best book I've ever read!" "Personal injury lawyers will turn our country into a third world nation." These are the responses of people interested in this book, which I find very telling. Obviously the former reviewer has never read another book besides the one he's reviewing and the latter has never visited a continent outside of our own. Nevertheless there are outrageous lawsuits that occur and there is often excessive delay involved in bringing about and resolving a lawsuit, but no one has designed a system that offers consistently more justice than that of the United States legal system.
Maybe if simplicity is what you want, you can remind the judge of that the next time you are wrongly convicted of a crime or become paralyzed after being hit by a drunk driver. That way, the judge can quickly dismiss your case or your appeal in order to save the system some time, energy, and money. Who else will hear your complaint if not the court?
The bottom line is that blame needs to be laid where it belongs. If citizens are irritated by excessive penalties being imposed on business and individuals, juries (who are composed of just those same citizens in case you were not aware) will refuse to offer verdicts for plaintiffs as often. If there are fewer verdicts, fewer suits will be brought because the costs will outweigh the possibility of judgment in plaintiff's favor, and the system therefore stays balanced with social values. My further advice to you, the lover of this book (who in fact is complaining about people complaining - in case you hadn't recognized the irony of your argument for reform),is the next time you get a letter form the Clerk of Courts calling you to jury selection, don't skip out but make an impression on the legal system as you see fit.
If you don't like doctors being sued for malpractice, call your legislators and ask them to limit the hours a surgeon can work in a work week or in one stretch w/o a break. (Medical mistakes most usually happen in the end of a doctors 48 hours of constant work, when he/she has had little or no rest) Don't blame the victim and attorney for holding the doctor responsible for their mistakes.
If you want law to be more simplistic, call your legislators and tell them to simplify the tax code which is so filled with loopholes, deductions, and sliding scales for special interest groups, I can balely lift [all at once] the volumes added by our beloved Congress in 2004 alone. (It's not your lawyer, accountant, or the IRS's fault that it takes months to complete tax returns.)
Of course, lawyers make everyone's complaints public - that's their job - and as such the lawyer is likely to feel the brunt of the public's distress and blame. Just look deeper and more carefully at who is responsible for what you consider too complicated or costly - contrary to popular conception, it's not always the lawyer's fault
Remember Alexis de Tocqueville's Intentions.......2005-08-26
This small book contains many examples of how our society is being controlled by politicians, attorneys and bureaucrats, rather than by our own autonomy.
There are too many people who leave their community, business or personal challenges up to their perception of how much power politicians, attorneys and bureaucrats have over all of us.
And this is at a heavy price, because the more citizens look externally for answers, the more they give up their right to the freedom that this country's was built upon.
Yet, having read this book, I'm still asking "What would happen if we didn't have political correctness?"
Would Anita Hill's contribution to the women in the American workforce be for not?
Would there be a "payback" uproar in the workplace?
Would less minorities have a chance at the American Dream?
Though honesty is important, and judging people based upon their character, in the present moment is also important.
Would that happen without laws to encourage opportunities for all?
Though there are many points in which I agree with Catherine, throughout this book, I must say that this book also inspired unanswered questions in my mind, on political correctness - and that's a good thing.
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A seasoned investigative reporter takes us behind the scenes of one of the most shocking cases in California history when a greedy and seductive wife brutally murders her devoted husband.
Tavia Williams thought her new stepmother was sweet and charming. Tavia, just a few years younger than 36–year–old Elisa McNabney, was very happy for her father, 53–year–old Larry McNabney. Larry was a horse enthusiast, successful attorney, a pillar of the community, and was loved and admired by everyone he knew. For six years of marriage, Larry and Elisa spent their spare time on the country club and horse racing circuit. It was a perfect life, but it went perfectly wrong. On September 10, 2001, Larry attended a horse show. No one has seen him alive since.
Months after his disappearance, police finally put out a missing persons report. They soon found out that Elisa McNabney was not the person she had claimed to be. A fugitive on the run, Elisa was a con woman who had enlisted the help of a girlfriend to slowly poison her loving husband with horse tranquilizers, in the name of pure greed. Larry was found buried in a vineyard, after Elisa kept his corpse in her deep freezer for months. The only thing more appalling than the horrific murder was the shocking manhunt that followed and the end to this tragic story of deception, murder, and deadly seduction.
o Perfect for true crime readers.
o The details of this true crime are horrifically fascinating and unique. It is also less common for a female to be the main perpetrator in a brutal murder. This case has all of the elements of a fascinating true crime story: a pathological wife and murderer, her suspected lesbian relationship, drugs, physical abuse, greed, ex–cons, secrets, and much more.
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Not in the league of other True Crime accounts.......2006-11-06
As a real fan of true crime mysteries, I expected this account to have the flair and appeal of 'Helter Skelter' but was sorely disppointed. The book states the facts with little style and while I finished the book--wanting to see what happens to the two murderesses, its abrupt ending, lack of personality, and zero allowance for readers seeking to identify with the victim, caused me to be acutely disappointed. Don't waste your money.
Interesting Case -- Unusual Writing Style.......2005-12-19
In one night I read this book cover to cover. The case itself was interesting with a nice insight provided by the author into the mind and planned actions of the two evil female killers. What really kept me reading was how the author let me know, from the beginning of the book, the eventual outcome of the trial and the circumstances surrounding the death of one of the offenders and the sentencing of the other. In most true crime books I have read the author drags you through the crime details, the manhunt for the killer(s), capture and then the ultimate criminal sentence. The writing style of this book is different and it sets it apart from many other formula true crime books. A very good read!
I was the deputy d.a. who prosecuted the case.......2005-10-14
So far I have read only the last two chapters. They deal with the case in court. I was pleasantly surprised to find the author,Mr. Karem , understood the nuances of the case so well that his writing was not 90%,not 99% , but 100% accurate. I'm amazed because even the attorneys on such complicated cases rarely exceed an understanding of about 80% Others who were involved in the case tell me the rest of the book faithfully recounts the actions of Eliza(hanged herself in jail) and Sarah.By the way,on 9/12/05 Sarah's appeal was denied.
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Judging the Lawyers: A Jury-Box View of the Case Against American Lawyers
Ted Preston
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Almost everyone in the United States is familiar with criticisms of lawyers and their handling-or mishandling-of the civil justice system. The relationship between the American public and lawyers is vital, yet often misunderstood. What are we to make of the paradox of increasing dependence on attorneys and criticism of them to the point of disrespect? More importantly, do they really deserve this condemnation?
In Judging the Lawyers: A Jury-Box View of the Case Against American Lawyers, author Ted Preston discusses the realities of lawyers' practices and their vast benefits to society to make his point that critical but balanced assessment of attorneys and the civil justice system is essential. Using a trial format that balances both sides of the argument, Judging the Lawyers is a vehicle for exploring the case for and against lawyers and for examining the causes of the tensions between the bar and the public.
Preston invites you to stand in the position of a juror and gives you the opportunity to actively think through each issue. Judging the Lawyers can help you better understand lawyers and their operation of our civil justice system.
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Judging the Judging.......2007-08-31
A good explication of everyone's beefs with the legal system as well as a clear and non-jargon defense of the profession. The format of Complainants'(us) argument and Lawyers' response to each of 6 Counts works well, supplemented by clarifications by the Judge (the author) and a bibliography and other sources.
It's a Law 101 for the non-lawyer (me) but a good read at the same time. Plus you get to go online to cast your vote on each count, the readers being the Jury.
Very enjoyable.
Judging "Judging the Lawyers".......2007-08-28
Do we have too many lawyers? Are Americans too quick to fight at the Courthouse? Are lawyers overly zealous and greedy? Is justice for all a realistic goal or an illusion?
Retired lawyer Ted Preston's book "Judging the Lawyers" analyzes each of these issues but uniquely, permits the reader to serve as a juror and render his or her individual verdict, which may be posted on the book's website. One need not be a lawyer to understand the points presented by the author, who has surveyed many respectable sources from multiple viewpoints.
Preston understands that lawyers are not widely appreciated, often with the good reasons he clearly sets forth. Some lawyers will perspire while reading the truth about their fees. Preston lets the chips fall where they may.
Who should read this book? My verdict: anyone who hopes our justice system will treat them fairly while resolving disputes over a broken leg or a broken promise; and anyone who may be summoned to jury duty or be affected by ongoing tort reform efforts. In short: anyone who seeks to be better informed about the roles of law and lawyers within our American society.
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From the supplier: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has launched a pilot program called Court-Appointed Scientific Experts (CASE), which would provide judges with approved lists of neutral experts in medicine, science or technology. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) opposes CASE on the grounds that such experts could not be truly neutral and may undercut the constitutional power of judges and juries to make precedent-setting decisions.
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Indoor Air Quality: Sampling Methodologies provides environmental professionals and industrial hygienists with the latest information available in "indoor air quality sampling." In most instances, there are no established government protocols. In this book, the author presents prominent contributions and discusses the practical concerns that determine which sampling approach is best for a given situation. The author defines and clarifies indoor air quality and its historic background. She presents a diagnostic approach to addressing health concerns, brief overview of air handling systems, observations to be made regarding indoor activities, information regarding air emissions from other buildings, and a discussion of individual susceptibilities to various substances. The book covers sampling strategies, sampling/analytical protocols, suggested uses for these protocols, and a means for interpreting results. A one-of-a-kind, practical guide for assessing indoor air quality, this book gives you step-by-step instructions for all sampling tasks and includes background information, occurrence and uses of contaminants, exposure and diagnostic sampling and analytical protocols, and helpful hints based on the author's observations and experience. It shows you how to develop a theory and follow it through to identification of unknown air contaminants. The book contains more than 150 charts, tables, photographs, and drawings and includes an extensive glossary and symptoms index. No other book offers you the concise, in-depth, and practical coverage you will find in Indoor Air Quality: Sampling Methodologies.
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