The Last Mouthpiece

The Last Mouthpiece - Robert L. Simone

Robert L. Simone was an attorney out of Philly who defended, along with "regular people", many members of the Philly/South Jersey mafia. It starts from his beginnings in law all the way through his career and then the outcome of the trails against him.

I highly recommend this book. It was very interesting to get a glimpse into the lives of the mafia and those who represent them.

Good luck keeping all the names straight!

Four Trials - John Edwards

Four Trials - John Edwards

Four Trials is a short book that outlines Edwards' four biggest cases of his 20 year law career. He was big in the civil side of lawyering and gives the back story and the story of the trial in his book. he also gives a lot of insight into his personal life from when he was growing up to his current (at the time the book was written) career as a senator.

I thought the book was very interesting from the perspective of seeing how much work these trials take to put up a fight. In all four cases, he was on the plaintiff's side of the room. It was a great book to read before reading "The Last Mouthpiece" which puts Robert L. Simone on the other side of the room in criminal law.

Law School Confidential

Law School Confidential - Robert H. Miller

This book was basically a "how to" guide from a former Penn Law student along with some of his friends at other schools. He starts from the application process, LSAT and into the first year of law school and then on to the second and third year, finally ending up with how to do interviews and such. It seemed pretty useful and, if I go that route, I'll probably buy a copy and keep it around for reference. It's always nice to learn from others' mistakes.

If you are looking into law school, I would recommend it since it gives a lot of "real world" examples and touches on many topics. Since I haven't been to law school, I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it sure seems like a great reference.

"Brush With the Law"

Brush With the Law - Robert Byrnes and Jaime Marquart

I just finished Brush With the Law and found it to be pretty surprising. Usually you hear about law school being all study and no social life. Well, these two guys found a way to make law school at Stanford and Harvard the exact opposite and make it through. It was interesting, to say the least, to read about the other side of the spectrum from how I viewed it.

The story seemed to trail off for awhile and just told about all the fun they were having since most of it involved not being at law school. In the end, it told how they met and finally how things worked out.