legal stories

Alice Whittier, a crusading young journalist in 1931, leaves New York and travels to Scottsboro, Alabama, to cover the trial of nine African-American boys who have been accused of raping two white prostitutes who happened to be riding on the same freight train as the boys.

After his fortune cookie is stolen by the school bully, Ben tries to get his fortune back by taking his case to the Kid Court.

Eden and Josh reunite as Eden's rape case goes to trial, testing the strength of their relationship amidst the challenges of college life and Eden's pursuit of justice.

Probation officer Nile Eddgar is accused of arranging the drive-by shooting that killed his mother, and the case stirs up a lot of old, best forgotten secrets when it is brought before Judge Sonny Klonsky, who spent her turbulent college years in the company of Nile's father, a leading campus revolutionary in the 1960s.

McCormack Malloy, a fiftyish ex-cop and partner at Gage & Griswell, is sent to find a missing lawyer and the 5.6 million dollars that disappeared from a company fund.

Successful personal injury lawyer Robbie Feaver, caught trying to influence the decisions of the court, is granted leniency by the FBI in exchange for his help in a sting operation against judges.

Seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seeks to solve a murder before her rival Mr. Darcy beats her to it.

Santa Fe attorney Ed Eagle, recovered from his run-ins with Mexican organized crime and his ex-wife Barbara, acquires a new client who sheds light on Ed's past and brings new danger to his door.

"Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake's fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line"--Provided by publisher.

Black lawyer Ellice Littlejohn's perfect life--with an Ivy League degree under her belt and a high-paying job as a midtown Atlanta corporate attorney--comes crashing down when her charming white boss and "just for fun" boyfriend is found dead in his executive suite with a bullet in his head. She hopes to not be thrust into the spotlight, given her past and a brother who often has been on the wrong side of the law, but when her firm offers her the dead man's job, she can't pass up the opportunity--but something is off, and shady dealings come to light within the firm that lead Ellice to discover a dangerous conspiracy.