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Legal Spectator &
More
By Jacob A. SteinA
compilation of Washington, DC, attorney Jacob Stein's essays about
lawyers, judges, clients, literature, and popular culture. The
essays in this volume have previously appeared in Washington Lawyer,
American Scholar, the Times Literary Supplement, and Wilson
Quarterly.
2003 · 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 x
1
· 320
pages
Paperback · ISBN 1-58733-009-1 · $33
The
complete
book is available at no charge online as a pdf file
(923 k) |
"Writing in the first person and
sounding very much the after-dinner raconteur, Stein tells stories
that connect lawyers to their ups, downs, fears, quirks, ironies,
history, and even such unlikely subjects as the French Impressionists.
What is so refreshing is that, unlike other big-name lawyers in Stein's
elevated loft, he is ever the self-effacing narrator and eschews any
mention of his own courtroom triumphs. ... What makes this
collection so fascinating is that it is not limited to lawyers, judges
and courtrooms. Indeed, Stein treats us to a delightful series of
essays about such figures as Bing Crosby, Peter Arno, Franz Kafka,
George M. Cohan, Somerset Maugham, Winston Churchill, and Ernest
Hemingway."
-- Peter D. Baird,
Litigation,
Fall 2004 (click
for full review)
"One of
these days a tired lawyer, in retreat from the quickly running
statue of limitations, and hiding out in a bookstore as I have done,
will discover this book. And it may just happen that one or two of
the remarks that follow will remind the tired counselor that the
ungrateful client, the unresponsive judge, the damnation of
deadlines are all common to those of us who must extract a living
from the contention of others."
From the
Preface
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From the Washington Lawyer: |
The writings of Jacob Stein, columnist
to the Washington Lawyer magazine since 1990, have recently been
collected in a new book, Legal Spectator & More. They include
selections from "Legal Spectator" in Washington Lawyer, as well
as articles published in the American Scholar, Litigation,
and other journals.
Stein, president of the D.C. Bar in
1982-83, began writing essays in 1968. According to Stein, he
generally writes a column when he should be drafting a motion for
summary judgment. "I like to get an O. Henry ending, a surprise
ending," he said, "which even O. Henry couldn't do all the time."
This book is the third compilation of
Stein's reminiscences about lawyers, judges, and clients. The essays
range widely over literature and popular culture as well, and draw
upon Stein’s acquaintances, famous, unknown, or forgotten.
"An Evening With Louis Armstrong," for
instance, recounts several hours in the company of Armstrong and a
mutual friend. He recalls that Armstrong's conversations were as
artistic and entertaining as his music and that he was a firm, and
outspoken, believer in the importance of a reliable daily laxative.
The collection includes the essay that
began the "Legal Spectator" column, "The Columbian Building," about
the Diana statute memorializing J.J. Darlington at Judiciary Square.
Table of Contents
Legal Spectator & More
By Jacob A. Stein
2003 · 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1
· 320 pages
Paperback · ISBN 1-58733-009-1 · $33
The
complete book is
available for FREE online as a pdf file
(923 k)
| Links to essays and writing by Jacob A.
Stein |
The following are from Mr. Stein's Legal Spectator column in
The Washington Lawyer
Magazine.
2008
2007
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2005
2004
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Legal Spectator & More
By Jacob A. Stein
2003 · 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
· 320 pages
Paperback · ISBN 1587330091 · $33
The
complete book is
available at no charge online as a pdf file
(923 k)
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Last updated:
August 03, 2008
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