Abramson, Leslie Hope,   1943-  <br/><br/>
The defense is ready :  life in the trenches of criminal law / 
Leslie Abramson with Richard Flaste. 
 - New York :  Simon & Schuster,  c1997. 
 - 314 pages :  illustrations ;   25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>1. Roman's Candle<br/>9	(13)<br/>2. Childhood<br/>22	(20)<br/>3. Law School<br/>42	(10)<br/>4. The Bar<br/>52	(9)<br/>5. Clerking Days<br/>61	(17)<br/>6. Judges and Cops<br/>78	(15)<br/>7. The Count Run<br/>93	(10)<br/>8. Juvenile Hall<br/>103	(11)<br/>9. Baby Killers<br/>114	(11)<br/>10. Moving On<br/>125	(9)<br/>11. Private Practice<br/>134	(10)<br/>12. Bob's Big Boy<br/>144	(19)<br/>13. The Lark<br/>163	(10)<br/>14. Pelican Bay<br/>173	(10)<br/>15. Chinatown<br/>183	(22)<br/>16. A Beautiful Boy<br/>205	(14)<br/>17. Abuse<br/>219	(17)<br/>18. Patricide<br/>236	(12)<br/>19. The Tough Guy<br/>248	(9)<br/>20. Outrage<br/>257	(20)<br/>21. When Worlds Collide<br/>277	(14)<br/>22. Grief<br/>291	(4)<br/>23. ...and Laughter<br/>295	(8)<br/>Acknowledgments		303	(2)<br/>Index		305	 
<br/><br/> The Defense Is Ready is about the making of a passionately committed American defense lawyer who believes that everyone accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, is entitled to a vigorous defense of his rights against the overwhelming power of a frequently callous state. Leslie Abramson's journey from eager young law clerk to one of the nation's premier homicide attorneys involved some of the most difficult and notorious criminal cases of the last two decades. Among 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>068481403X (hardcover) 9780684814032 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96037512  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Abramson, Leslie 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women lawyers--Biography.--United States<br/>Defense (Criminal procedure)--United States.<br/>Abogadas --Estados Unidos --Biografías<br/>Mujeres como abogadas --Estados Unidos<br/>Defensa (Procedimiento penal)--Estados Unidos 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 373  / A161d 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>345.73/05044/092