v. Goliath
The Trials of David Boies
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Litigation, Biography & Memoir, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government
| Author: | Karen Donovan | ISBN: | 9780375423604 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | February 8, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karen Donovan |
| ISBN: | 9780375423604 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 8, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
David Boies, the star trial lawyer in a country obsessed with legal drama, proves endlessly fascinating in this compulsively readable account of his extraordinary career.A man of almost superhuman accomplishment, Boies argued a string of headline-making cases before being catapulted to international prominence when he represented Al Gore before the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore. Brash, reckless, and prideful, he is also charming, charismatic, unerringly articulate in the courtroom, and supremely comfortable in the public eye. Legal journalist Karen Donovan, herself a lawyer, had unprecedented access to Boies for nearly two years. In v. Goliath she gives us a scintillating chronicle of the legal dramas in which Boies has played a crucial role and a riveting, up-close portrait of a singularly gifted lawyer.
David Boies, the star trial lawyer in a country obsessed with legal drama, proves endlessly fascinating in this compulsively readable account of his extraordinary career.A man of almost superhuman accomplishment, Boies argued a string of headline-making cases before being catapulted to international prominence when he represented Al Gore before the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore. Brash, reckless, and prideful, he is also charming, charismatic, unerringly articulate in the courtroom, and supremely comfortable in the public eye. Legal journalist Karen Donovan, herself a lawyer, had unprecedented access to Boies for nearly two years. In v. Goliath she gives us a scintillating chronicle of the legal dramas in which Boies has played a crucial role and a riveting, up-close portrait of a singularly gifted lawyer.
