{"product_id":"the-most-powerful-attorney-in-the-world-stories-from-your-law-life-paperback","title":"The Most Powerful Attorney in the World: Stories from Your Law Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of short stories from a Law Life well-lived, which as the seasons pass becomes less about law and liability and more about loss, love, longing, laughter and life's lasting luminescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author grew up in the small town of Kingstree, South Carolina, in a small house a few blocks from the little league ballfield, the Carnegie Library and the Anderson Theater. Even closer on Main Street was the historic Robert Mills-designed courthouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose elements - books, movies, baseball and the law - pop up often in \u003cem\u003eThe Most Powerful Attorney in the World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 35 years, the author practiced law in South Carolina and North Carolina, working variously as a trial attorney, Legal Aid lawyer, solo practitioner, corporate counsel, and insurance Vice-President and Risk Manager. Off hours, he was married with four children and dealing with the usual Stuff of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt night he wrote these stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey first appeared in a corporate newsletter that came out each month. The stories kept coming, the months added up, the seasons passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a strange and wonderful thing happened. The stories became less and less about law and legal liability, and more and more about loss, love, longing, laughter and life's lasting luminescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMemories of the green early days become\u003cem\u003e The Associate in the Shower Curtain \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Lawyer Who Ran but Couldn't Hide\u003c\/em\u003e. The middle seasons yield\u003cem\u003e The Pig-Tailed Pitcher in Traffic Court\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEvery Law Life Needs a Treehouse\u003c\/em\u003e. Losing a parent brings \u003cem\u003eFathers, Sons and Little League\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Phone That Never Rang\u003c\/em\u003e, losing a pet \u003cem\u003eThe Lawyer Who Cried Woof.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd some of the many lessons taught by clients, colleagues and judges over the decades are captured in \u003cem\u003eEvery Lawyer's Worst Nightmare\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhy I Attacked an Attorney with a Laser\u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSurf's Up at Folly Beach\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792457433376,"sku":"9781734108606","price":19.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fcee1dd0c7756b8ba432bf3676ac0432.webp?v=1780701720","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-most-powerful-attorney-in-the-world-stories-from-your-law-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}