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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The University of Alabama and the ABA Journal announced the finalists for the 2015 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction late last week. This year’s finalists are: Terminal City by Linda Fairstein, My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni, and The Secret of Magic by Deborah Johnson. Authorized by Ms. Lee, the annual award for legal …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
Starting in 2012, I have posted information about this award and have enjoyed following the nominees and winners. I look forward to seeing which titles are selected for this year’s award. The following is a guest post by Monique Fields, manager of communications at the University of Alabama School of Law. The University of Alabama School …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Helen White Cauthen, Communications Specialist, Office of Development, University of Alabama School of Law. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird, and to honor former Alabama law student and author Harper Lee, The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal partnered …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
On Tuesday, August 20, the Law Library of Congress and the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Criminal Law Section co-hosted a program called “The Criminal Justice Act at 50 – The Past, Present, and Future of the Right to Counsel in the Federal Courts.” The event marked the beginning of a year-long commemoration of the 50th …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Helen White Cauthen, Communications Specialist, Office of Development, University of Alabama School of Law. The annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction is given to a book-length fictional work that “best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society in the spirit of Atticus Finch.” John Grisham won the inaugural prize …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
On September 20, 2012, Kenneth Randall, dean of the University of Alabama School of Law, presented author Michael Connelly with the second annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for his work, The Fifth Witness. The Fifth Witness is a legal thriller that features Connelly’s recurring character, lawyer Mickey Haller. Haller represents a woman accused of killing a banker …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
Author Michael Connelly has won the 2012 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for his work, The Fifth Witness. The annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction is given to a book-length fictional work that “best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society, and their power to effect change.” The University of Alabama School of …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
Since I first posted about this award, three finalists have been selected for the 2012 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction: Michael Connelly’s The Fifth Witness, Robert Dugoni’s Murder One and David Ellis’ Breach of Trust. The annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction is given to a book-length fictional work that “best exemplifies the …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” ~Harper Lee, …
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