No Contest
Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America
by Ralph Nader and Wesley J. Smith This book denounces power lawyers- lawyers in large firms and in-house counsel who use their power ruthlessly. Both authors graduated from law school.
There are nine chapters, two appendices, an introduction, endnotes, and an index. The introduction sets the tone, and introduces the reader, especially the nonlawyer to the legal world. The chapters are entitled:The Power Lawyers, I've Got A Secret, The Obstructionists, Burning The Tapes, SLAPP: Taking Care of Business, The Games Corporate Lawyers Play, The "BUTS" Principle, The Corporate Scheme To Wreck Our Justice System, and Finding The Courage To Change The System.
The first seven chapters are low-controversy, and clearly detail methods used by power lawyers to obstruct justice. The eighth chapter is about tort reform, which the authors refer to as tort deform. They charge that tort reformers make ridiculous claims and distort the facts. And in the cases that they bring, they're right. However, this book was published in 1996, and the medical malpractice scene has changed drastically since then.
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The ninth chapter is incredibly disappointing. Throughout the book, the reader will want to change the system, and will look to the end for ways to change the system. However the last chapter is more of an epilouge than anything. It does not include anything for Joe Citizen to do, and includes only a small amount of information on what lawyers can do and are doing.
Happy reading.
