The King of Torts.John Grisham “Grisham” redirects here. For other uses, see Grisham (disambiguation). John Ray Grisham (born February 8, 1955) is a former politician, retired attorney, American novelist and author best known for his works of modern legal drama. . 2003. Read by Michael Beck Michael Beck (born John Michael Beck Taylor on February 4, 1949) is an American actor. Beck was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the third of nine children. He attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, on a football scholarship. . 9 cds. No time listed. Books on Tape. 0-7366-8989-3. $80.00. Vinyl: plot notes. SA Clay Carter, a burnt-out public defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was in Washington, DC, gets a case that changes everything. His client, Tequila Watson, randomly shoots another young black man. In jail he assaults a sleeping fellow prisoner. But this turns out to be not just one more crime. Carter is approached by Max Pace, a "fireman" working for a pharmaceutical company. The fire he needs to put out is caused by Tarvan, a miracle cure for addicts that turns out to cause more problems than it cures. Pace wants Carter to represent the victims, find the relatives, pay them off, and clean up with ten million dollars in fees for Clay. How he rises to become the King of the Torts, with every toy known to the wealthy, is part of the story. Beck ably tracks the rise and fall of this young lawyer who is out of his depth. His voice is pleasantly low and fluid and adept at the accents, especially the Southern variety. Pacing and timing are spot on. Grisham reveals the insidious doings of the greedy element in the lawyer class and how the clients usually seem to pay the price. Mary I Mary I, 1516–58, queen of England Mary I (Mary Tudor), 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58), daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragón. . Purucker, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. PL., Beverly Hills, CA |
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