Book description
" “A woman was sitting on the witness stand, and the lawyer asked
her, 'Did you, or did you not, on the night of June 23rd have sex with a
hippie on the back of a motorcycle in a peach orchard?' She thought for
a few minutes, then said, 'What was that date again?'”-from the book
Lawyers have long been known as master storytellers, and those from
Kentucky are certainly no exception. Veteran oral historian and
folklorist Lynwood Montell has collected tales from dozens of lawyers
and judges from throughout the Bluegrass State, ranging from the story
about the tough Jackson County judge who fined himself for being late to
court to unwelcome dogs in the courtroom. Recorded just as they have
been told for generations, these stories are sometimes funny, sometimes
sad or frightening, sometimes raw and harrowing, but always remarkable.
Far more than collection of lawyer jokes, Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
recounts the most insightful, entertaining, and occasionally
heartbreaking stories ever told by and about Kentucky lawyers and their
clients, covering the spectrum from arson to homicide, domestic
disagreements to sexual abuse, and everything in between. Tales from
Kentucky Lawyers is a valuable resource for folklorists as well as an
entertaining and vivid account of the often-surprising legal world.
