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.
""This is a delightful book and will be enjoyed by
anyone, lawyer or not, who enjoys a good story." --Tennessee Bar
Journal" --
