"The color of law has changed. It's no longer black-and-white. My former senior parner told me the color of law is now green. Today, he said, the rule of law is money. Money rules. And he's right. Lawyers use the law to make money, politicians sell the law to special interests for money, people sue each other for money. Everywhere in the law, it's all about money - except one place. Right there where you're sitting, in that jury box. You're not here for miney. You're here for the truth." - An excerpt from closing arguments of Atticus Scott Fenny, Esq., in "The Color of Law" by Mark Gimenez.
I just got done reading this book. AWESOME! See folks, I'm not just about movies. I do read too. :) Anyway, this book is so good that I can't wait to check out more of this man's work! We've all seen the way Tom Cruise handled his cross-examination of the Colonel in "A Few Good Men". This book has a closing argument that will have your mind on the edge of it's seat, if that's even possible. I found myself fighting the urge to scan the paragraphs to get to the truth. I had to get every detail of what was happening in that single intense moment. And when it did happen, ........ OMG!
If you're a reader who enjoys a good suspense murder mystery, this is an exceptional choice for you. Here's the synopsis: “‘The Colour of Law’ by Mark Gimenez is a compulsive read that owes its heart, soul and passion to Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’. In this fast-paced debut, Gimenez sinks his teeth into the manicured and corrupt world of lawyered, high-society Dallas in all its ostentatious glory: golf club memberships, fancy houses, fast cars, sleek wives and the all-encompassing reach of cold, hard power. In A. Scott Fenney—a young, rich and ruthless corporate lawyer at one of Dallas’s most prestigious firms who glibly practises ‘aggressive and creative’ law for his high-paying clients—will the world find a hero or a patsy? Only a case involving a poor, black, drug-addicted prostitute and a dead white senator’s son will tell.
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