May 2016

chancellorsville 1863Some of the best books for trial lawyers are not about lawyering at all. Over the next few months I will explore some of them in this blog.

Jim Butler is arguably the most successful plaintiffs’ trial lawyer in my generation. He has won numerous eight and nine figure jury verdicts even in the most conservative Georgia counties. Success breeds success, so he is able to pick among the cases with greatest potential, and then has the skill and resources to maximize them.

At a recent Georgia Trial Lawyers luncheon, Jim said that the best book for trial lawyers is