This hardbound book, the first published on the subject, describes the many “firsts” of women lawyers in Texas. Walk in their shoes as author Betty Trapp Chapman tells of how they learned the law, established professional careers, and learned to balance their private lives with the demands of being Texas lawyers. 

Talmage Boston points to historical, modern, and even fictional legal role models that today’s lawyers can emulate. In addition to Abraham Lincoln, the stories of Leon Jaworski and James A. Baker, III—lawyers Boston recognizes as some of the greatest of the last fifty years—should serve as inspiration to today’s legal professionals. 

Written in a casual and amusing style, these inviting hardbound books provide succinct answers to a variety of common legal questions often asked by fellow partygoers, friends, relatives, and acquaintances. Familiarize yourself with the answers to these questions by reading the Party Talk two-book Set!

This book is an examination of the power of the story in the art of persuasion. In this eminently readable work of sound scholarship, author Jim M. Perdue proves that the story, as our primary vehicle for learning and teaching, is as valid today as it was to our ancient ancestors. Perdue analyzes narrative elements in detail, showing how to craft a story from a strong beginning to a moving conclusion.

This book explores the origins of our modern civil justice system revealing its deep spiritual and philosophical roots. Author Jim M. Perdue takes inspiration from Atticus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird to remind us of the qualities of faith, freedom, equality, courage, and perseverance that inform the American spirit—values without which justice cannot prevail.