A colorful attorney offers an irreverent and candid assessment of the practice of modern law, within the context of the social and political institutions of New York City, detailing his youth, his education, his work as both a homicide prosecutor and defense attorney in the South Bronx, and his current Manhattan practice for the rich and famous. 35,000 first printing.
Edward Hayes now practices law in Manhattan for a wide variety of influential and/or notorious clients. He co-anchors Both Sides for Court TV and broadcasts once a week on WABC Talk Radio. He is an inductee into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame.
Susan Lehman, a former criminal defense lawyer, was senior editor at Riverhead Books, Talk magazine, and Salon.com. She has written about the law, crime and other topics for the New York Observer, the Washington Post, and other publications.
Tom Wolfe is the famed author of The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff, and, most recently, I Am Charlotte Simmons.