Torts &quote;R&quote; Us-A Legal Farce

"e;The first thing we do, let's pay all the lawyers."e;                —William Shakespeare"e;Ask not what your lawyer can do for you but rather what you can do for your lawyer."e;                — John F. Kennedy"e;What's wrong with cake?"e;                 —Marie Antoinette                                   "e;To put it bluntly, our services are designed to bring fear, terror and the threat of bankruptcy to all who come in contact with them."e;            —Patrick A. Peters III, Partner"e;P.S. We noticed that your client's most recent 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission appears to have substantially overstated the company's third quarter earnings. In an era where virtually every corporate misstep leads to a class action lawsuit, this misstatement could prove troublesome."e; Patrick A. Peters ("e;Pap"e;) and his twin brother Prescott U. Peters ("e;Pup"e;) are lawyers with a distinctive eye for opportunity. Pap convinces Pup who is a good lawyer despite having gone to Yale Law School that they should leave their respective big-firm practices in New York City to start up a hopefully lucrative practice as plaintiffs' class action lawyers.The brothers meet a variety of clients, judges, and lawyers as they embark on a resourceful and unique approach to lawyer-client relationships all inspired by actual court cases.Written with humor and parlance that only comes from a depth of legal experience, Morrison captures the trials and tribulations of human behavior that strike a chord with every reader.A graduate of Otterbein University (Ohio) and New York University Law School, T. C. Morrison spent his 50-year legal career writing briefs and trying cases around the country for a series of New York City law firms.