John A. Farrell: "Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned"
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A century ago, if you had a hopeless legal case, Clarence Darrow was the attorney you wanted. From his humble beginnings in rural Ohio, Darrow became America's advocate for poor workers, as well as social and political outcasts. His marathon closing arguments won over juries and freed men doomed to hang. His 1925 defense of John Skopes in the so-called "Monkey Trial" cemented his role as America's greatest defense lawyer. But the champion of the underdog fought his own demons: depression, philandering, and bribery. Diane and biographer John Farrell talk about the conflicted legacy of Clarence Darrow.
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John Farrell
Journalist and author
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What did I near Mr Farrelsay there were no attornys like Mr Darrow today??
In my experience with two employment disrimination cases and the difficluty in securing anyone in the work place's admissions of guilt, Id say every employment law attorney is a Mr Darrow!!
On top of that is the US Governments efforts to make and keep it impossible to bring a lawsuit in the first place!
My two attorneys deserve recognition among
many many
Ms Maureen Holland, Holland and Associates
Mr. Dan Schuermann, Employee Rights
Thanks for another facinatine and important story Dianne!!
Deni
I recommend Wayne Morse, an Alabama lawyer. He is fierce, relentless and fearless. Professorial in appearance. A trial and appellate lawyer, not a litigator. He has a supreme social conscience, unafraid of Alabama prejudices and archaic social structure.