- SKU: 9781952281884
- BARCODE: 9781952281884
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From Cotton Fields to Courtrooms - Paperback
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by Thomas R. Conner (Author)
"A thoroughly entertaining and engrossing book." Kirkus Reviews
Editor's Pick, BookLife Reviews
In this compelling and richly layered memoir, a seasoned Texas attorney takes readers on a poignant journey through the personal and professional chapters of a life well-lived. From Cotton Fields to Courtrooms is a tale of grit, transformation, and tenacity-beginning with a boyhood on a small-town farm and culminating in a storied legal career in the bustling heart of Houston.
After a stirring story of one of the author's biggest cases, the author paints a vivid portrait of his early years, the dirt roads of his rural hometown, the rhythmic cadence of delivering newspapers in a hurricane, and the thrill of being a major-market disc jockey. With humor and insight, he recounts the formative experiences-from chauffeuring female co-eds across Europe to facing the specter of the Vietnam draft-that led him to discover his passion for the law. Along the way, he meets the woman who would become his lifelong partner, anchoring his story with a love that endures.
The memoir shifts into the high-stakes world of courtroom drama, where the author recounts his most riveting and emotionally charged cases. He brings readers inside contentious sibling battles over vast inheritances, high-society divorces that unravel with shocking violence, and intricate medical malpractice suits. With candor and a keen moral compass, he confronts betrayal within his own law firm and the injustice of a client whose inheritance was stolen by a trusted advisor. Another gripping chapter follows his efforts to stop a father from abducting his daughters after a bitter divorce.
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