The Fall of the House of Zeus

Posted July 8th, 2011 by j0chen24

Herewith a letter from The Cardinal Lawyer's mailbag:


Bill Cunningham

Justice Bill Cunningham of the Kentucky Supreme Court takes a keen interest in legal education, especially in the ethical training of law students and lawyers. He writes to recommend a book, The Fall of the House of Zeus: The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer:

I have just finished reading the book, The Fall of the House of Zeus [The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer], by Curtis Wilkie. It is about the rise and fall of mega lawyer, Dickie Scruggs, of the famed asbestos-tobacco-Katrina lawsuits. The story dramatically relates how greed can transform erstwhile good people and fine people into criminals. If possible, I would make it required reading for every lawyer and law student in Kentucky.

 Fall of the House of Zeus

The Cardinal Lawyer appreciates Justice Cunningham's recommendation and shares it with its readership.