The Good Thing About Writing Fiction Is

I Give Off Rather Mixed Messages About The Law. On The One Hand, I Can Honestly Say I Don't Miss Working In A Law Office. On The Other Hand I Do Enjoy Watching The Law And While The Profession May Have Its Problems, I Have Sold Zillions Of Books Out Of Magnifying Them.

Reading Is By Far The Most Successful Pursuit Of Happiness.

All Students Enter Law School With A Certain Amount Of Idealism And Desire To Serve The Public, But After Three Years Of Brutal Competition We Care For Nothing But The Right Job With The Right Firm Where We Can Make Partner In Seven Years And Earn Big Bucks.

I Grew Up In A Very Small, Close-knit, Southern Baptist Family, Where Everything Was Off-limits. So I Couldn't Wait To Get To College And Have Some Fun. And I Did For The First Two Years. And I Regret A Lot Of It, Because My Grades Were In Terrible Shape.

I Always Try To Tell A Good Story, One With A Compelling Plot That Will Keep The Pages Turning. That Is My First And Primary Goal. Sometimes I Can Tackle An Issue-homelessness, Tobacco Litigation, Insurance Fraud, The Death Penalty-and Wrap A Good Story Around It.