He is a recognized constitutional law expert, debates senators on political talk shows and reduces them to blithering fools, writes scathing opeds, and is often mentioned as a possible supreme court nominee. Though somewhat formulaic and a little predictable, accused is still a most enjoyable story which this fan of legal thrillers would recommend to anyone looking. The colour of law by mark gimenez books hachette australia. Con law is a great read and unlike many authors of fiction, gimenez always educates the reader. Former college football star scott fenney has worked his way to the top of the heap at the dallas firm of ford stevens. The case against william by mark gimenez nook book. A novel by mark gimenez and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mark gimenez falls into this category of successful authors that have been able to create excellent legal thriller plots. The new economics of the book business have changed the publishing landscape forever. He then attended notre dame law school in indiana and earned a j. When fenney moves joness daughter out of the projects and into his home, its a. Mark gimenez, author of the color of law, on librarything.
He practiced law with a large dallas law firm and became a partner. Gimenez is so accurate in his depictionsdescriptions of both constitutional law and fracking that i ended up using some of the material from the book in a blog article that was reprinted in two wellrecognized publications in the clean energy and environmental fields. Con law by mark gimenez, 9781847443809, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Gimenez, himself a former partner at a major dallas firm, has a palpable disgust for lawyers who play dirty, pad their billable hours and live in casually racist enclaves. Scott fenney, the hotshot young dallas attorney of gimenezs debut, has a beautiful house. Mark gimenez is an author who is also a lawyer and writes thrillers that involve the law. He lives outside fort worth with his wife and two sons. In addition to being a bestselling author, gimenez is also a practicing lawyer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Mark gimenez is a trained lawyer and bestselling hybrid author of legal drama novelsas well as a childrens book. An isis attack on america is narrowly averted when the fbi uncovers a plot to detonate a weapon of mass destruction in dallas, texas during the super bowl. We meet protagonist scott feeney as he speaks to a group of lawyers he hopes will elect him president of the state bar in texas. The color of law gives readers a fictional peek inside the world of large law corporations and will show you why corporate lawyers have such a bad reputation.
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