Closing Argument: Defending (and Befriending) John Gotti, and Other Legal Battles I Have Waged

by Bruce Cutler and Lionel René Saporta

Bruce Cutler, one of the most famous lawyers in America, has never told his story-until now. Best known for his tenacious and highly publicized defense of John Gotti in the 1980s and early 1990s,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609608312
• ISBN13: 9780609608319
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Courtroom Gladiator and Bare Knuckles Champ

The cure for everyone tired of slick lawyers whose business cards should say "Have Word Processor, Will Travel." Cutler is the Method Actor of the Bar. He tries cases from the inside out, with no cynicism, no patronization of the jury, and no distaste for the client hidden under a barrel of glib professionalism. Cutler lays his thoughts and feelings bare in this book, and it's an inspiration. If you're in law school, reading it may remind you why you bothered. If you're in practice, it will inspire you to try cases. If you're a gangster, it will make you check your address book to see if you have Cutler's number. For everyone else, a hugely entertaining, edifying book about America, the legal system, the System, and a guy who has the b--ls to buck it and often win.