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The Vanishing Trial: The Era of Courtroom Performers and the Perils of Its Passing
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Product Description Winner of the 2021 IRDA Prize for Non-Fiction Crime and the IBPA Ben Franklin Silver Prize for Political and Current Events. “People often ask me what it is like to defend high profile cases in the courtroom. There is now an easy answer. Read The Vanishing Trial.” - Ben Brafman, described by CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin as “the best criminal defense lawyer in the country “If you are a lawyer, or aspire to be one, you’ll love this book, but it has practical advice and insights for anyone interested in criminal justice reform.” - Forbes "A compelling read not ruined by having been dipped into the marinade of the writer’s own ego.” - New York Law Journal, June 19, 2020 Trial by jury has historically been the citizenry’s protection against prosecutorial and judicial overreach. However, jury trials have been disappearing as criminal defendants in federal court are more often than not pleading guilty instead of testing the legal system. In The Vanishing Trial, accomplished lawyer Robert Katzberg explores why trials have become rarities in today’s federal courtrooms, and examines the consequences of a justice system without juries. With reflections from his four-decade courtroom career—first prosecuting federal criminal cases in New York, and then defending high-profile cases across the country—Katzberg recreates a time when trials were commonplace, when average citizens played a key role in the administration of justice, when young lawyers honed significant trial skills, and when veteran courtroom stars performed their craft at the highest level. Precise, thorough, and compellingly honest, The Vanishing Trial describes the realities of a courtroom world known only to insiders, one that cannot exist without jury trials. Finally, it provides readers with a roadmap to reclaim their role in preserving justice in America. Review Colorful incidents and anecdotes from the author s career that effectively capture the performance art of trial lawyering...provocative and lively. --Kirkus Reviews Told with an engaging voice and quick wit...a delightful, fulfilling read. --BlueInk Review A compelling glimpse behind the curtain of the courtroom . . . The Vanishing Trial makes a case for trials by jury. --Foreword Clarion Reviews “People often ask me what it is like to defend high profile cases in the courtroom. There is now an easy answer. Read The Vanishing Trial.” - Ben Brafman, described by CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin as “the best criminal defense lawyer in the country “A compelling read not ruined by having been dipped into the marinade of the writer’s own ego.” - New York Law Journal, June 19, 2020 “A window into the vanishing world of the interplay between well-trained defense lawyers and the American jury. Best of all, it reads like butter.” - Burt Neuborne, NYU Law School professor, former National Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, and co-founder of the Brennan Center for Criminal Justice “A masterful job exposing one of the dirty little secrets of the criminal justice system: the imminent extinction of the jury trial.” - Marc Geragos, famed criminal defense attorney and television legal analyst “An entertaining, fast-paced and instructive book by a top-flight defense lawyer . . . makes a compelling case for legal reform.” - Daniel Capra, Fordham Law School professor “A compelling and entertaining book with an important warning: reform the criminal justice system or it might just disappear.” - John Brownlee, criminal defense attorney and former United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia “An inside perspective of criminal defense work . . . reads like a novel.” - Bruce Zagaris, criminal defense attorney, author and criminal law expert “A cast of colorful characters populate The Vanishing Trial… we learn that a trial lawyer is not only intelligent, but also a showman. … It is a fast, fun read. … Forget legal thrillers, The Vanishing Trial by Robert Katzberg is a
