| Millions of books have been written about lawyers, | | | | boost when his book, The Firm, became a bestseller. |
| their amazing cases, and all the excitement that can | | | | He has since brought forward a number of interesting |
| surround a courtroom battle. In novels, you never | | | | trials and lawyers put into unique situations, from The |
| know what the author is going to do next. Many | | | | Pelican Brief to The Street Lawyer. |
| authors who write novels featuring attorneys and | | | | Billy Budd was written by Herman Melville and focuses |
| the legal process actually do have experience in the | | | | on the law while out to sea. Zeroing in on the Mutiny |
| area, or do extensive research to make things as | | | | Act, the main character of Billy Budd is sentenced to |
| realistic as possible. | | | | death by Captain Vere for killing another sailor. An |
| John Grisham is arguably the most well-known author | | | | older tale, but still widely read, Melvilleâs |
| writing about the legal system. In fact, books | | | | story captures a different time of attorneys and |
| featuring lawyers and the legal process really got a | | | | legal processes. |