#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his
extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the
cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty
years, most of which he has personally been involved in.
"Overflowing with fascinating and funny vignettes involving his cases
and clients, and probing and provocative insights into contemporary
legal controversies."--The Boston Globe
Alan Dershowitz, the preeminent defense lawyer in America today, has
been called the "winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in
history." A professor at Harvard Law School since the age of
twenty-five, he has led or been part of the defense team for such
storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus
von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and
countless others.
In Taking the Stand, Dershowitz describes his evolution as a
lawyer--from a C-minus student in Yeshiva High School to the youngest
full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. In his #1 New
York Times bestselling book Chutzpah, Alan described his Jewish life.
In Taking the Stand, he looks at the people and events that have
helped to shape his ideas about the law. He describes his formative
years as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme
Court. In the course of his career, he confronts the challenges of First
Amendment law, the ongoing tension between individual freedom and
national security, the questionable science often employed to prosecute
accused murderers, the evolution of civil rights--and why the abortion
rights debate in society hasn't moved forward since Roe v. Wade.
Filled with unforgettable cases and inside legal "baseball," Taking the
Stand is a deeply personal account of one of the legendary legal minds
of our time.
