Lawyers in Literature

Week 5 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Hultquist 201B | Ages 16 and up

We will discuss issues raised by five fictional works involving lawyers: To Kill a Mockingbird; "Inherit the Wind"; "The Paper Chase"; "My Cousin Vinny"; and "Rumpole of the Bailey." Is Atticus Finch too good to be true? Could a state outlaw teaching of evolution today? What was the first year at Harvard Law School really like? How to and how not to cross-examine a witness? What are the differences between trial practice in the U.S. and England?

Alan Gershenson

B.A. Pennsylvania State University; J.D. Harvard Law School; Forty two years' experience, primarily as partner at large law firm in Philadelphia, as trial lawyer, specializing in all aspects of commercial litigation. Taught courses for Pennsylvania Bar Institute and since 2015 for OLLI at Temple University and in Chautauqua since 2018.

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