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This read is for curious people who want to see the wizard hiding behind the curtain operating the levers of our legal system. In Flying Gavels, John Cheap Doyle brings us by his side as he surveys his 41-year career in the US legal system as a civil trial attorney. Many people think that civil law is dull, almost like watching paint dry- au contraire! Legal problems lurk in places we never imagine. We meet a cast of characters along this journey and see how they impacted Doyle's career and long-term outlook on our world. In this memoir Doyle demonstrates that being a civil trial attorney is a life-long exercise in believing the unbelievable, with doses of hysterics and fun along the way. Readers will learn a lawyer's job is not only to win the case, but to help people navigate their disputes and give them a hand - or a shoulder - when it's needed most.

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Walk the hallways and courtrooms of America's legal system in the shoes of a top trial lawyer. See how the sausages of justice are made, hilarious (and sometimes disconcerting) warts and all. Not TV, the real thing. Robert M. Dawson, Senior Litigation Partner (Retired), Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Author, How to Win (and Survive) a Lawsuit, (Arbor Books, 2007). Flying Gavels proves that truth is much more interesting than fiction. The author invites us into a world filled with comedy and tragedy in which participants try to find their way through a justice system that isn't always about justice. It's an eye-opening read. Catherine Houser, Executive Vice President (EVP) World Wide (WW) at Paramount Pictures, MTV Networks, EVP WW Human Resources ViacomCBS. John Cheap Doyle draws on decades of experience to paint a vivid portrait of the all-too-human side of our legal system. Clerks, secretaries, bailiffs, plaintiffs, defendants, litigators, judges, politicians-even an occasional supreme court justice-emerge as fascinating individuals with their own stories to tell. You will not see the justice system the same way after reading this book. David B. Watson, Notre Dame University Professor of Psychology, Author, Mood and Temperament, (Guilford Press, 2000).

"""Walk the hallways and courtrooms of America's legal system in the shoes of a top trial lawyer. See how the sausages of justice are made, hilarious (and sometimes disconcerting) warts and all. Not TV, the real thing."" Robert M. Dawson, Senior Litigation Partner (Retired), Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Author, How to Win (and Survive) a Lawsuit, (Arbor Books, 2007). ""Flying Gavels proves that truth is much more interesting than fiction. The author invites us into a world filled with comedy and tragedy in which participants try to find their way through a justice system that isn't always about justice. It's an eye-opening read."" Catherine Houser, Executive Vice President (EVP) World Wide (WW) at Paramount Pictures, MTV Networks, EVP WW Human Resources ViacomCBS. ""John Cheap Doyle draws on decades of experience to paint a vivid portrait of the all-too-human side of our legal system. Clerks, secretaries, bailiffs, plaintiffs, defendants, litigators, judges, politicians-even an occasional supreme court justice-emerge as fascinating individuals with their own stories to tell. You will not see the justice system the same way after reading this book."" David B. Watson, Notre Dame University Professor of Psychology, Author, Mood and Temperament, (Guilford Press, 2000)."

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John Cheap Doyle is a California attorney based in Los Angeles with 41 years of civil trial experience. Some highlights include serving as articles editor and published author of the Santa Clara Law Review, working for the U.S. Judicial Service as sole law clerk for a Senior U.S. District Court Judge in Los Angeles. He has also appealed to the California Supreme Court and to the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 1990, he has been an AV Preeminent rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell, a rating awarded to only the top 10% of all attorneys after being vetted by judges and peers for having the highest ethical standards and legal ability.

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