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Law Practice

Jun. 19, 2018

On the trail of the real Perry Mason

Many legal historians believe that this legendary figure, Earl Rogers, the notorious “lawyer of the damned,” was perhaps the greatest criminal trial lawyer ever to captivate a jury. Right here in L.A.

James R. Rosen

Founding Partner
Rosen Saba, LLP

Email: jrosen@rosensaba.com

James is a trial lawyer and proud associate member of ABOTA. ABOTA's three-fold mission is to preserve the right to jury trials, promote civility and integrity in trial practice, and educate and develop the skill sets of budding trial lawyers. For more information and membership inquiries, please visit L.A. ABOTA at www.la-abota.org or call (818) 343-2356.

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On the trail of the real Perry Mason
Earl Rogers, circa 1911.

WAR STORIES

I was just an 11-year-old insomniac when I decided I just had to be a trial lawyer. Having finished my homework hours before, I'd sit inches from the flickering glow of the black-and-white TV screen in the spare room, the sound turned low so as not to disturb my sleeping parents and brothers. With a Fresca in one hand, an Abba-Zabba in the other, I'd delight in watching late-night re-runs of my hero Perry Mason dismantle the galler...

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