Legal Eagles, Turkeys and Buzzards.

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Legal Eagles, Turkeys and Buzzards

By Charles G. Vaccaro

Written by Florida Bar member Charles G. Vaccaro, Legal Eagles, Turkeys and Buzzards is about the lawyers, clients, judges, jurors, and others encountered by Vaccaro during over 35 years of practicing law as a trial lawyer, prosecutor, and judge and during his work on international projects. This amusing collection of anecdotes and experiences reveals the real world of the legal profession and is a reflection of the passions and the frailties of those who participate in it.

Seasoned lawyers will appreciate this tongue-in-cheek account of one man's experience, and it will bring to mind similar experiences of one's own law career.

The author's narratives cover a variety of unique situations, including a Yankee lawyer's first appearance in an Arkansas courtroom, getting "hometowned" in East Texas, and life in the fast lane at a big city practice. Vaccaro's revelations from the...