Description
“A retired Professor of Law who
hasn’t tried a real case in forty years teams up with a former student
who’s yet to trial a case at all, in order to clear both of their
names…” The Professor, introduces Thomas Jackson McMurtrie, a longtime
law professor at the University of Alabama, who, 40 years after giving
up a promising career as a trial lawyer to teach law students at the
request of his mentor, Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, retires to his farm an
angry and bitter man, betrayed by both a Board member he mistook for a
friend and his own failing health. Meanwhile, the young family of one of
Tom’s oldest friends is killed in a tragic collision with an
18-wheeler. Believing his career is over, Tom refers his friend to a
brilliant, yet beleaguered, former student, Rick Drake, who begins to
uncover that the truth behind the tragedy is buried in a tangled web of
arson, bribery and greed. When a key witness is murdered on the eve of
trial, the young attorney, in over his head and at the end of his rope,
knows he needs help…and there’s only one man who can help him. The
Professor is the first in a series of tense legal thrillers featuring the
unusual and compelling legal team of McMurtie & Drake, combining
the thrills and authenticity of a John Grisham novel for the audience
that flocked to Friday Night Lights.
About the Author
Mr. Bailey is a civil defense trial attorney. He represents
health care providers and nursing homes in medical liability cases. He
defends trucking companies, insurance carriers, the insured, and
businesses in injury-related lawsuits. He defends employers in workers'
compensation lawsuits and has defended employers in actions filed by
employees under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and
the Americans With Disabilities Act. He has litigated matters in
Alabama state trial courts, federal trial courts, and arbitration.