A Lawyer

Ronald L. Ruiz's memoir spans over 36 years of practicing law in California, focusing on five memorable cases. One of only six Mexican-American lawyers practicing law in Northern California during his early years, he saw a transformation in the criminal justice system that will leave the reader wondering whether this was "progress."

Author: Ronald L. Ruiz
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 09/07/2012
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9781475119503

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2012

About the Author
After college, Ronald L. Ruiz went to law school "for all the wrong reasons," he now says. After ten years of practicing criminal defense law, Ruiz returned to writing and began working on his critically acclaimed first novel, Happy Birthday Jesús (Arte Público Press, 1994). His second novel, Giuseppe Rocco (Arte Público Press, 1998), is the recipient of a national literary prize, the 1998 Premio Aztlán. Ron Ruiz "is at his best when depicting personal struggles," says the San Jose Mercury News about his third novel, The Big Bear (Arte Público Press, 2003). A graduate of the University of San Francisco Law School, criminal defense attorney and former District Attorney of Santa Cruz County, Ruiz retired from criminal law and continues to write every day.

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