This book covers the author's childhood through high school, college, and law school. It describes an unlikely entry into law school and an even more unlikely landing in a public defender's office as a criminal defense attorney. "The Lucky Lawyer" chronicles the author's fascinating luck in jury trials spanning a wide variety of issues, including murder, robbery, rape, and drugs. This memoir shows that anything can happen in a jury trial, and that even the proceedings with little to no hope can still find success.