Scott Turow
New York Times Best-Selling Author and Lawyer
Scott Turow is the author of twelve bestselling works of fiction, including IDENTICAL, INNOCENT, PRESUMED INNOCENT, and THE BURDEN OF PROOF, and two nonfiction books, including ONE L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been…
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Scott Turow is the author of twelve bestselling works of fiction, including IDENTICAL, INNOCENT, PRESUMED INNOCENT, and THE BURDEN OF PROOF, and two nonfiction books, including ONE L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects. He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
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It’s Only Words: Storytelling in the Courtroom
A serious dissection of the meaning of voice and rhetoric from the prospective of both a lawyer and novelist.
How I Got to be Two Things
Turow provides humorous reflections on having two careers: that of a writer and of a lawyer. He traces his early ambition to be a novelist, his many early failures, and how the great break of his literary career came when he decided to go to law school. The ensuing challenges of maintaining careers as both a writer and lawyer provide the backdrop for this highly entertaining presentation.
Where Are You Perry Mason?
Turow stimulates discussion of the popular image of lawyers, focusing on the dizzying ambivalence Americans feel towards lawyers and tracing the reasons for both their liking and loathing: attorneys’ power in American society, their perceived dark sides, and their ideals as reflected in stories, books, movies, and on television.
A Novelist Goes to Hollywood
Turow discusses the high risks and rewards that come when Hollywood buys your book for the big screen. Having had six of his books purchased in Hollywood – resulting in one movie and two television miniseries, Turow recounts the fun: interactions with stars, enlightening creative experiences, and the follies of Hollywood’s complex business calculations.
Confessions of a Death Penalty Agnostic
Turow provides a balanced discussion of a very volatile topic: capital punishment. As a prosecutor, Turow supported the death penalty reluctantly. However, his experiences as a defense lawyer and as a member of the Illinois Capital Punishment Commission made him realize that the important question about capital punishment is not whether it is moral, but whether it can work as a legal institution to give Americans what they want – justice.
Government Ethics In Illinois: An Oxymoron?
Is there such a thing as a culture of corruption? How does it sustain itself? How can the same political culture produce both Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich? What are the prospects for reform? And what reforms seem essential? In this stimulating keynote presentation, Turow examines answers to these seemingly unanswerable questions and more.
Truth to Justice?: How the Truths of the Legal System Often Seem Alien to Lay Persons
Language, Truth & Professionalism: How the Law’s Professional Culture Alienates Lawyers from the Public They Mean to Serve
The Billable Hour Must Die: Reflections on How Contemporary Billing Practices Interfere with the Practice of Law
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Scott Turow talks his latest thriller novel, "Identical"
Scott Turow
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I wanted to thank you for working with us to have Scott Turow at our annual meeting. Everything went pretty smoothly and our audience very much enjoyed his participation. We sincerely appreciate all that you did to make this happen.
Ohio State Bar Association
Super…we had two very nice events. His brief comments at our donor dinner party could not have been better. His talk at Novello the following night was well attended (about 400) and very well received. He took close to half an hour of questions from the audience, which was a nice touch. Plus he’s a good guy to boot—unassuming and down to earth.
Charlotte (NC) Public Library
Scott was wonderful – his presentation was very good and was exactly what I had hoped for. I know he was a bit frazzled – this flight was canceled, then he got in some nasty Friday night traffic in DC and literally arrived about 7:25. But the audience would not have realized it. We had someone from NEA come too and I think she was very impressed. Thanks for recommending him and for touching base.
Fairfax (VA) County Public Library
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