Introduction

This book takes Ernest Hunter, known to his colleagues in the legal profession as Ernie the Attorney, from the streets of Detroit to the back roads of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Faced with a series of challenges that will test his courage, creativity, and luck, he discovers that the law is as fickle and imperfect as those who enforce its mandates. When judges and juries impose their own brand of justice, the law's predictability becomes an illusion.

Ernie's Journey

Ernie is forced to think on his feet as he attempts the seemingly impossible, searching for imaginary loopholes and trying to teach proverbial horses to fly. Justice, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and Ernie sees justice through the eyes of his clients. Whether justice has been done will depend on which side you are on.

Early Career

Ernie begins his career as a lawyer defending an arsonist and a sexual predator, both of whom he knows to be guilty. How can you defend someone who you know is guilty? some would ask. How can I not? Ernie would answer.