'The Defense Is Ready' follows Leslie Abramson from a childhood in Queens with a volatile family through law school, service in the L.A. Public Defender's office, and finally a celebrated independent law practice. Along the way she developed into one of the nation's premier homicide lawyers, taking on some of the most difficult and notorious cases of the late 20th Century, most notably the first defense of Erik and Lyle Menendez.
More than just a memoir,'The Defense Is Ready' brims with remarkable, often controversial insight into today's criminal justice system.
