Description
First edition of Summations: The Best of Moe, signed by the influential trial attorney, Moe Levine.
Octavo, 237pp. Gray cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. No additional printings noted. Touch of rubbing to tips of spine, a fine example. Portrait in gilt on front cover. Not issued with a dust jacket. Embossed ownership stamp on front free endpaper.
This copy is inscribed on the front free endpaper: “To Jim Gramenos: I am grateful for your interest in advocacy. May it continue. Moe Levine.”
Moe Levine (1908-1974) was an American trial attorney, specializing in catastrophic injury and medical malpractice cases. His fellow trial attorney, Rick Friedman-Rubin, said: “A trial lawyer who has not read Moe Levine is like a poet who has not read Shakespeare.” Levine was widely recognized for his ability to secure large settlements and verdicts, often focusing on the human impact of injuries rather than just the financial damages.
The recipient of this copy, Jim Gramenos, was a public defender and Federal Judge. Early in his career, he was assigned to the defense team for serial killer Richard Speck, which resulted in the death penalty for Speck.
