In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir welcomes attorney and author Mike Farris to talk about the facts in his new book, Blowhard: Windbaggery and the Wretched Ethics of Clarence Darrow. Lawyers long considered the legendary Clarence Darrow to be an attorney to emulate, but closer examination of his career shows a condemnable pattern of unethical tactics and empty courtroom arguments. Farris shares details from his research that uncover evidence of jury bribing, intimidating witnesses, and other unprincipled conduct throughout Darrow’s career in a time where ethics rules failed to hold him accountable.
Mike Farris is a writer and retired entertainment attorney in Dallas.
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