Uncommon Law ~ Lessons they don’t teach in law school.

Better late than never. A young Chinese American wife and mother is entrapped by authorities who won't pay until she fights back and makes them pay and be sorry.

The right to bear arms. Three twisted tales of gunplay and the futility of carrying a gun.

Defend yourself at all times. Wilfred Benitez, a triple world champion boxer, who fought Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, confronts his three most formidable adversaries: his father, his mother and the unscrupulous Don King.

The last resort. An Iranian young world traveler and frequent flyer goes missing for twelve days.

Power of attorney. Rudy is reminded of why he became a lawyer and gets direction from the words of his dying father.

Let there be light. A Panamanian jockey barred for life gets his life back and stands tall through power of the press.

Silence is golden but not always. An aging barmaid fights for her dignity and livelihood by speaking out about hypocrisy.

Still water runs deep. A ninety five year old World War lI Army Major in the Office of Strategic Services receives The Bronze Star for his heroism organizing the rescue of over five hundred Allied airmen downed behind enemy lines in Germany occupied Serbia which was a classified secret for sixty seven years that he kept to himself.

They'll schmooze you, use you, abuse you and lose you. A gifted salesman is abused to death by federal law enforcement officers.

The truth shall set you free. After one semester Rudy flunks out of law school. Eight years later he passes the Bar after solving the mystery as to how he flunked out.

A tailor made suit makes a lawyer stand tall. Mario the Tailor and his squad of amateur detective neighbors solve the mysterious snowstorm crash.

Give them what they want. A Pakistani father wishes to lower his child support until he gets his wish.

A stand up guy who could stand up. A quadriplegic policeman faces thirty two years of life with no complaints and a constant bright smile.

Culture counts and not just in museums. A much loved young man does the honorable thing and kills his girlfriend.

Two young lawyers fight the power and might of New York State to overturn forty two years of deprivation due to process for horse racing licenses.

"Shoe leather is the magic ingredient".  Rudy's long friendship with Pulitzer Prize winner, iconic columnist and novelist Jimmy Breslin.

The phone call comes first. I spend two years as a lyricist in the vaunted BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop.

Don't believe the hype. The tale of Cus Damato, Teddy Atlas and Mike Tyson. A story of love, hate and betrayl worthy of Shakespeare.

Chip away at every block of marble until you find the masterpiece. A notable sculptor lives through a homicidal nightmare.