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May 9, 2016

The Seeker: A Dallas Attorney Searches History for Insight and Answers

By Winstead on May 9, 2016  Texas Bar Journal Interviews Talmage Boston(Reprinted with permission of the Texas Bar Journal)   Talmage Boston often wears a pensive look, his eyes slightly squinted and brows furrowed, that suggests he is deep in thought. And chances are, he is. An attorney for almost 38 years as […]
October 16, 2016

Cross-Examination: From Courtroom to Stage to History Book

By Winstead on October 12, 2016 Cross-Examining History Like many Baby Boomers, watching Perry Mason on TV in the early 1960s became a favorite part of life’s rhythm.  As Raymond Burr entertained us every week during those formative years, another inspirational presence entered the scene when Gregory Peck starred as Atticus Finch in To […]
November 21, 2016

What Can Past Presidential History Teach Us About Today? (ABA Journal’s Podcast)

By Winstead on November 21, 2016 Cross-Examining History In honor of the 2016 election, Talmage Boston joined the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles for this episode of “The Modern Law Library.: He talked about this labor of love; the importance of considering historical context when judging a president’s actions; and what past history may tell us […]
December 2, 2016

Trump’s The Andrew Jackson of Our Time, Says Historian-Partner (Texas Lawyer)

By Winstead on December 2, 2016 Dallas lawyer Talmage Boston’s first brush with presidential history came from his mom’s gift on his seventh birthday: trading cards with photos of presidents and facts about their time in office. The Winstead shareholder took a much deeper dive into the world of presidential historians in more […]
December 20, 2016

Litigator Expands Interrogations Into Book on Presidential History (ABA Journal)

By Winstead on December 20, 2016 Cross-Examining History What do you get when you mix a seasoned litigator, a presidential history buff and a passionate writer? No, not a bad lawyer joke but the perfect combination of skills needed for author Talmage Boston to pull off his new book, Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets […]
June 25, 2020

Baseball Wisdom for Lawyers

By Talmage Boston on April 6, 2016  Baseball Wisdom for Lawyers Like all lines of work, a lawyer’s career will have some peaks and plenty of valleys.  Maybe a big client goes broke.  Maybe one’s law firm splits.  Maybe a big jury verdict goes the wrong way. Maybe a whole segment of the […]
June 25, 2020

Lawyer, Historian, Baseball Fan, Writer – Cross-Examines History

By Winstead on October 14, 2016  Talmage Boston Stage Interview with Author Michael Duffy By Mark Curriden, The Texas Lawbook (Oct. 6, 2016) – Talmage Boston had just finished kindergarten when a neighbor in Houston introduced him to the world of baseball cards.  Boston spent hours absorbing the statistics on the back of the cards.  […]