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 Kill a Mockingbird, which came out in 1962. After seeing the two of them master the courtroom with zinger questions, what else could I be when I grew up? I had to be a trial lawyer!
Originally published in The Texas Lawbook, Oct 2016
