From their drafting of the Declaration of Independence to their current prominent role in U.S. politics, America’s lawyers have always been preeminent in our national life. Although novelists and screenwriters remain fascinated with the roles that lawyers play in courtroom drama, the lives of those who practice as members of the bar are more fascinating than any fiction. This massive reference examines the lives and cases of 100 notable American lawyers who have distinguished themselves in the courtroom from colonial times to the present.