“We talked on the phone for a long time yesterday,” she said. “He’s sorry, Joe. He’s really sorry. He broke down and cried like a baby.” “I can’t believe I’m hearing this. Why don’t you at least”
―
Scott Pratt,
Dillard Double #1: An Innocent Client & In Good Faith
“The moon was creeping up behind a hill to the northeast, almost as though it was afraid of what it would see when it cleared the ridge.” ― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith
“He was shouting now. His face looked like a candy apple with eyes.” ― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith
“and I’m humbled to think I played a part in creating them.” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“It’d be impossible to change the American judicial system much, especially the criminal justice system. There’s just too much money involved now, too many special interests. Policy makers are bought by lobbyists, and the next thing you know, more and more people are going to jail, and more and more jails are being built. The parole and probation systems are huge rackets, the court costs and fees are out of control. It’s a mess.” ― Scott Pratt, Justice Burning
“jeans were dirty and stained, his tennis shoes the same color as the brown soil” ― Scott Pratt, Deep Threat
“recognized” ― Scott Pratt, The Joe Dillard Series Box Set, Part 1: Books 1-4
“Doom” ― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith
“We need to get you examined by another psychiatrist and have him write a report that we’ll submit to the judge. Once that’s done, the judge will appoint a lawyer of his choosing to act as a guardian ad litem. It’s required in all conservatorship cases in Tennessee. The guardian ad litem is supposed to be neutral. He or she will talk to all the witnesses and will probably request an independent psychiatric examination. Then the guardian will submit a report to the judge and make recommendations. The judge doesn’t have to follow the recommendations, but from what I’ve been able to gather, the judge usually does what the guardian recommends.” ― Scott Pratt, Blood Money
“These narcissists, they lack empathy. They don’t see other people as having intrinsic value. They’re users. Even when it comes to their own family members.” ― Scott Pratt, Last Resort
“finished, but as he reached into” ― Scott Pratt, Justice Redeemed
“Lottie speaks of Hannah’s gentle nature and kindness, her love of family and the outdoors, her relationship with a little boy named Luke, and her almost superhuman ability to carry on through unspeakable tragedy. Her words move all of us to tears, and I find myself thinking, once again, about how unjust life can be. We board another plane that same afternoon and fly home. On the way, Lottie tells me that Hannah’s will set up a trust that would benefit her beloved Smoky Mountain National Forest.” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“that the only thing that’s real is the present. If you think about it, there’s really no future and no past. There’s only now, and that’s where we should concentrate on living.” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“showed” ― Scott Pratt, An Innocent Client
“while Jack pounded them over the fence. Watching him hit a baseball was a truly beautiful thing to me. He was so quick, so powerful, so fluid. He was so much better than I ever was, and watching him gave me more pleasure than I’d had in months.” ― Scott Pratt, An Innocent Client
“teammate” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“What would I wish for this year? It came to me as I stepped out the front door into the rain, and the thought made me smile. The chances of the wish coming true were about a million to one, but what the hell? Why not? This year, I’d make my birthday wish simple and selfish. This year, before I gave up the practice of law, I’d wish for one—just one—innocent client.” ― Scott Pratt, An Innocent Client
“We talk for a while and I lose myself in the conversation, happy to be able to speak to my children face-to-face. They were such an intimate part of my life for so long, and now I’m lucky to see them thirty days a year. I marvel at their intelligence, their outlook, their honesty and maturity, and I’m humbled to think I played a part in creating them. Around” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“World War I and World War II, we needed to be there, I suppose. But all these little wars in between: Korea, Vietnam, twice in Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan, even Grenada. Were those places we really needed to be? Old men keep sending young men off to kill or be killed in foreign lands while they spew their platitudes about duty and honor and freedom and loyalty, and all the while the gap between the rich and the poor in our own country continues to widen and jobs get shipped overseas and education continues to falter and it seems to me that all of this killing and being killed comes down to one thing. Greed. It’s all about greed. It’s ultimately meaningless for everyone except the ones who make money off the bloodshed.” ― Scott Pratt, Conflict of Interest
“The moon was creeping up behind a hill to the northeast, almost as though it was afraid of what it would see when it cleared the ridge.” ― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith
“He was shouting now. His face looked like a candy apple with eyes.” ― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith
“and I’m humbled to think I played a part in creating them.” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“It’d be impossible to change the American judicial system much, especially the criminal justice system. There’s just too much money involved now, too many special interests. Policy makers are bought by lobbyists, and the next thing you know, more and more people are going to jail, and more and more jails are being built. The parole and probation systems are huge rackets, the court costs and fees are out of control. It’s a mess.” ― Scott Pratt, Justice Burning
“jeans were dirty and stained, his tennis shoes the same color as the brown soil” ― Scott Pratt, Deep Threat
“recognized” ― Scott Pratt, The Joe Dillard Series Box Set, Part 1: Books 1-4
“Doom” ― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith
“We need to get you examined by another psychiatrist and have him write a report that we’ll submit to the judge. Once that’s done, the judge will appoint a lawyer of his choosing to act as a guardian ad litem. It’s required in all conservatorship cases in Tennessee. The guardian ad litem is supposed to be neutral. He or she will talk to all the witnesses and will probably request an independent psychiatric examination. Then the guardian will submit a report to the judge and make recommendations. The judge doesn’t have to follow the recommendations, but from what I’ve been able to gather, the judge usually does what the guardian recommends.” ― Scott Pratt, Blood Money
“These narcissists, they lack empathy. They don’t see other people as having intrinsic value. They’re users. Even when it comes to their own family members.” ― Scott Pratt, Last Resort
“finished, but as he reached into” ― Scott Pratt, Justice Redeemed
“Lottie speaks of Hannah’s gentle nature and kindness, her love of family and the outdoors, her relationship with a little boy named Luke, and her almost superhuman ability to carry on through unspeakable tragedy. Her words move all of us to tears, and I find myself thinking, once again, about how unjust life can be. We board another plane that same afternoon and fly home. On the way, Lottie tells me that Hannah’s will set up a trust that would benefit her beloved Smoky Mountain National Forest.” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“that the only thing that’s real is the present. If you think about it, there’s really no future and no past. There’s only now, and that’s where we should concentrate on living.” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“showed” ― Scott Pratt, An Innocent Client
“while Jack pounded them over the fence. Watching him hit a baseball was a truly beautiful thing to me. He was so quick, so powerful, so fluid. He was so much better than I ever was, and watching him gave me more pleasure than I’d had in months.” ― Scott Pratt, An Innocent Client
“teammate” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“What would I wish for this year? It came to me as I stepped out the front door into the rain, and the thought made me smile. The chances of the wish coming true were about a million to one, but what the hell? Why not? This year, I’d make my birthday wish simple and selfish. This year, before I gave up the practice of law, I’d wish for one—just one—innocent client.” ― Scott Pratt, An Innocent Client
“We talk for a while and I lose myself in the conversation, happy to be able to speak to my children face-to-face. They were such an intimate part of my life for so long, and now I’m lucky to see them thirty days a year. I marvel at their intelligence, their outlook, their honesty and maturity, and I’m humbled to think I played a part in creating them. Around” ― Scott Pratt, Injustice For All
“World War I and World War II, we needed to be there, I suppose. But all these little wars in between: Korea, Vietnam, twice in Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan, even Grenada. Were those places we really needed to be? Old men keep sending young men off to kill or be killed in foreign lands while they spew their platitudes about duty and honor and freedom and loyalty, and all the while the gap between the rich and the poor in our own country continues to widen and jobs get shipped overseas and education continues to falter and it seems to me that all of this killing and being killed comes down to one thing. Greed. It’s all about greed. It’s ultimately meaningless for everyone except the ones who make money off the bloodshed.” ― Scott Pratt, Conflict of Interest
