Barry BrandtBarry Brandt has been an attorney for more than fifty years. The transition from trial attorney to author is seamless, as every case has a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. He takes pride in being the origin in a family of lawyers, includng his son, Brian, the protagonist inthis book and his other son, the late Brendan Brandt, former senior partner with the thirty-attorney firm Varner and Brandt. His oldest grandson, Conor, has passed the Washington State Bar, and several granddaughters are contemplating law school.Brandt's letter to the State Bar of California urging that court appearances on minor, calendaring matters be allowed by telephone resulted in that change many years ago, saving clients millions of dollars in unnecessary fees. That change allowed the courts to function during the pandemic. Read More Read Less