Closest to the Fire

<p><strong style=color: rgba(230 0 0 1)>The legal landscape can be a minefield.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(230 0 0 1)>Here's a map.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Most people don't know all that much about the framework of the American legal system</p><p>nor about details that haven't touched their lives or become major news stories. That</p><p>lack of knowledge can be dangerous in ways one has to know more about the system to </p><p>understand and appreciate.</p><p><br></p><p>Also the world of law and lawyers with its suspense its moral quandaries and its </p><p>ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter provides wonderful material for fiction. </p><p>This guide will help writers explore these many story possibilities -- while helping </p><p>writers and others avoid the pitfalls awaiting the unwary.</p>