词条 | Bobby Lee Cook |
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| name = Bobby Lee Cook | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1925|2|12}} | birth_place = Lyerly, Georgia | death_date = | death_place = | resting place = | occupation = Defense attorney | education = | alma_mater = Vanderbilt University Law School | spouse = | children = | relatives = }}Bobby Lee Cook (born February 12, 1925)[1] is a defense attorney from Summerville, Georgia, in Chattooga County.[2][3] He has practiced law since the late 1940s, and is known for combining a sharp legal mind with a folksy demeanor. He has represented a wide variety of clients, from rural Southerners to international businessmen and corporations. He is reputed to have been the inspiration for the television series Matlock main character Ben Matlock, which starred Andy Griffith as a Georgia attorney.[4][5] Early life and educationCook was born in 1925 in Lyerly, Georgia. He attended Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee. He practices law in Summerville with the Cook & Connelly law firm. CareerCook has been a defense attorney for over 65 years. He recalled a time of racial prejudice when African Americans were "required to sit in the balcony of old courtrooms". He describe it as "a most unusual, extraordinary time. It was a time when no women sat on juries, and certainly no blacks".[6] Cook is estimated to have won 80% of his murder trials and has "estimated his annual net income at $1 million".[1] Significant Cases
Famous Quotes"If you can railroad a bad man to prison, you can railroad a good man."[2] References1. ^1 {{Cite web| title = Bobby Lee Cook Legendary Defense Attorney| author = Boltz, Peter| work = Gordon College President's Report| date = 2011-09-01| accessdate = 2018-03-26| url = https://www.gordonstate.edu/pdf/PR2011.pdf}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Bobby Lee}}2. ^1 Curriden, Mark: "Bobby Lee Cook", ABA Journal. March, 2009. Accessed July 8, 2011. 3. ^{{Cite web| title = Famous and Plain Folks : Country Boy Loves Law, a Good Fight| author = Meyer, Richard E.| work = latimes| date = 1986-07-30| accessdate = 2018-03-26| url = http://articles.latimes.com/1986-07-30/news/mn-18732_1_bobby-lee}} 4. ^{{Cite web| title = 9 things you might not know about 'Matlock'| author = MeTV Staff| work = metv.com| date = 2015-08-04| accessdate = 2018-03-26| url = https://www.metv.com/stories/9-things-you-might-not-know-about-matlock}} 5. ^{{cite book|author=Amy Petulla|title=The Corpsewood Manor Murders of North Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kt6sDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA111|date=8 August 2016|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated|isbn=978-1-62585-645-6|pages=111–}} 6. ^{{Cite web| title = Bobby Lee Cook discusses 66 years of legal changes at conference| last = Walker | first = Doug| work = Northwest Georgia News| date = 6 March 2016| accessdate = 2018-03-26| url = http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/bobby-lee-cook-discusses-years-of-legal-changes-at-conference/article_75d2a98e-e364-11e5-b6b4-5bfc13b9dbaf.html}} 5 : 1925 births|American lawyers|Living people|People from Chattooga County, Georgia|People from Summerville, Georgia |
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