Integrated Advocacy: Getting Better, Faster, while Building a Satisfying and Sustainable Law Practice

After five hundred trials spanning over five decades, attorney William "Bill" Barton has seen—and learned—a lot. Barton is widely regarded as a foremost legal expert on the nuanced subject of psychological injury and is the bestselling author of Recovering for Psychological Injuries (now in its third edition). He was the first attorney to bring a landmark case to trial against the Boy Scouts of America and later went on to sue the Vatican for sexual abuse by the clergy. These watershed cases made a name for the Oregon native—and formed the cornerstone of a career punctuated by powerful verdicts. In Integrated Advocacy, Barton takes 50 years of hard work and innovation trying nearly every kind of case—from medical malpractice and auto accident to maritime, sex abuse, premises, aviation, and more—and condenses them into a successful approach to practicing law. His wisdom covers a range of issues, from trying cases to sustainably running a law firm. With ideas both practical and philosoph