Abraham Lincoln, Lawyer

This week we celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, our 16^th President and one of 26 lawyer-Presidents.

Lincoln handled more than 5,000 cases during his 25-year legal career.  He was an effective trial advocate who had the ability to convey his arguments in homespun language that jurors understood and a skilled appellate lawyer who had one of the largest caseloads before the Illinois Supreme Court.

For more about Lincoln’s legal career, check out the following online sources:

• Lincoln Law Career Photo Tour
• Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln Online
• The Trailor Murder Mystery
• Lincoln’s Notes for a Law Lecture
• Lincoln’s Advice to Lawyers

or these titles from the library’s collection:

• Abraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of America’s Greatest President
• Lincoln’s Counsel: Lessons from America’s Most Persuasive Speaker
• Lincoln the Lawyer