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Lincoln, The Lawyer

Lincoln, The Lawyer

by Frederick Trevor HILL (1866 - 1930)

This biography of Abraham Lincoln focuses on his practice as a lawyer. (Summary by MaryAnn)


A Notable Partnership

Admission to the Bar--The Primitive Bench and Bar of Illinois

As Candidate

As President

Early Success in the Courts

Forward

His Early Cases and Competitors

Judge Davis and Lincoln

Judge Logan and Lincoln

Law in the Debate

Leader of the Bar

Legal Apprenticeship

Legal Ethics

Legal Reputation

Life on the Illinois Circuit

Lincoln the Head of a Law Firm

Lincoln the Law Student

Lincoln the Lawyer in Congress

Lincoln the Managing Clerk

Lincoln's First Argument and HIs Early Attitude toward the Law

Lincoln's First Partnership

Lincoln's Mythical Birthright to the Law

The Cross-Examiner

The Jury Lawyer

The Primitive Bench and Bar of Indiana

The Real Source of Lincoln's Professional Aspirations