How to Try Your Own Case in Court—and Win!
by Hon. Mel Red Recana,
with Wanda Sue Parrott

ISBN: 1–880090–31–7
Size: 8-1/2 x 11 • 344 pgs.
Price: $24.95

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Written for the layman, this easy-to-understood book is the key to a successful day in court. It leads you from the very beginning of preparing for a case to the very end of shining in court. Complete with tips on organizing research and preparing evidence, this pnformative and practical guide will transform the courtroom novice into a judicial dynamo.

Judge Mel "Red" Recana was born in the Philippines. He worked as a court reporter in order to afford law school and graduated from the University of the East in Manila in 1964. A few years later, he moved to California and passed the bar exam there. After serving as deputy district attorney for the County of Los Angeles, he became a judge of the Municipal Court in 1981, the first Filipino to hold these positions. He has also served as a Superior Court Judge pro tem and a California Court of Appeals justice pro tem during his career in law.

Wanda Sue Parrott is a professional journalists and former writer for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. She now lives in Missouri where she continues her writing career. Visit her website at www.amykitchenerfdn.org