Where have you gone, Atticus Finch? And you, Perry Mason? What about Clarence Darrow and F. Lee Bailey and Gerry Spence?

Of course, there are still famous trial lawyers out there, masters of the opening statement and the cross-examination. David Boies; John Keker; Ted Wells; Mark Lanier; Cris Arguedas, to name a few.

But the truth is that...