
Celebrated trial attorney James McManis didn't grow up wanting to be a lawyer, but after finishing his undergraduate degree at Stanford University in 1964, the history major had a decision to make.
"I could either go to graduate school or I'd get an all-expense-paid trip to Vietnam, courtesy of the United States government," the McManis Faulkner founder recalled. "I didn't have any particular interest in being a lawyer,... (continued)