NewsWhore
02-04-2008, 04:50 PM
Lawyer Fabio Guzman, who monitors the DR1 Forums legal section, has published a book with inside stories about practicing law in Salcedo and San Francisco based on accounts by his father, Antonio Guzman Lopez (1906-2001). The 360-page book is the first in a series from the Gaceta Judicial legal publications company, recently acquired by the Guzman Ariza law firm.
The publication of the memoirs coincides with the 80th anniversary of Guzman legal firm, one of the better known in the Cibao region. "Memorias de un Abogado de Pueblo," features several very interesting episodes in contemporary history, as witnessed by the late lawyer. His story begins in 1906.
The book describes Salcedo and San Francisco de Macoris in the early 20th century, what it was like to study law at the university in Santo Domingo in the 1920s, his father's relationship and unlikely partnership with Pelegrin Castillo (father of the legendary Marino Vinicio "Vincho" Castillo), which besides practicing law, involved going from town to town in the Cibao in 1930 demonstrating against Trujillo, ending when Castillo went into exile in 1931, what it was like to practice law under the Trujillo dictatorship, a personal account of Dominican politics from 1961 to 1985, as well as reflections on the practice of law in the DR.
The book, written in Spanish, is for sale at Centro Cuesta del Libro and from Gaceta Judicial (809 540-3455).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)
The publication of the memoirs coincides with the 80th anniversary of Guzman legal firm, one of the better known in the Cibao region. "Memorias de un Abogado de Pueblo," features several very interesting episodes in contemporary history, as witnessed by the late lawyer. His story begins in 1906.
The book describes Salcedo and San Francisco de Macoris in the early 20th century, what it was like to study law at the university in Santo Domingo in the 1920s, his father's relationship and unlikely partnership with Pelegrin Castillo (father of the legendary Marino Vinicio "Vincho" Castillo), which besides practicing law, involved going from town to town in the Cibao in 1930 demonstrating against Trujillo, ending when Castillo went into exile in 1931, what it was like to practice law under the Trujillo dictatorship, a personal account of Dominican politics from 1961 to 1985, as well as reflections on the practice of law in the DR.
The book, written in Spanish, is for sale at Centro Cuesta del Libro and from Gaceta Judicial (809 540-3455).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)