Cops and Writers Podcast
Cops and Writers is a podcast hosted by retired police sergeant and author, Patrick O'Donnell. The podcast provides valuable insights and humor for crime writers who want to create accurate and believable police stories. O'Donnell conducts in-depth interviews with members of law enforcement and civilian experts, discussing police procedures and culture. He also interviews crime fiction writers and writers from different genres, discussing what works in the ever-changing landscape of book sales and publishing. The podcast offers candid stories told with cop humor and technical details about the world of law enforcement.
Cops and Writers Podcast
189 Perry Mason Was a Terrible Lawyer! With Author and Attorney Mark Bruce.
On today’s episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast, we are going into the courtroom with Attorney and Author Mark Bruce.
California native Mark Bruce attended Humboldt State University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Journalism. He then attended UC Berkeley Law School, where he graduated with his jurist doctorate.
While attending UC Berkeley, he was a finalist in an oral advocacy competition where he appeared before Justice Scalia, who told him. “I like you because you’re not a wimp.”
Attorney Bruce has been a lawyer for 38 years, 18 as a public defender. Presently, he works for Estelle & Kennedy doing criminal and family law.
In 2018, he won the Black Orchid Novella Award and has appeared four times in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, including the May 2023 Cover Short Story.
In today’s episode, we discuss:
· His education in journalism and his shift to attend UC Berkeley law School.
· His encounter with Supreme Court Justice Scalia as a law student.
· 38 years as an attorney, 18 as a public defender.
· Why is he a defense attorney?
· One of his most memorable cases as a defense attorney and what it meant to him personally.
· Winning the 2018 Black Orchid Novella Award and appearing 4 times in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, including the May 2023 Cover Short Story.
· Why Perry Mason was a terrible lawyer.
· Has he ever refused to defend a client? Why?
· How he explains the fact that he defends guilty criminals.
Visit Mark at his website to learn more about him and his work.
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