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Attorney Dan Conaway has been practicing law for the past 20 years and is a former Assistant District Attorney. He regularly appears on CNN, HLN, the Fox News Channel and other national television and radio broadcasts to give legal commentary on high-profile cases. A former Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the International Bar Association, Conaway is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Conaway represents clients throughout the United States and internationally as well.
In 2013, Dan was invited to join the prestigious National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys and was named one of the Top Ten Attorneys in the nation for his excellence in criminal defense. Dan was also named a "Leader in Criminal Defense" by Time magazine in 2013.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
Arrested: Battling America's Criminal Justice System is a nonfiction work written by Dan Conaway, Esquire. Conaway was an Assistant District Attorney and has been a practicing trial attorney for over 20 years. Arrested is divided into several sections which inform the reader on the present status of the judicial system in the United States; the historical background and legal protections afforded by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and what every citizen should know just in case he/she, a friend or someone in their family is questioned or arrested. Conaway also discusses the zero-tolerance policy which is currently popular, its genesis, and the chilling effect it can have on civil liberties and judicial discretion. Arrested is also a call to action, as special interest groups are proactive and keep scores on how their judges and prosecutors perform, and their members vote.
Dan Conaway's educational legal guide, Arrested: Battling America's Criminal Justice System reads like a suspense thriller, and in many ways it is, even if it is nonfiction and all too real. Conaway quickly immersed me in his story of the legal system he refers to as 'the beast'. His writing is fluid, and his message is compelling: anyone can be falsely accused or find themselves on the wrong side of the law, even those people who've always believed in law and order and who have traditionally supported a stern approach to justice. I was fascinated by his historical take on justice and his chapter describing the concerns of the Founding Fathers; and I smiled when he referred to an old favorite, the Perry Mason Series, as more indicative of what really happens in law than what is currently seen on modern police shows like CSI.
As I was reading Arrested: Battling America's Criminal Justice System, I came to the conclusion that everyone should read this book. Even if you and your loved ones never have a brush with the law, Conaway's experiences in law and with the legal system reveal that there's not 'them', the bad people who should be locked away, and 'us', the good people. It's much more complicated than that, and the civil liberties we seek to deprive 'them' of could be our own. Arrested: Battling America's Criminal Justice System is a remarkable, informative and important work that is most highly recommended.
