Every day Joe Jamail dons a suit of armor, grabs his ``spear,`` mounts his white charger and heads to the office. The King of Torts 480. by John Grisham | Editorial Reviews. Movies. Audio CD. The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Anyone with a minimal knowledge of the workings of the American legal system knows that what John Grisham has written is hyperbolic. View All Available Formats & Editions. So it became somewhat less interesting from there on in. While King of Torts was interesting and a good read, it had a fairly predictable plot line. Paperback. Over his career he collected over 600 million dollars in such claims for his clients, skimming enough off the top to make him quite a rich man. NOOK Book. A tort is an injury claim for which damages can be awarded. Faithful Grisham readers will remember Patton French, the âKing of Tortsâ lawyer whose mastery of mass torts earned him hundreds of millions of dollars and a short but memorable supporting role. $8.99. But for Belli it wasnât all about the money. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie ⦠When The King of Torts opens, its hero Clay Carter is the lowest of the low in Washington DC: a peon earning a measly $40,000 a year working for the Office of ⦠I had pretty good idea of how it was going to end by about the time I was half way done. $28.95. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. In order to make the novel work, Grisham must compress a great deal of action into a short amount of time. The King of Torts is a thematic sequel to The Summons in more ways than one. Hardcover. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. As a lawyer he was known as The King of Torts. $14.99. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. $9.99. Paperback (Tall Rack Paperback) $ 9.99. Ship This Item â Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store THE KING OF TORTS is a prime example of the adage that, in novels, "Plot trumps the truth." Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 â July 9, 1996) [better source needed] was a prominent United States lawyer, author, and actor known as "The King of Torts" and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose". Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. Movies based on John Grisham books. The King of Torts December 7, 2008. Menu.