Chris Shella is a graduate of Morehouse College and the University of Texas Law School. Mr. Shella began his legal career in Long Island, New York at the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. He is admitted to the practice of law in New York, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina. In addition, Mr. Shella is also admitted to the federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Middle District of North Carolina, U.S. District of Columbia, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eastern District of New York, and the Southern District of New York, as well as being admitted to the Bar Of The United States Supreme Court.
Chris Shella has had of his cases covered on Court TV, CNN, and in the New York Times, in addition to other media outlets across the globe. He has represented everyone from lawyers to major drug traffickers to a serial killer in Baltimore. Mr. Shella's two most famous cases are the Vegan Baby Case and his defense of the Duke Lacrosse Case accuser for the alleged murder of her boyfriend.
Mr. Shella resides in Durham, North Carolina with his wife and son.
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Please tell us a bit about your book, Reasonable Facsimile, and what you hope readers take away from reading it.
Reasonable Facsimile is a book about a man caught in between, who he was and who he has become. Jasper Davis was a good man who has let his lower appetites rule him to such a point that he is just poor facsimile of the man and lawyer he once was.
Who are your favorite characters in the story?
I like Jasper. He is the world’s anti-hero. He is a man who makes bad choices but he is likeable. You will wince along with Jasper’s pain when he makes foolish choices and you will be hopeful when he turns toward the right things for his life.
Do you have a favorite line or excerpt from your book?
Yeah I do. When Jasper realizes that his excesses have ruined his trial abilities and skills. “No matter how much I debauched myself, I was always ready to answer the bell when it came to trial ... today was the first day I realize that I’m not the lawyer I used to be. I accepted the fact that in my personal life I was a scumbag but I was still a scumbag that could defend criminals. Now I wasn’t so sure anymore. Who am I if I can’t try cases? I have never reached back for my fast ball and it wasn’t there until now.”
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