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Thomas Benigno

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Queens, New York, The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers, Crime, Thriller

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Thomas Benigno is a practicing attorney in Long Island, N. Y. After graduating Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in Manhattan in 1979, at the behest of his Criminal Law Clinic Professor, Barry Scheck (who later obtained fame for representing O. J. Simpson) he was fast-tracked to a position as Associate Attorney with the New York City Legal Aid Society in the Bronx. While there he sought out and tackled the grittiest of cases, even representing the infamous Spiderman Rapist. If you ask him why he repeatedly took on the defense of child molesters and rapists, he'll sound off two reasons: 1) no other attorney would take these cases, and 2) he was young and out to prove himself. The year before he left Legal Aid to go into private practice he w ...more

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	The Good Lawyer (Good Lawyer, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 14,515 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Criminal Lawyer (Good Lawyer, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 8,370 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Criminal Mind (Good Lawyer, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 1,724 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Confession really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Lawyer: A Legal Thriller Inspired By A True Story (The Good Lawyer Series) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Lawyer (Good Lawyer, 1) by Thomas Benigno (Goodreads Author), Dan Triandiflou (Reader) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“His word was granite, the loyalty he gave and demanded unquestionable. Cross him and die. There were no warnings.”
― Thomas Benigno, The Good Lawyer

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“Though the tears, in one form or another, will never leave me, they also never serve to cloud my heart or mind—the unwavering sadness accompanied a bequeathed strength and resilience that is far richer than my remaining years.”
― Thomas Benigno, The Criminal Lawyer

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“So why then do I feel like some lost little child most of the time?” she asked. “Because we’re all lost children.”
― Thomas Benigno, The Criminal Lawyer

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“His word was granite, the loyalty he gave and demanded unquestionable. Cross him and die. There were no warnings.”
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“So why then do I feel like some lost little child most of the time?” she asked. “Because we’re all lost children.”
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