In this memoir, Attorney Sanford Perliss narrates a fascinating and
surprising insider's journey into the world of criminal and
immigration law in the multicultural melting pot of Southern
California. A former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney,
Perliss became the first American lawyer licensed by the People's
Republic of China to open a foreign law office in Central China,
Sichuan Province, City of Chengdu. Perliss' unorthodox journey
began as a prosecutor, and quickly evolved into criminal defense
lawyer, then immigration lawyer, then American lawyer practicing in
China. Perliss writes of his involvement in famous cases such as
The Night Stalker, The Thai Slavery Case, and The German Tourist
Slaying Case; and not so famous but intriguing cases: The Mayan
Maestro of Break-dance, The Dim Sum Kidnapping, Murder of a
Government Informant and Dead Body in the Park. Perliss tells of
unusual Chinese immigration cases in Los Angeles County's San
Gabriel Valley: A Politician from Taiwan, A Twice Hapless Widow,
and Mr. Fan & the Red Envelope. Finally, he relates startling
cases he stumbled upon in China, like The Case of the Five Million
Dollar Bond. Throughout the journey, Perliss reminds the reader of
the world's interconnectivity, how one client leads to another, how
one idea evolves into many, how one acquaintance, friend or source
of business combines with others to resolve a client's case.
Perliss' own sensibilities are always just below the surface
although at times they emerge. In the section entitled Europe and
the Dancing Girl, on behalf of a client imprisoned in Holland and
referred by a Southern California lawyer and friend, Perliss
enlists the help of a Belgian lawyer whom he met under comical
circumstances in Beijing while receiving his China law office
license. While defending this matter, an odd and chance encounter
overwhelms Perliss' usually steady demeanor. In developing his
practice in China, he becomes acquainted with his Taiwan-born
wife's long-lost China family, which included a high-ranking member
of the People's Liberation Army, and in a toast, Perliss turns the
tables on the Colonel. Another member of the China family and
employee of Perliss' Chengdu law firm disappears on a visit to
America. Perliss weaves legal cases together in a way that
fascinates and teaches the reader the essentials of American law.
At the same time, he describes the emotional rollercoaster of a law
practice, and the life of a Los Angeles lawyer in America as well
as an American lawyer in China. While Perliss never loses his
Midwestern Jewish-American roots, he finds himself profoundly
immersed in Chinese culture as lawyer to the Chinese community and
son-in-law of Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.
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