Jerri Blair

During her thirty year career as a trial and appellate attorney, award winning author Jerri Blair litigated many high profiles cases involving her clients' fundamental rights, some of which had a significant impact on the law. Her cases were featured on many primetime network news shows and made headlines around the world. Her books reflect the reality of courtroom tactics and the intricacy of legal procedure, as well as her life experiences growing up in the segregated South and her fight for justice in the judicial system. Ms. Blair’s first novel, Justice for the Black Knight, received critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews and other literary publications. It was awarded the 2015 Beverly Hills Book Award for Best Legal Thriller. She has published six other books. One of her short stories is being published in January, 2019 in The Scarlet Leaf Review. She focuses her writing on issues that impact the search for justice and equal opportunity in the modern world.