Geoffrey Cowan

Geoffrey Cowan is an American lawyer, professor, author, and non-profit executive. He is known for his best-selling novel, The People v. Clarence Darrow : The Bribery Trial of America's Greatest Lawyer, about Darrow's 1912 bribery trial, with a vivid study of the Los Angeles legal system at the turn of the century. Alan Dershowitz's front-page review in The Washington Post called it "eye-popping and icon-shattering," and The Wall Street Journal labeled it the best book ever written about a...See more

Geoffrey Cowan is an American lawyer, professor, author, and non-profit executive. He is known for his best-selling novel, The People v. Clarence Darrow : The Bribery Trial of America's Greatest Lawyer, about Darrow's 1912 bribery trial, with a vivid study of the Los Angeles legal system at the turn of the century. Alan Dershowitz's front-page review in The Washington Post called it "eye-popping and icon-shattering," and The Wall Street Journal labeled it the best book ever written about a trial lawyer. Cowan also wrote See No Evil: The Backstage Battle Over Sex and Violence on Television , an exploration of the history, impact, and politics of television censorship, examining network programming and controversial practices. With the late Leroy Aarons, Cowan co-wrote the Award-winning play, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers , produced on NPR and Off-Broadway, touring twenty-five cities nationally plus two tours in China (L.A. Theatre Works/N.Y. Theatre Workshop). See less