When attorney and author Pamela Samuels Young isn’t practicing law, you can usually find her penning her next legal thriller. Described by one reviewer as “John Grisham with a sister’s twist,” Pamela is the Essence best-selling author of legal thrillers.
Pamela has always abided by the philosophy that you create the change you want to see. Fed up with never seeing women or people of color depicted as savvy, hot shot attorneys in the legal thrillers she read, the Compton native decided to create her own characters. Despite the demands of a busy legal career, Pamela accomplished her ambitious goal by getting up at four in the morning to write before work, dedicating her weekends to writing and even spending her vacation time glued to her laptop for ten or more hours a day. In the process, she discovered her passion.
A graduate of UC Berkeley’s School of Law, Pamela has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from USC and a master’s degree in broadcasting from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles chapter of Sisters in Crime, an organization dedicated to the advancement of women mystery writers and a member of Hope in Christ Community Church in Compton.
Pamela is a popular motivational speaker and also speaks on the topics of writing, diversity, discrimination law and pursuing your passion. She is married and lives in the Los Angeles area.
Attorney-Client
Privilege
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Paperback: 396 pages
Publisher: Goldman House Publishing (June 9, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981562795
ISBN-13: 978-0981562797
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
New Legal Thriller Explores Gender Discrimination
Los Angeles – ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, the newest legal thriller by
practicing attorney and Essence bestselling author Pamela Samuels Young,
examines a subject the author knows well—gender discrimination.
“I wanted to give readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of a discrimination
case,” says Samuels Young, who has practiced employment law for over twenty
years.
In ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, Samuels Young’s fifth novel, the recurring
character Vernetta Henderson is on a quest for justice—and
ultimately—revenge. The hotshot L.A. lawyer takes on a corporation with a
long history of discriminating against women. While Vernetta simply wants
justice for her clients, the corporation’s hired gun wants to win…and she
doesn’t care how.
Like her other novels, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE brings a diverse spin to
legal fiction. “It always both-ered me that engaging multi-cultural
characters were basically nonexistent in mainstream legal thrillers,”
Samu-els Young says. “So I took it upon myself to fill the void.”
Aptly described by one reviewer as “John Grisham with a sister’s twist,”
Pamela has a knack for creating nail-biting suspense. According to
bestselling author Scott Pratt, “If you haven't read her work, you've missed
out on a powerful voice, an advocate for women, and an advocate for
justice.”
The
Setup: A Short Story
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Print Length: 28 pages
Publisher: Goldman House Publishing (November 1, 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
When a star running back is gunned down by a cop with a questionable
history, the city of L.A. is on the verge of a racial explosion. Enter a
lawyer who comes to the cop's defense . . . but a desire for justice hasn't
nothing to do with it.
Every
Reasonable Doubt
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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Kimani Press (February 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1583146695
ISBN-13: 978-1583146699
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
“Baby, Every Reasonable Doubt is a fast-moving, page-turner from
beginning to end. There's romance, suspense, and some damn good laughs . . .
I loved it!”
—Mo'Nique, Comedienne and Actress
Two head-strong female attorneys must put aside their personal
differences long enough to defend a wealthy socialite accused of a brutal
murder. After they go up against an aggressive prosecutor who considers
every loss a personal affront, the two adversaries close ranks and, in the
process, develop a bond that sees them through the roadblocks of trial, the
pain of betrayal, and pressures neither could have imagined.
Determined to become the first African American partner at one of L.A.'s
most prestigious law firms, employment attorney Vernetta Henderson is
thrilled when she's tapped to defend a prominent socialite accused of murder
- until she learns that Neddy McClain will try the case with her. The only
other African American attorney at the firm, Neddy is hot-tempered and
distant, making a complex case even tougher to handle. But the women now vow
to put aside their differences to prove their client's innocence.
Coping with the mounting pressures of defending a high-profile murder case
proves challenging, and as the case starts to garner media attention,
Vernetta's new husband, Jefferson, unwittingly adds more stress to the mix.
He is anxious to start a family, a venture she isn't quite ready to
undertake. Tired of being placed on the backburner, Jefferson's patience
begins to wear thin. As Vernetta's professional life dangerously intrudes
upon her personal life, she soon comes to realize that providing her client
with the best possible defense could come at a very high price.
In
Firm Pursuit
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Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Kimani Press; Original edition (January 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373830408
ISBN-13: 978-0373830404
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
Vernetta Henderson once again tackles life's most challenging battles—in
and out of the courtroom. The top-notch L.A. attorney juggles marriage,
love, career and ambition—only to become enmeshed in an explosive case that
puts everything she cherishes most at risk
.
After winning a multimillion-dollar verdict in a race-discrimination case,
Vernetta Henderson's legal career is definitely on the upswing. Just weeks
away from a coveted partnership at her prominent law firm, the
African-American attorney takes on the defense of a major corporation in
what appears to be an open-and-shut case of sexual harassment. But Vernetta
soon discovers that the case is not what it seems. After passing up a chance
to settle the lawsuit for a minimal amount of money, a string of unforeseen
events places the entire case—and her own promising future—in jeopardy.
It's bad enough having to work with a pretentious second-year associate who
has her own agenda. Now Vernetta finds herself going up against the
smooth-talking litigator she once beat at trial. And just when she needs her
husband, Jefferson, most, he finds himself in a compromising position that
could destroy their marriage. As more troubling revelations about the case
emerge, Vernetta uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy of corporate greed,
deceit and violence that will touch many lives, including that of her
closest friend. With both her private and professional lives spiraling
dangerously out of control, Vernetta is about to discover what really
matters—and how far she'll go to protect the people she loves
.
Buying
Time
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Paperback: 370 pages
Publisher: Goldman House Publishing (November 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 098156271X
ISBN-13: 978-0981562711
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
Waverly Sloan is a down-on-his-luck lawyer. But just when he's about to
hit rock bottom, he stumbles upon a business with the potential to solve all
of his problems.
In Waverly's new line of work, he comes to the aid of people in desperate
need of cash. But there's a catch. His clients must be terminally ill and
willing to sign over rights to their life insurance policies before they can
collect a dime. Waverly then finds investors eager to advance them thousands
of dollars—including a hefty broker's fee for himself—in exchange for a
significant return on their investment once the clients take their last
breath.
The stakes get higher when Waverly brokers the policy of the cancer-stricken
wife of Lawrence Erickson, a high-powered lawyer who's bucking to become the
next U.S. Attorney General. When Waverly's clients start dying sooner than
they should, both Waverly and Erickson—who has some skeletons of his own to
hide—are unwittingly drawn into a perilous web of greed, blackmail and
murder.
Murder
on the Down Low
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Paperback: 386 pages
Publisher: Goldman House Publishing (September 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981562701
ISBN-13: 978-0981562704
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1 inches
A high-profile lawsuit erupts into chaos, revealing its place in a larger spree of violence in this scandalous tale of lust, lies, and vengeance. A brazen gunman is targeting prominent African American men on the streets of Los Angeles, and police are completely baffled. At the same time, savvy big-firm attorney Vernetta Henderson and her outrageous sidekick, Special, lead the charge for revenge against a man whose deceit caused his fianceé's death. For Special, hauling the man into court and suing him for wrongful death just isn’t good enough. While she exacts her own brand of justice, a shocking revelation connects the contentious lawsuit and the puzzling murders.
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