Set in the courtrooms of our nation's Capitol, D.A. Diaries explores the explosive combat zone of urban trial law through the eyes of Clay Franklin, an experienced homicide prosecutor.This story begins with the shooting of a popular and legendary Washington, D.C., teacher. The high-profile trial is assigned to Clay, who is equally dedicated to chasing women as bringing murderers to justice. As Clay confronts his new assignment, he reconnects with the woman of his dreams and struggles unsuccessfully to keep his demons at bay.The euphoria of Clay's relationship is overwhelmed by a progression of devastating events as witnesses go silent and a corrupt clan of police officers seeks to protect the prime suspect. Clay's indiscretion with a witness at trial threatens both his personal life and his career, sending the superstar of the homicide unit into an abyss.Clay is a passionate individual who is revealed through his observations and conversations with his cynical pals at the D.A.'s Office, crooked cops, drug-addled witnesses, and his burned-out psychiatrist. He sees the legal system, his dysfunctional family, and our nation's Capitol with a unique wit that is at once comedic, troubling, and honest.The author has worked as a prosecutor and defense attorney for the past 30 years. Of course, D.A. Diaries is a work of fiction. Names and characters are the product of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Although some real D.C. and Prince George's County institutions are mentioned, all are used fictitiously.
About the Author: Kenneth F. Eichner, author of D.A. Diaries and principle of The Eichner Law Firm, has spent most of his adult life in the courtroom. As a prosecutor and defense attorney he has tried over 135 jury trials, including a number of high-profile cases, one of which drew the attention of President Clinton. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C., in 1984. After working in the D.C. Court of Appeals and clerking for the Chief Judge of Prince George's County, Maryland, Mr. Eichner went to work as a deputy district attorney for six years in Prince George's County, where he was awarded the Governor's Citation for Outstanding Achievement as a prosecutor. For the past 16 years, he has worked on the other side of the aisle as a defense attorney in Colorado winning nearly all of his cases. He has lectured in trial advocacy at Denver University and Georgetown University and has been published in The Colorado Lawyer, The Washington Post and The Huffington Post. His cases have been covered by The Washington Post, The Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post, and 60 Minutes. He is a member of the Colorado, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., bars. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Janjuree, and daughter, Kinaree.