Lawyer for the Cat

Written by Lee Robinson

Narrated by Barbara McCulloh

Sally Baynard is one of the best lawyers around. In the years since her divorce from Family Court Judge Joe Baynard, she dedicated herself to representing the worst and craziest Charleston, S.C. had to offer. But none of the murderers, burglars, or angry divorcing clients compared to Sherman, the dog her ex-husband appointed her to represent. Although the miniature Schnauzer found his way into her heart (and brought his handsome vet Tony along too), his case was a thorny one. With that business out of the way, Sally is happy to move back to non-canine clients... until a probate judge asks her about a cat. Agreeing to represent Beatrice, a black cat who's the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar trust and a plantation, Sally must put her wit, charm, and brains to the test, choosing among three colorful potential caregivers while dodging the former owner's angry son. Meanwhile, Sally must juggle the demands of the court with those of her aging mother and make a decision about Tony, who wants to get more serious. Lawyer for the Cat is Southern women's fiction at its most delightful, featuring strong, smart characters, a charming setting, and plenty of adorable critters.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: May 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781501931529

Lee Robinson

LEE ROBINSON is the author of Lawyer for the Cat. She practiced law for over 20 years in Charleston, S.C., where she served as executive director of a legal services agency and later worked in private practice, concentrating on family law. She was elected the first female president of the Charleston Bar Association and received the Bar Association’s award for her work in public interest law. She lives on a small ranch in the Texas hill country.

Reviews for Lawyer for the Cat

[jenniferrobb · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I picked this up off the library sale shelf because I was intrigued by the title. I did not read the first book in the series ("Lawyer for the Dog") so it can be read as a stand-alone, though as always, there may be things about the characters's backgrounds that you would better understand if you read the series in order. I'm not quite sure how I'd categorize this book if I needed to. It's not courtroom fiction like Grisham. It is legal fiction in the sense that Sally Banyard is tasked with fulfilling the requirements of a trust set up to care for the cat, Beatrice. Though there are relationships, it's not really a romance: Sally seems incapable of committing to a mature relationship (which makes me angry that she's apparently sleeping with Tony). Though, given that most of the marriages we hear about in this book are/were not happy ones, it doesn't sound like she has a good role model for marriage. (her mother and father apparently had marital problems because her mother keeps saying she should have "married Ed Strand", Lila's marriage seemed more one to please her parents and/or keep the land she loved though her relationship with Simon might have been love, Gail's in an abusive relationship though they aren't married, Gina's beau is convinced he needs a prenup because women always betray him, Mandy's pretty much dismissed the boy who got her pregnant from her life other than wanting him to contribute money toward their child's upbringing...)Sally does finally commit to adopting the dog Tony has been after her to adopt. Maybe that is a start toward progress in her character.Sally interviews several people, some identified by Lila and some not, for the position as Beatrice's caregiver. I didn't guess correctly who she chose--I was expecting her to pick a different character than she did--though the character I expected her to pick does seem like he might get to stay involved with the house and Beatrice, just in a different way that I expected.