Divine Collision
An African Boy, an American Lawyer, and Their Remarkable Battle for Freedom
Published on 1. March 2016
Software
Digital media
978-1-61375-830-4 (ISBN)
Description
Los Angeles lawyer and law professor, Jim Gash, tells the amazing true story of how, after a series of God-orchestrated events, he finds himself in the heart of Africa defending a courageous Ugandan boy languishing in prison and wrongfully accused of two separate murders.
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Language
English
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
MP3 format
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Duration
Dauer: 36360 sec
Weight
82 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61375-830-4 (9781613758304)
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Jim Gash graduated first in his Pepperdine law school class in 1993. He has clerked with a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, worked at one of the top law firms in the country, and served as dean of students at Pepperdine University School of Law. In 2010, Jim traveled to Uganda on a juvenile justice project, where he met Henry. In 2012, Jim became the Specialist Advisor to the High Court of Uganda and, in 2013, became the first American ever to appear as an attorney in Ugandan Court. In recognition of his ongoing work in Uganda, Jim received the 2013 Warren Christopher Award, which is presented to California's International Lawyer of the Year. Today, Jim teaches at Pepperdine Law, directs Pepperdine's Global Justice Program, and is scheduled to become an official citizen of Uganda in 2016. Jim and his family live in Malibu, California. Jim blogs at throwingstarfish.com.