On a recent episode of Talk Justice, an LSC podcast, bestselling author John Grisham discusses his experiences as a lawyer and the importance of legal aid. Legal Services Corporation (LSC) President Ron Flagg introduces Grisham’s speech, which was recorded at a recent LSC forum on justice access issues.

Grisham is an expert storyteller, whose unforgettable characters fight for justice in a world that isn’t always fair. He is the author of forty-seven consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include The Judge’s List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series.

Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

When not writing, Grisham serves on LSC’s Leaders Council to raise public awareness of the current crisis in civil justice, and on the boards of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.