next we have paulette frankl. and paulette is a courtroom sketch artist. now, how cool is that? that's a pretty cool job, and she spends a lot of time in the courtroom and that's how she came across tony serra. and she spent 17 years, 17 years compiling the incredible book that she's put together that just came out and is called "lush for justice," and it's a book of incredible illustrations, artwork as well as a narrative. and right next to her we have tony serra, and tony serra is the most prolific trial lawyer of our times. he's tried more cases than any other living lawyer. if you ever had a chance to see him in court, it's just a sight to behold. it really is. we're so grateful that he could be here today. he's trying a triple homicide case right now in oakland. he has a jury out waiting. you may get called away but we're hope you're able to stay for the panel. finally, we have sheldon siegel. and sheldon siegel is a corporate lawyer who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san fra

i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial lawyer, how does you tell that story in the book? paulette's book is for sale in the lobby and also at green arcade books here in san francisco. how did you do that? you used your art, obviously, and you used writings. but how did you tell that story? what was your hook? >> well, i am not a particularly cerebral person. the king that connected me with tony to begin with is that i connected with his energy at the advice relevant level -- visceral level. i felt his energy. and that's how i could translate it, if you will, into my own sense of emotions, the compassion, the rage, the passion, all the various faces that he has. and then in court he acts out all the roles. so you get the full gamut of the human condition going on. i connected with tony at that visceral level. and then i went to a translation process and a sort of distilled, if you will, process of putting it into context. and i was there in many of the trials, the trials that i

i'm going to go to paulette and go to john on this question. but, paulette, you've seen so many trials as a court -- first of all, how did you become a courtroom sketch artist? i mean, that's not a usual profession for people, even artists, to seek. how did you get involved in it? >> just about everything in my life has been dumb luck. and i ended up in a courtroom while waiting for somebody and i've been an artist all my life and i always carry a sketchbook with me. so while i was in this trial which happened to be a good trial. most trials are incredibly boring. i was sketching and thought, i could do this. i found it exciting and i was looking for the -- the emotional moments in the trial of which this particular one, it was rich. and the lawyer said, tony sarah is drama and the law at its best. wears clunky clothes from the thrift, goes to the podium without notes. he's incredibly hard-hitting and perceptive. he drives old clunker cars. he has long hair. he's just the opposite of everybody's image of a lawyer. and this is the person you wan

president yee: press the button on the mike. >> my name is paulette brown. i have a daughter that goes to lincoln high school. i'm here to complain about that we were talking about bullying earlier. bullying. we're not talking about bullying from students, we're talking about bullying from the faculty, the teachers. my daughter, there's a breach of trust about her religion. the teacher has been bothering about. president yee: please don't name names. thank you very much. >> he's been harassing her at school and she is -- i don't feel comfortable, i don't feel supported by the school. she's been there since she started. she'll be graduate may 23 and this person is still harassing her, putting his arms in front of her, stopping her from moving, standing in front of her classroom, talking about her religion. i lost my son to homicide, 0 rounds of bullet, and my daughter daughter is suffering from it, we're both suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and my daughter doesn't have a lot of counseling. this faculty member took my son's picture, which is a picture

next we have paulette frankl. and paulette is a courtroom sketch artist. now, how cool is that? that's a pretty cool job, and she spends a lot of time in the courtroom and that's how she came across tony serra. and she spent 17 years, 17 years compiling the incredible book that she's put together that just came out and is called "lush for justice," and it's a book of incredible illustrations, artwork as well as a narrative. and right next to her we have tony serra, and tony serra is the most prolific trial lawyer of our times. he's tried more cases

. >> p name isau-- my name is paulette brown. i wanted to use the overhead concerning my son. i don't know why it is not showing. >> i am trying to get it to work here. >> he was murdered august 14, 2006. it's going on august of this year, six years. i'm still out there fighting to get justice for my son. i am still grieving for my child. i just wanted to come here to keep his memory alive and let you know that it is a cold case and let everyone here that i am still fighting for my child and to get justice for him. he was killed in the northern panhandle, he was a good boy. i just wanted to let you know that i will still be coming back to keep this in the light for people to see. i still want justice for my child, and what ever i can do to help, i will help. i just need help, i need something done about this. like i said, i'm still grieving. i don't believe i will ever get over it. i have just been gone because i have been in school. it's hrad. -- hard. please keep my son's memory alive, please. get his face out there for people to know. i would like these posters to have a pe

. >> front runners be aware, any paulette politicking may have been left behind in iowa. >> i find it amazing the news media continues to say he is the most electable republican when he cannot even bring out in his own party. >> somebody else you could shake up this entire race is ron paul. he took third last night in iowa. as we saw at the polls, he did very well in the emirate -- independence. that is a large group that could play a significant role in what happens in new hampshire. >> stay with abc 7 news for coverage of the 2012 primary election season as we look forward to the new hampshire primary on january 10. rebecca cooper endorsed really will be in new hampshire next week for the results and analysis. >> we are monitoring some breaking news from the district. that is where secret service is investigating a suspicious vehicle at the white house. they have shut down 17th street near constitution avenue after a dog detected something suspicious in a vehicle trying to go through a checkpoint. we will have an update for you as soon as we learn new information tonight. >> our oth

matters, we have a number of speakers and i will have the first speaker -- the first speaker will be paulette brown. ms. brown, are you here? go ahead and take two minutes.

paulette frankl, "lust for justice," tony serra, and sheldon siegal. so before we take a break, i do have a surprise. a few years ago, i guess six or seven years ago, i met an amazing artist. i was visiting his home. and he had created this wonderful sculpture. i immediately recognized it as being clarence. it turned out that he had created a number of just amazing sculptures of trial lawyers. and he went on to do one of clara fults, the first woman attorney in california and became the leader of the public defender movement. and just by happenstance, he called me and had this idea of encapsulating one of the greatest trial attorneys of our times. so, bill? is he here? this is not a magistrate. [laughing] -- not a magic trick. >> i've never met tony serra, so i have to make use of the internet to get a sense of who he was and the imagery. what clearly came over was his passion for justice. and in some cases almost a rage for justice. and initially when i started the imagery with the clay, i tried to show this passion for justice, this rage. but then i