Ed Rucker

About Ed Rucker

Ed Rucker is the author of legal thrillers The Inevitable Witness and Justice Makes a Killing. He is a criminal defense lawyer in California who has tried over 200 jury trials, including 13 death penalty cases. He has received numerous awards, including the L.A. Criminal Bar Association’s “Trial Lawyer of the Year,” the L.A. County Bar Association’s “Distinguished Career Award,” and he is listed in “Best Lawyers in America.” Under the auspices of the Ukrainian government, he spent two years living there in order to establish a legal assistance program for indigent defendants.