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.fei m :,. , •• v Mr. MHI hk EUCLID TAYLOR REAL LIFE PERRY MASON MUCH can be determined about a man by the things with which he surrounds himself. A glance through the office of Atty. Euclid Taylor, famed criminal law yer, will bear out this theory. Taylor's office, high above the ground on Chicago's Randolph Street, at first appears no different from any other lawyer's office. However, a closer inspection will reveal much about the things that have motivated the man to attain the heights of the legal profession. On Taylor's desk stands a bronzed statuette of justice, wearing a blindfold and holding the scales of justice in delicate balance. This can be related directly to some of Taylor's major triumphs. Many times he has used his firm command of legal prin ciples and courtroom procedures to tip the scales of justice in his client's favor. This has gained him the reputation of being one of the foremost criminal lawyers in the world. Taylor's courtroom feats have been compared with the fictional successes of Perry Mason. This is not a far-fetched comparison. Mason continues to bring awe from television audiences by winning every case that comes to his attention. Taylor does not have the benefit of an imaginative writing staff. He doesn't deal with fictional instances. His business is reality, and his cases affect real people. Still, he has managed to achieve amazing succesp in gaining favorable de cisions for his clients. Perry Mason was endowed with a dramatic person ality by his creator, Erie Stanley Gardner. Taylor's presentation in a courtroom is just as intense, but he gets this intensity from a firm belief that the accused has the right to a fair hearing and the best possible representation. Continued 3