Law Practice
Jan. 6, 2010
Holmes v. Holmes
Who has a greater influence on the development of California law, Sherlock Holmes or Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Before James Bond, Bart Simpson, and Mickey Mouse, the world's most famous fictional character was Sherlock Holmes. Devotion to Holmes spawned millions of dedicated fans, and hardcore "Sherlockians" would take offense at calling him fictional (explaining that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was Dr. Watson's literary agent, rather than the creator of both Holmes and Watson). Over a century since his first appearance - in A Study In Scarlet (1887) - his name remains synonymous with the profess...
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