The book was also adapted into a 1993 feature film, The Firm, starring Tom Cruise.
His debut novel, A Time to Kill, was published in 1989, while his second novel, The Firm (1991), was received well, selling more than seven million copies. Inspired by cases and testimony, Grisham began writing for fun in the wee hours of the morning before going to work.
He was elected to the Mississippi state House of Representatives in 1983, where he served until 1990. Upon graduating from law school, Grisham started practicing law, with a focus on criminal defense and personal injury litigation. degree from the University of Mississippi, School of Law, one which he acquired in 1981. John Ray Grisham Jr., popularly known as John Grisham, is an American attorney and award-winning author of legal thrillers, young adult and non-fiction books.īorn in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Grisham holds a J.D.
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