Title: A Very Brief Summary of the legal career of Abraham Lincoln
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Content: 3. Lincoln was a "jack-of-all-trades" when it came to his law practice. Generally speaking, he would accept any case (whether civil or criminal) brought before him. Lincoln accepted cases from farmers arguing over cows all the way up to corporate railroad cases. Many of his cases were related to breach of contract and debt collection, as those were the substance of a high percentage of cases heard in the courts at that time in history. In all Lincoln and his partners handled over 5,000 cases. (The Papers of Abraham Lincoln project maintains a database on Lincoln's law practice that currently contains 5,173 cases involving Lincoln and his partners.) 4. Twice a year Lincoln departed Springfield and traveled the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Although the border of the circuit shifted over time it was located in central Illinois and included as many as 14 counties.