Mr. Belli authored / co-authored 72 books and contributed to numerous law reviews, professional magazines and general-readership publications, which include: • Captain Fred Reckenbiel 1949 • The Voice of Modern Trials 1950 • The More Adequate Award and the Flying Saucers 1952 • The More Adequate Award: A Collection of the More Adequate Awards to February 1952 • The Use of Demonstrative Evidence in Achieving "The Adequate Award" 1952 • Modem Trials (Five Volumes) 1954 • Trial and Tort Trends (Four Volumes: 1st Printing) 1954 • The Modern Trial Lawyer 1956 • Blood Money: Ready For The Plaintiff 1956 • Ready For The Plaintiff A Story of Personal Injury Law 1956 • Modern Trial Law 1957 • Modern Damages 1959 • Belli Looks at Life and Law in Japan 1960 • Trial and Tort Trends, Vol. I 1960 • Trial and Tort Trends, Vol. II 1960 • Trial and Tort Trends Vol. III 1960 • Trial and Tort Trends, Vol. IV 1960 • Modern Trials Supplement 1961 • Tort and Medical Yearbook, Vol. I 1961 • Tort and Medical Yearbook, Vol. II 1961 • Criminal and Medical Yearbook 1963 • Belli Looks at Life and Law in Russia 1963 • Dallas Justice: The Real Story of Jack Ruby and His Trial 1964 • Jack Ruby: Appellant vs. State of Texas 1965 • Justice in Dallas 1965 • Ready for the Plaintiff 1965 • The Belli Building: San Francisco 1966 • Trial Tactics 1967 • The Law Revolt: A Summary of Trends in Modem Criminal and Civil Law 1968 • The Law Revolution Civil 1968 • The Law Revolution Criminal 1970 • Angela: A Revealing Closeup of the Woman and the Trial 1971 • My Life On Trial 1976 • The Urologist and The Law 1979 • The Successful Opening Statement 1981 • Product Liability Breach on Liability, The Blue Chip of Damages 1981 • Potpourri on Current Trial Law 1983 • The Belli Files: Reflections On The Wayward Law 1983 • Everybody's Guide To The Law (Published by Harcourt/Brace/Jovanovich) 1986 • Belli-Krantzler Book of Divorce (Published by St. Martins) 1986 • Melvin Belli: For Your Malpractice Defense 1986 • Modern Trials, Vol. I Revised • Modern Trials, Vol. II Revised • Modern Trials, Vol. III Revised • Modern Trials, Vol. IV Revised • Modem Trials, Vol. V Revised • Classics of International Law, Vol. I • Classics of International Law, Vol. II. However, Belli is better known for defending the "rights of the individual." His work in representing victims of personal injury and in raising personal injury awards to a new level has earned him the title "The King Of Torts," bestowed on him by LIFE magazine in 1954.