Laureen Abdulla-Stumps had never spent much time with a John Grisham novel or movie based on his books before she entered a West contest this year to select a name for one of the characters in one of his upcoming stories. Well, she won that contest. So, she now plans to get caught up on her Grisham reading as soon as she can.
I talked with Abdulla-Stumps, a litigation specialist in Case Assignments at Bank of America in San Francisco to find out what name she picked. She chose “Dana” in honor of actress and activist Dana Reeve who died of lung cancer in 2006 and was the wife of actor Christopher Reeve. (Hear Abdulla-Stumps talk about choosing the name Dana in this audio clip.)
Abdulla-Stumps is hoping the character of “Dana” makes it on more than a few pages in a Grisham novel but understands that’s his call in the end. We don’t know at this time what book the name will be included in.
The Name Your Character contest from West’s Corporate & Nonprofit group was part of West’s support for The Innocence Project, which Grisham also promotes. In fact, his nonfiction book The Innocent Man tells the true story of a case involving Dennis Fritz (who we interviewed during a visit to West) and Ron Williamson.
West has worked closely with The Innocence Project of Minnesota, which provides pro bono investigative and legal assistance to prisoners trying to prove their innocence.
We’ll let you know when Grisham’s book with “Dana” is available.
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