Monroe Freedman wrote an article in our very own Legal Times more than 20 years ago that was attacked when published because of his appraisal of Atticus Finch, the heroic fictional lawyer of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” A role model for lawyers? Freedman thought not.

This week, with the publication of “Go Set a Watchman,” Freedman is the rare prophetic voice among the literary world’s exclamations of shock.