The Street Lawyer

By (author): "John Grisham"
Publish Date: February 16th 1998
The Street Lawyer
ISBN0440225701
ISBN139780440225706
AsinThe Street Lawyer
CharactersMichael Brock, Mordecai Green
Original titleThe Street Lawyer
Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Brake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices. When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face-- and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable. Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived-- and where society's powerless need an advocate for justice. But there's one break Michael can't make: from a secret that has floated up from the depths of Drake & Sweeney, from a confidential file that is now in Michael's hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken lives. Now Michael's former partners are about to become his bitter enemies. Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the streets....