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Book Review of The Street Lawyer

The Street Lawyer
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Michael Brock is billing the house, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & 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 9 lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices. When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face--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. Michael is the most dangerous man on the streets...