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Book Review of The Street Lawyer

The Street Lawyer
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Michael Brock is a big time lawyer in D.C. at a giant law firm. A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage at the firm. When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face- and suddenly Michael is willing to 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 law firm, 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...