The Street Lawyer | John Grisham

The Street Lawyer | John Grisham | A Story of Power and Greed

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The Street Lawyer

	The Street Lawyer John Grisham Delta, 2005 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 1054 reviews view larger image
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Thought provoking

this book will certainly change your way of thinking. Each page is full of thought provoking, emotional, eye opening events. I wasn't able to put the book down once I got into the story. this is definetely a must read if you are looking for something exciting, entertaining, and generally gives you a good feeling by the end of the story. As the story unfolds you become deeper and deeper intrigued. don't put it down and down hesitate to share this book with others once your've read it. Enjoy the read.

A Story of Power and Greed

I have to agree with the previous reviewer that, while this novel was storytelling at its best, the ending did indeed fall somewhat flat. It all came together a little too quickly and I really didn't understand the meaning of the very last sentence. However, all that aside, "The Street Lawyer" is an intense look into the lives of the homeless and the amazing work of the professionals who devote their careers to caring and assisting these people. Michael Brock, big firm, anti-trust attorney, through a course of events previously described, decides to give up the big salary, and his comfortable office and work as a poverty lawyer in order to help others much less fortunate than he. While taking on this none-too-easy task, he investigates a cover-up created by the high and mighty law firm of Drake & Sweeney, his former employer. Mordecai Green, Director of the 14th Street Legal Clinic, enlists Michael's help at the clinic and before he knows it, Michael is completely immersed in his work. Mordecai decides to join forces with Michael to investigate the eviction of a group of homeless people who had been paying rent in a broken down old warehouse and were thrown out without notice by none other than the lawyers of Drake & Sweeney. Legally, because they were paying rent to an ambiguous fellow by the name of Johnny, they were not considered squatters, but rather tenants and as such, were entitled to 30 days notice. The aftermath of this eviction, and the fact that the tenants were told to leave on the spot in the middle of winter, was the death of four very small children and their young mother. Michael, in all good conscience, feels there is no limit to how far he will go to avenge this serious injustice - even as far as putting his license to practice law on the line. Can corruption among the rich and powerful be fought? It is the battle of the wits and a real eye-opener for the reader.

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JG does it again!

JG does a great job of making you just love the characters. I felt a lot of compassion for this lawyer and wanted to see him come out on top. This lawyer seems just like an average guy. I enjoyed the plot, but if it lacked anything it would be excitement. I am still glad that I read it.

Average Grisham

In this novel by Grisham, the protagonist is an attorney who has a violent encounter with a homeless person. This sparks him to investigate the facts behind this man and how he lived. Through a series of events, he begins volunteering at soup kitchens and homeless shelters. He is eventual persuaded by a lawyer with a legal clinic to leave his lucrative position at a silk stocking law firm in Washington D.C. to work with the homeless and their legal needs.

Added drama throughout the story was a discovery that his former employer was involved in an illegal housing eviction of a number of impoverished people who were kicked out on the cold wintry streets of D.C. This resulted in one family's untimely demise. Through investigation, he and his colleagues at the legal clinic pursue a law suit against his former law firm to bring justice and media attention to the plight of the homeless of D.C.

I read the whole book in one day and while it's not the best Grisham book I've read, it was certainly entertaining and a quality read.

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