|
|
| Plot Summary of The Street Lawyer |
|---|
"A wealthy D.C. attorney named Michale Brock works at the law firm of Drake & Sweeney. He is on the fast track to an early partnership, but finds himself taken hostage inside his own firm by a homeless man. After the homeless man is shot by police snipers, Michael finds himself questioning if his profession is the right career for him. He becomes a street lawyer."
Vincent, Resident Scholar
|
" Michael Brock is a lawyer working his way to the top in the Drake & Sweeny law firm. His fast paced life kept him going not realizing how much he missed out on. Until the day he was held as a hostage at his own workplace with of coworkers by a homeless guy, not knowing what he wanted or what would happen.
After several hours the homeless guy was shot by a police sniper, which scared everyone. Michael was the closet to the guy and for a second thought he had been shot also. He was covered in blood and body fluids from the homeless guy. After this incident he began wondering if he was at the right job and about his home life.
He decided to become a street lawyer and after telling his wife his decision to take a job with less money and no benefits they became seperated and she then filed for a divorce. He began searching and realized the company he worked for had illegally evicted homeless people from a building and this caused death to some. He worked long and hard to prove this and in the end Drake & Sweeny realized the mistake, fired the lawyer who done this and began helping Michael Brock help the homeless.
"
Denise Rose, Resident Scholar
|
|
| Review Analysis of The Street Lawyer |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- civil suit to get justice
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- an organization
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- lawyer creatures
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
- 5-7
Unusual forms of death
- frozen
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
- little dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Feedback
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Suzanne Weyn
10:35:23 PM
George W. Bush
5:33:46 PM
Kin Platt
12:58:29 AM
Anonymous
12:47:34 PM
Lilian Jackson Braun
10:05:52 PM
Jane Rubino
10:04:38 PM
LaVyrle Spencer
10:04:00 PM
G.A. McKevett
10:03:31 PM
David Williams
10:03:01 PM
Steven Pressfield
10:02:30 PM
Jeanette Walls
10:00:19 PM
Darryl Ponicsan
9:59:27 PM
Ann Rinaldi
9:58:30 PM
R.L. Stine
9:57:34 PM
Geoffrey Huntington
9:57:14 PM
Betty Mahmoody
9:56:38 PM
Deric Longden
9:56:11 PM
Mary Downing Hahn
9:55:48 PM
Iris Johansen
9:55:24 PM
Marlo Morgan
9:54:58 PM
More message boards
|
