The Street Lawyer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham. It was Grisham’s ninth novel. The book was released in the United States on 1 January 1998, published by Bantam Books, and on 30 March 1998 in the UK, published by Century.
Michael Brock is a man in a hurry. He’s in the fast lane at Drake & Sweeney, a giant Washington law firm. He’s a rising star, with no time to waste, no time to toss a few coins into the hands of beggars. No time for a conscience.
But a chance violent encounter with a homeless man stops him cold. The fallout propels him onto a trail of corruption and illegality which leads straight back to Drake & Sweeney. To get to the truth, Michael will have to dig deep into some of his own firm’s dirtiest secrets…
