The Street Lawyer Review

The Street Lawyer
BY John Grisham

It is the first John Grisham novel which I read. This Novel shows another part of US life which most them don’t know. This entire novel speaks about HOMELESS people in US. Michael Brock was a lawyer in leading law firm Drake & Sweeney in Washington D C, which have more the 400 attorneys. As a hero of this novel MR. Brock earns $300 per hour.

His wife Claire is a doctor and concentrates more on career and earning more money like her husband. So initial part of the story itself author trying to say they are going get divorce in future (its happened also)

“MISTER” is the guest role and who represents for homeless people. He visits to this law firm and brought all the 400 attorneys in his custody asking effective questions to the lawyers like their salary, their social contribution and he narrate the life style of homeless people to the lawyers ( which going to change our hero’s character and give meaning to this novel title) and finally he shot dead by police.
Mr. Brock realizes about the life style of homeless people and resigns the job from the firm to become a street lawyer. He joins with Mr. .Mordecai Green, who is already working for homeless people. At this stage Grisham superbly described the inconsistent life of the homeless people like struggling for food, shelter, facing lot of difficulties given by the police without any proper reason and he describe how US government act against this people like, removed homeless people from Atlanta's streets before the Summer Games. So Mr. Brock decides to protect the homeless people from the police and government for any price (this is indication for, he is going to involve in illegal activities)
Mr. Brock works for homeless people day & night. Interestingly he finds out the real estate firms are trying to remove the homeless people where they stayed for long time. Some leading law firms (including drake & Sweeney) provide legal assistance to this real estate firms against the homeless people. He is looking for some evidence to prove this and finally he steal the important file from his previous office (Drake & Sweeney). D&S sue against him for theft the file.
So in the climax Mr. Brock put more points against the government, Real estate and legal firms how they are acting against homeless people and society to earn more MONEY. As we expected Judgment more favored to our hero and judge suggests government to take proper activities for improve the homeless people. Adding to this Drake & Sweeney chairman also changes his mind and accepts to provide legal assistance to the homeless people. So novel ends with 400 attorney’s legal support to the homeless people.

I like the way the author delivered the message.If u have more time its worth to read this novel