The Tenant Lawyer edition by Eric Dinnocenzo Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Mark Langley is an idealistic 32-year old lawyer who gets fired from one of Boston's most prestigious law firms after sabotaging a corporate client's defense of a sexual harassment lawsuit. Now a pariah in the Boston legal community, he takes a job as a legal services lawyer representing tenants in eviction cases in his blue-collar hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Soon Mark gets pulled into two high-stakes legal battles. In one, he fights to keep a single mother and her teenage son from being evicted from a large public housing complex. In the other, he challenges a plan to divert federal funds away from the low-income community and into the pockets of private developers, leading him to go head-to-head against his old firm.
Meanwhile, he and his long-term girlfriend, Sara, are teetering on the brink of breaking up, and he must sort through his complicated relationship with his hometown.
With a riveting plot and unforgettable characters, and a mixture of feeling and humor, The Tenant Lawyer chronicles the harsh realities of urban justice and a young lawyer's attempt to find meaning in his work and relationships.
The Tenant Lawyer edition by Eric Dinnocenzo Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I downloaded this and another three 'legal fiction' books last night. I stayed in bed all Sunday morning finishing it, although I actually had planned to do something else. I liked the low-key approach. I have been nearly saturated with hot-shot corporate and crime legal thrillers; I am always looking for something different that will teach me something about the way other humans think and solve social and existential problems. I am also interested in the differences between how individual humans think. The hero of this book has similar values to mine in his interest in justice and in his realisation that shelter (housing) is a paramount human need and should be seen as that, rather than an opportunity to make money.He plods ahead with his eyes open trying to help people within a dreadfully harsh system, drawing what positives he can for his clients. He is always looking out for an intellectual challenge and a chance to help his clients more than usual. The main story of the book is how he does this. The main value that the book upholds is idealism. This book is not cynical, but it is realistic.
Most US legal fiction seems to give in to the idea that the only way a lawyer can live is by becoming extremely rich - if only in order to pay off his legal fees. Therein lies the problem with the US capitalist system; university costs make it too difficult for lawyers and doctors to serve society well; they can only serve a wealthy elite that survives by holding the rest of society to ransome.
But the hero doesn't rail at this system; he quietly exposes it,taking apart the lower chambers of an anthill, for ants who are interested in the way things work and don't work. There is little ego involved; more a desire to understand and serve.
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The Tenant Lawyer edition by Eric Dinnocenzo Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
I enjoy legal based novels and whilst overall I enjoyed this book, at times I found the storyline at times long and drawn out and even tedious to bear. Those comments aside, it was a good story.
A realistic look at life in the legal trenches, where the hero isn't a brilliant, brave highly paid attorney, and the cases are everyday ones that affect ordinary people. A legal thriller buff, I found this one refreshing. Well written.
I am with Halvena on this one. Given that I am a legal services lawyer in Massachusetts and deal with a lot of landlord/tenant cases, this could pretty much have been a normal couple of weeks for me. However, there was no real "thrill" or "mystery." The closest you get is when you get to the decisions, which are not that far off of the mark from what I am used to seeing. I also feel that the time wasn't explained very well. It would seem at times like there were months in between times, rather than days (a normal Summary Process case in Massachusetts will generally be over within two to three months from the date that the landlord files a notice to quit). This felt more like he was going for nearly a year.
Essentially, this book is just part of someone's life. Their ups, their downs, successes and failures. It wasn't a thriller and it wasn't a mystery. It was reasonably fun though and relatively accurate on the law. I just wish that Mark had realized how little difference there was between "The Colonel" and the senior partners at his old law firm. They were the same characters, except that one wore an expensive suit and the other did not.
This book is well written and pleasant enough. A lawyer who used to be employed by a prestigious law firm now works with eviction cases
for a much lower salary, he takes on a big case against his old firm and he is having problems in his relationship with his girlfriend.
The story is OK and plausible, the characters are well developed, likeable and realistic.
It is all OK - but it was categorized as "Mystery & Thriller" and it is neither a mystery nor a thriller.
There are no twists and turns, no suspense, no thrills and that is what I expect from a story with that label. As far as the story goes I would rate it at four stars, but with this label it was a disappointment.
A wonderful legal story, told in a soft spoken manner, that held my attention from cover to cover. It is pertinent to the times we live in today, with our polarized society, that good can still triumph over power and greed, when people care. Excellent character development and insights to human nature. I very much enjoyed learning about the legal system also. I look forward to a sequel.
My favourite books have been written by lawyers. This book was right up there with the best of them. Mark Langley, the protagonist, was a very likeable, compassionate man who saw his clients as more than just a billable hour. I had never heard of a "tenant" lawyer before this book but I was quickly drawn into the degrading difficulties, and injustices, that some tenants have to face. The book is well-written and the legal tactics fascinating. I wouldn't hesitate to read another book by this author and I hope he will continue to write more.
Mark Langley works as a lawyer for Legal Services
representing underprivileged tennants in eviction cases.
Mark's main case is about a woman about to be evicted
due to not removing her son, who no longer lives with her,
off the lease and who is in trouble for drug offences.
In the mix, Mark loses his girl friend, Sara, just to give the story the
human touch.
Not as good as John Grisham, but a good read anyway.
I downloaded this and another three 'legal fiction' books last night. I stayed in bed all Sunday morning finishing it, although I actually had planned to do something else. I liked the low-key approach. I have been nearly saturated with hot-shot corporate and crime legal thrillers; I am always looking for something different that will teach me something about the way other humans think and solve social and existential problems. I am also interested in the differences between how individual humans think. The hero of this book has similar values to mine in his interest in justice and in his realisation that shelter (housing) is a paramount human need and should be seen as that, rather than an opportunity to make money.
He plods ahead with his eyes open trying to help people within a dreadfully harsh system, drawing what positives he can for his clients. He is always looking out for an intellectual challenge and a chance to help his clients more than usual. The main story of the book is how he does this. The main value that the book upholds is idealism. This book is not cynical, but it is realistic.
Most US legal fiction seems to give in to the idea that the only way a lawyer can live is by becoming extremely rich - if only in order to pay off his legal fees. Therein lies the problem with the US capitalist system; university costs make it too difficult for lawyers and doctors to serve society well; they can only serve a wealthy elite that survives by holding the rest of society to ransome.
But the hero doesn't rail at this system; he quietly exposes it,taking apart the lower chambers of an anthill, for ants who are interested in the way things work and don't work. There is little ego involved; more a desire to understand and serve.
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