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Description
When Mitchell McDeere qualified third in his class at Harvard, offers poured in from every law firm in America. The firm he chose was small, but-well respected. They were prepared to match, and then exceed Mitch's wildest dreams: eighty thousand a year, a BMW and a low-interest mortgage. Now... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“The theory is that a strong marriage means a happy lawyer, and a happy lawyer is a productive lawyer, so the bottom line is profits.”
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“You're the first McDeere in two generations to amount to a damned thing.”
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“There's an unwritten rule at the firm—what we do away from Memphis stays away from Memphis.”
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“He pampered the building, indulged it, coddled it, each year adding another layer of luxury to his landmark.”
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“This firm recruited, and remained lily white.”
First Sentence
The senior partner studied the resume for the hundredth time and again found nothing he disliked about Mitchell Y. McDeere, at least not on paper.
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Awards
- New York Times Bestseller (1991: Fiction)
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