{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-law-9780312425883","title":"In the Shadow of the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Philadelphia Athenaeum Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Law\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Morgan Siler, a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm that has transformed itself from a traditional practice serving those most in need into a shrewd giant serving the interests of the wealthy. Through the intertwined stories of a pro bono murder case and a class action lawsuit brought against a large chemical company, we meet the fascinating, engaging, and conflicted characters that make up this world: Mark Clayton, the rookie; Walker Eliot, the prodigy; Katja Phillips, the idealist; and Harold Fineman, the brilliant and burned-out partner, leader of the chemical company's defense team. With a thorny and breathtakingly paced narrative, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Law\u003c\/i\u003e marks the arrival of a writer who \"stakes a firm claim to the literary territory of Scott Turow\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times-Picayune, \u003c\/i\u003e New Orleans).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKermit Roosevelt\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Having worked at law firms in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Roosevelt is a former clerk to a U.S. Supreme Court justice, a graduate of Yale Law School, and a member of the Human Rights Advisory Board of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319266021650,"sku":"9780312425883","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0fb0567c-5c1c-432b-8815-b25a77d2be7c.jpg?v=1727566573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-the-law-9780312425883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}