The Rooster Bar by John Grisham, 352 pagesMark, Todd, and Zola are third-year law students at Foggy Bottom Law School, a D.C.-based university with a reputation as dubious as its name. Faced with zero job prospects and nearly a quarter of a million dollars each in student loan debt — as well as months of studying for the bar exam that they probably won't pass — the trio decides to leave their diploma mill school and set up shop, hustling DUI, speeding, and simple assault cases down at the courthouse. So what if they don't have law degrees! Nobody ever asks the attorneys representing Joe Public-who-got-pulled-over-going-80-in-a-45 if they have a degree — everyone just assumes they do. Of course, this scheme only lasts for so long once the partners take a case that's way over their heads.
It's been a minute since I've read a John Grisham book (I'm pretty sure the year started with a 1 instead of a 2), and I'd forgotten how readable he makes all the legal stuff. I liked the three characters' motivations for starting their life of crime, though other than Zola (who almost got dragged into it by the others), I wasn't too keen on the characters themselves. A quick, fun read for anyone suffering under the weight of student loans.
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