Unfit to Practice
Unfit to Practice by Perri O’Shaughnessy, published by Delacorte Press on July 30, 2002, is a legal fiction narrative that delves into the precarious world of attorney Nina Reilly. This first edition, comprising 432 pages, explores the dire consequences of a single moment of negligence that threatens not only her career but also her very life. When her truck is stolen, it sets off a chain of events that exposes sensitive client information, leading to a legal battle that could result in her disbarment.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of legal ethics and personal turmoil as Nina fights to protect her reputation and livelihood. The story unfolds with her clients turning against her, prompting a desperate plea for help from her ex-husband, Jack McIntyre, a prominent lawyer. As tensions rise between her personal and professional relationships, the narrative reveals a chilling pattern of revenge that endangers everyone involved. With elements of mystery and legal drama, this book presents a complex web of intrigue surrounding Nina Reilly’s fight for justice amidst betrayal and danger.
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It’s the moment every attorney fears most…one careless moment that threatens careers, reputations, lives. For Nina Reilly, it will change everything—and ignite a case where her own clients are witnesses against her…and where the defendant is Nina herself.
As an attorney championing desperate people, Nina Reilly has skirted the edges of legal ethics in pursuit of a just result, but she has never before broken the rule of absolute protection of her clients’ secrets. One September night in Lake Tahoe when her unlocked truck is stolen, her life changes forever. Gone are her most sensitive case files, complete with the sometimes brutally candid notes she took while interviewing her clients.
It’s every attorney’s nightmare. And now the worst has happened: The secrets are being revealed, one by one, in ways that will cause the greatest harm. Nina’s own clients complain to the State Bar of California, and suddenly Nina is fighting for her license and her livelihood in a legal proceeding that may ultimately lead her to disbarment. In desperation, Nina turns to her ex-husband, celebrated San Francisco lawyer Jack McIntyre, to represent her.
And as personal tensions erupt between McIntyre and Nina’s sometime boyfriend, private investigator Paul van Wagoner…as reputations are ruined and people begin to die…a chilling pattern of rage and revenge comes into focus. Someone is bent on destroying the lives of Nina’s clients and, in the process, Nina Reilly.
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