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Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 I'm Going to Prison 1
2 Make Me an Offer 11
3 Welcome Back 31
4 Baby Sharks 41
5 Monkey Scribe 53
6 Murder in the Barrio 67
7 Dreams of Freedom 79
8 God Boxed Me In 91
9 Right to Counsel 105
10 Denied 113
11 You're Going to Save His Life 127
12 You'll Do Fine 137
13 Nice to Meet You 143
14 These Deficiencies Have Cost Me 153
15 Strike Two 169
16 As Good as It Gets 183
17 A Lengthy Process 197
18 What's This? 205
19 A Strongly Worded Decision 213
20 A Good Question 231
Postscript 239
vpappas
Posted June 15, 2011
Golden handcuffs sealed the deal for me, personally. Although Ian did a great job of getting my attention in the first chapter, his reference to golden handcuffs around page 50 and his sense of impending (personal) doom kept me from putting this book down.
Finding purpose in one's life is not easy. No one is taught in grade school, to find, seek and create a life filled with happiness. A lucky few figure out that lesson on their own. Others never get there. Unbillable Hours certainly illustrates the numerous methodologies society uses to imprison all of us, some more literally and severely than others.
The strength that both Ian and Mario possess are enviable and almost overwhelming, especially Mario's. What a great story about two very courageous individuals! I hope life continues to shine fondly upon them and their well-deserved freedom.
Analyze-That
Posted March 22, 2011
The author does a great job embracing the reader and keeping the readers attention. A good weekend read.
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Posted February 12, 2011
It was great seeing the inside of a large law firm and what it is like for a new attorney. I loved the story about Mario too. Very uplifting!
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Posted February 3, 2011
Very good book. If you like John Grisham, you'll like this one.
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Posted January 26, 2011
As a third year law student - scarily approaching graduation - I was interested in getting an inside perspective of the Big Law experience. Ian Graham paints an endearing and truly believable picture of a top law student falling into the trap laid for such students for generations and "following the money" rather than any true passion for the law or serving a higher calling. His detailed description of the work he did on this unbelievable case, in sharp contrast to the irrelevant and oftentimes inhumane "billable hours", further helped to affirm my fears and dislike of the Big Law world and its priorities. A must read for anyone with any interest in what lawyers do - and the truly incredible, life altering work that so many do on a daily basis.
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Posted January 17, 2011
definitely recommend this great true tale of the legal system and the people affected on all sides. it is interesting and well-written with a great human-interest angle. well worth your time
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Overview
The story—part memoir, part hard-hitting expose—of a first-year law associate negotiating the arduous path through a system designed to break those who enter it before it makes them. Landing a job at a prestigious L.A. law firm, complete with a six figure income, signaled the beginning of the good life for Ian Graham. But the harsh reality of life as an associate quickly became evident. The work was grueling and boring, the days were impossibly long, and Graham’s main goal was to rack up billable hours. But when he took an unpaid pro bono case to escape the drudgery, Graham found the meaning in his work that he’d been looking for. As he worked to free Mario Rocha, a gifted young Latino who had been wrongly convicted at 16 ...