Your Mother Sent Me

Jail, prison, eviction, unemployment, the homeless shelter: these were just some of the destinations awaiting John Bermingham's beaten down and desperate clients. For 25 years, Bermingham, using an off-the-wall assortment of court room tactics, coupled with an empowering vision of reality for those who sought his aid, enabled men and women to break the grip of despair, elude personal catastrophe and begin life anew. In this autobiographical account, attorney Bermingham describes not only hi...