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Jarrett Clay Carter II is a UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC public defender in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.defender. After taking on the case of a murderer, Clay discovers a connection between the murder and a drug trial gone horribly wrong. Clay encounters a shadowy figure named Max Pace who arranges for him to make settlements with pharmaceutical companies by informing him of faulty drugs. Clay finds himself moving up--but at what cost?
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Jarrett Clay Carter II is a public defender in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. After taking on the case of a murderer, Clay discovers a connection between the murder and a drug trial gone horribly wrong. Clay encounters a shadowy figure named Max Pace who arranges for him to make settlements with pharmaceutical companies by informing him of faulty drugs. Clay finds himself moving up--but at what cost?
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* ConMan: Max is a shady figure who sells pharmaceutical stocks short in order to make a profit.
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* GetRichQuickScheme: Max uses inside information on faulty medication to make a profit by selling pharmaceutical shares short. Max also has Clay make settlements with the pharmaceutical companies.
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Jarrett Clay Carter II is a public defender in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC After taking on the case of a murderer, Clay discovers a connection between the murder and a drug trial gone horribly wrong. Clay encounters a shadowy figure named Max Pace who arranges for him to make settlements with pharmaceutical companies by informing him of faulty drugs. Clay finds himself moving up--but at what cost?
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Jarrett Clay Carter II is a public defender in Washington DC.UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. After taking on the case of a murderer, Clay discovers a connection between the murder and a drug trial gone horribly wrong. Clay encounters a shadowy figure named Max Pace who arranges for him to make settlements with pharmaceutical companies by informing him of faulty drugs. Clay finds himself moving up--but at what cost?
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* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: Clay begins as a humanly decent public defender and throughout the story falls prey to the trappings of the jet set, becoming a more amoral and unscrupulous figure.
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* TheSpook: Max Pace has various aliases; his real name and origins are never revealed.
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* OperationJealousy: Clay brings his current squeeze, Ridley, to the wedding of his ex, Rebecca, in an attempt to spite her for breaking up with him. As one would expect, the exchange ends with Clay leaving rather than be kicked out by security.
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* CrusadingLawyer: Clay was initially an upstanding public defender who stood up for the little guy before becoming a shyster.
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''The King of Torts'' is a CourtroomDrama by Creator/JohnGrisham.
Jarrett Clay Carter II is a public defender in Washington DC. After taking on the case of a murderer, Clay discovers a connection between the murder and a drug trial gone horribly wrong. Clay encounters a shadowy figure named Max Pace who arranges for him to make settlements with pharmaceutical companies by informing him of faulty drugs. Clay finds himself moving up--but at what cost?
!Tropes:
* AmoralAttorney: Clay starts out as a scrupulous public defender before eventually starting his own law firm, where he engages in malpractice under Max's advice.
* KarmaHoudini: Max, who had manipulated Clay into committing fraud, absconds with his own profits unscathed, and disappears.
* ManipulativeBastard: Max Pace manipulates Clay into settling out of court with various pharmaceutical companies, subsequently making money by shorting the stocks of the companies.
''The King of Torts'' is a CourtroomDrama by Creator/JohnGrisham.
Jarrett Clay Carter II is a public defender in Washington DC. After taking on the case of a murderer, Clay discovers a connection between the murder and a drug trial gone horribly wrong. Clay encounters a shadowy figure named Max Pace who arranges for him to make settlements with pharmaceutical companies by informing him of faulty drugs. Clay finds himself moving up--but at what cost?
!Tropes:
* AmoralAttorney: Clay starts out as a scrupulous public defender before eventually starting his own law firm, where he engages in malpractice under Max's advice.
* KarmaHoudini: Max, who had manipulated Clay into committing fraud, absconds with his own profits unscathed, and disappears.
* ManipulativeBastard: Max Pace manipulates Clay into settling out of court with various pharmaceutical companies, subsequently making money by shorting the stocks of the companies.
