The Neon Lawyer (16 page)

Thirty-three

The office was small and the heating didn’t work correctly. The receptionist out front was part-time for now until they could afford a full-time employee. In the back were three offices and a conference room. Scotty’s office was already packed with reams of paper, files that he’d been working on and off for the past few years. Molly’s was clean, everything in its place. Brigham’s was empty except for a desk, chair, and computer.

The offices above them were filled with engineers and the ones below with accountants. They were the only attorneys in the building, and in the three weeks they’d been there, every tenant had come with some sort of legal problem. They’d also gotten several clients who had seen the news coverage of the Amanda Pierce trial.

It was late evening, and Brigham had spent the entire day at a preliminary hearing on a drug case. His muscles felt weak, but his mind was sharp, excited, and on edge.

A bottle of scotch and a tumbler with ice sat on the desk. Brigham poured two fingers, his feet up on the desk as he relaxed back into the leather chair. He raised the glass.

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Acknowledgments

The author gives a big thank-you to Amazon and Thomas & Mercer, my editor Kjersti, and all the criminal defense lawyers slugging it out in the ring every day against monstrous odds and with little thanks.

This book is based on a true story, and I’ve recalled facts and events as best as I remember them. However, to protect the identities of my clients (and to not have judges and prosecutors throwing things at me for revelations in the book), I’ve changed names, dates, and locations, and truncated various events to fit the narrative.

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About the Author

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Victor Methos was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lived in Pakistan and Iran before permanently settling in the United States. A fluent speaker of several Middle Eastern languages, he studied science, philosophy, and religion at the University of Utah before attending law school. He’s worked as a prosecutor specializing in violent crime and is currently a criminal defense attorney. He divides his time between San Diego, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City.