Barely Legal

19

Bill Eggers called James Glick back, but James sent it to voice mail. He tried three more times before he called Herbie Fisher. By then he was somewhat worked up.

“Herbie?”

“Herb.”

“I’ll call you any goddamned thing I want. It’s my firm and I’m the boss. You may be a good lawyer, but you’re making waves.”

“The councilman’s kid?”

“You got any other case you’re fucking up? I thought you weren’t doing trial work.”

“I’m not. It was an emergency. I had to go to court.”

“All you had to do was show up. You shake hands with the ADA and the kid walks.”

“The kid didn’t see it that way.”

“It’s important. I need this handled.”

“Put someone else on the case.”

“I can’t put another lawyer on the case! I just got through telling the councilman you were the best we had. If I pull you off the case, Ross would have my head. We’d lose every client he’s ever shaken hands with, and he’s a politician. They shake hands a lot.”

“What do you want me to do?”

“Get back in court and fix this.”

“How?”

“Get the kid to take a deal.”

“And if he won’t take it?”

“Start printing your résumé.”