That said, I didn’t want what these attorneys had, a life that appeared to be misery placed atop piles of money. And I had no real desire for their approval. I simply didn’t care. I knew that a job well done would be rewarded with nothing beyond an increase in demand for my services. And so when my phone rang, I just let it ring. Then I’d wait an hour or so before returning the call, knowing that by then the attorney seeking assistance surely would have found someone else to do his or her bidding. On many an occasion, I’d nurse a hangover by locking the office door, turning the lights off, and
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