Chapter 1
‘Dammit, Jack!’
I stared across the table at the smirking face of Jack Hamilton, my blood pressure rising. My client and I had been working for months to reach a settlement with Jack’s client over a breach of contract claim. We had been working for months mainly because opposing counsel, the jackass currently smirking at me, was an arrogant asshole who apparently did not give a damn about the best interests of his client, as evidenced by his rejection of my latest proposal.
Just who the hell did this guy think he was?
Unfortunately, I knew only too well. Jack “The Hammer” Hamilton was one of Houston’s top litigation attorneys. Most of the other members of the Houston Bar would concede that he was smart and a top rate attorney, but would be hard pressed to otherwise come up w
