the governor of virginia
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Clay Carter
A public defender in D.C. Has worked there for 5 years. In early 30s. Girlfriend (almost fiancée) is Rebecca Van Horne....
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Max Pace
Mysterious. Claims to be a recruiter for a D.C. law firm. Has connections. Mid 40s. Dark dresser, Hollywood stuntman style. Knows mass torts. Calls himself a fireman....
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Tequila Watson
A 20-year-old black man with a drug-related police record....
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Pumpkin (the King Of Torts)
Pumpkin is his street name - actual name Ramon Pumphrey. A shooting victim in D.C. Witnessed by several people....
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Adelpha Pumphrey
Pumpkins mother. She is a security guard.more...
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Rebecca Van Horn
Clay Carters girlfriend. 28. Theyve been together for several years. She is an assistant to a Congressman.more...
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Paulette Tulos
A public defender in the same office as Clay Carter. Good friends. Black. Married. Her husband is Greek and lives in Europe....
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Glenda (the King Of Torts)
Runs the public defenders office. Oversees 80 lawyers....
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Talmadge X
Manages Deliverance Camp (Camp D), a drug rehabilitation centre. Wiry and intense. About 50....
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Bennett And Barb Van Horn
Parents of Clay Carters girlfriend. Hes a land developer; his company is the BVH Group. His nickname: Bennett the Bulldozer. Well connected to politicians and others. Arrogant and condescending. Barb enjoys being a leading woman in society. &h...
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Ian Ludkin
Speaker of the House of Representatives in Richmond Virginia. Knows Bennett Van Horn....
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The Governor Of Virginia
Thinking of running for one of the US Senate seats for Virginia. Wants Bennett Van Horns help. more...
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Rodney (the King Of Torts)
A paralegal in the public defenders office. Close to Clay Carter. Married, 3 kids. Black....
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Jermaine Vance
A relatively new lawyer in the public defenders office. Has an interesting case, that of 24 year-old Washad Porter accused of a similar random killing like Tequila....
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Jonah (the King Of Torts)
An old pal of Clays from law school. They share an apartment. Hes a lawyer but sells computers.more...
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Jarrett Carter
Clays father. In his mid 50s. Former hot-shot lawyer who was disbarred. Now running fishing charters in the Bahamas. Divorced.more...
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Miss Glick
The best secretary in the public defenders office. more...
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Captain Floyd And Gunter
Friends of Jarrett Carter in Marsh Harbour on Abaco Island in the Bahamas....
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Bandy And Others
Bandy was a 17-year-old prostitute. She was one of the shooting victims, as well as Pumpkin, a 20-year-old Howard University coed, and a Washington University student outside a Starbucks....
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Patton French
"The hottest mass tort lawyer in the country." $300 million in fees the previous year. Pompous. Short and pudgy.more...
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Jason Shubert Myers Iv
Rebecca Van Horns new fiancé. A partner at a well established law firm in DC.more...
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Ted Worley
Lives in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. 70. Takes Dyloft for his arthritis. Married....
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Rex Crittle
A Chartered Professional Accountant with an accounting firm in the same building as Clay Carters law firm. A worrier.more...
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Julia (the King Of Torts)
Assistant to Patton French on his Gulfstream 5....
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Carlos Hernandez And 2 Others In New Orleans
Members of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee, along with Carter and French. Hernandez is from Miami. The 2 from Louisiana are Wes Saulsberry and Damon Didier. Another mass torts attorney is Vic Brennan in Houston.more...
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Roy Rogers (goodreads)
A real person. (1911-1988) An American TV and movie singer and cowboy. Married to Dale Evans. Also known for his famous horse, Trigger....
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Barry And Harry
Expert financial analysts from New York who specialize in mass torts....
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Oscar Mulrooney
A new lawyer Clay hires for the firm. A Yale graduate. Eager and aggressive. Brings several other Yale graduates with him....
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Captain Maltbee
Owns a 63 foot catamaran in Nassau, Bahamas. A cranky old Brit....
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Ridley (the King Of Torts)
A gorgeous model from Georgia in Eastern Europe. Mid twenties. Tall. Real name, Ridal Petashnakol....
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Marshall (the King Of Torts)
The butler / chauffeur at a villa on the island of Mustique in St. Vincent and the Grenadines....
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Valeria (the King Of Torts)
Friend of Max Pace. A rugged outdoors type. Not attractive....
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Dale Mooneyham
An older lawyer in Arizona. Flamboyant. He does torts but not mass torts....
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The President Of The United States (the King Of Torts)
Clay gets a nice note from the President, and an invitation to dinner for the President of Argentina....
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Wicks (the King Of Torts)
The senior lawyer at Ackerman Labs....
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Marcus Hanna
CEO of Hanna Portland Cement Co. in Reedsburg, Pennsylvania. Their lawyer is his cousin Joel Hanna....
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Nora Tackett
Lives in Larkin Virginia. 44. Overweight. Had been taking "Skinny Ben" medication. Sister: MaryBeth.more...
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Dr. Livian
Working along with Oscar Mulrooney on the Skinny Bens tort. Young. A graduate of the Medical School on Grenada in the Caribbean....
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Agents Spooner And Lohse
With the FBI....
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Helen Warshaw
A litigation lawyer who specializes in mistakes made by mass tort lawyers. 38. Tenacious....
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Reporter At The Wall Street Journal
Clay Carters buddy.more...
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Zack Battle
Clay Carters personal attorney. Black. Was a drinking buddy of Clays father.more...
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Paul Watson
A prisoner who writes Clay Carter....
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Mel Snelling
A doctor in Baltimore. A college roommate of Clay Carter....
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Roger Redding
The Hollywood-cool litigator representing Goffman Corp. In Flagstaff Arizona. Nicknames: Roger the Rocket, Roger the Dodger....
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Bob Mitchell
Vice-president and in-house counsel at Goffman Corp. Also in Flagstaff. Hes with Sterling Gibb and Fleet, two of their attorneys.more...
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Derek With The Financial Weekly
A reporter. Also works with the Arizona Ledger....
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The Judge In Flagstaff
He asks to meet with Clay Carter....
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Three Men From Reedsburg
Arrested for assault. Previously worked at the Hanna Portland Cement plant....
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Mark Munson
A bankruptcy lawyer who CPA Crittle found....
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Art Mariani
A reporter with the Post....