Brush with the Law: The Turbulent True Story of Law School Today at Stanford and Harvard.

Though more seasoned attorneys may not have had contact with such individuals in law school, young lawyers know the type: law students more interested in the pursuit of personal pleasure than the pursuit of higher education.

Brush with the Law: The Turbulent True Story of Law School Today at Stanford and Harvard is a mostly true story about two men--Jamie Marquart and Robert Byrnes, who attended Harvard and Stanford, respectively. Both entered law school thinking they'd truly devote themselves to academics, but soon discovered that attending classes and studying were completely unnecessary. While their classmates spent sleepless nights preparing for pointlessly grueling Socratic dialogues, both Marquart and Byrnes pursued their own versions of legal education. For Marquart, it was learning to count cards at casinos. For Byrnes, it was how to continue his heavy drug use while spending as much time as possible riding...