I can't remember the last time I disliked a fictional character as much as I dislike Alex Miller. And "dislike" is too mild a word. I spent most of the book thinking that if he was standing in front of me, I'd punch him in the nose. (Disclaimer: I've never punched anyone in my life, but for Alex, I'd make an exception.)

I just couldn't get past his "poor me" self-pity schtick. He had *everything*: a beautiful, loyal, kind, supportive wife. A sweet, healthy daughter. A great career. And still he mopes around, depressed and unhappy, and rather than taking responsibility and working on himself, he decides that making goo-goo eyes at his "incredibly sexy" coworker and then eventually jumping into bed with her would be the way to go.

On top of that douchebag move, he treats his client like shit. He goes from believing in the man's innocence to doing a complete 180 based on -- wait for it -- learning that the man was sleeping with Alex's mother for the past thirty-six years. Can we say "hypocrite"?

Yeah. I turned the last page feeling utterly disgusted. With Alex, sure, but also with myself for reading the whole damn book. ( )

I'm not sure how I found this book but wow! I am sure glad I did. The writer (and reader - I read the audio version) are both new to me and outstanding finds. This story revolves a lawyer who, at his father's funeral, is asked to defend a long time friend of his father's in financial lawsuit. From that springboard, the story covers the lawyer's life - warts and all - and his family's. It's a good story. Not a thriller, just a nice, interesting tale with credible characters. ( )

I had read A Case of Redemption and enjoyed it so I thought I’d follow through with the first in the series (backwards, I know). It featu res attorney Alex Miller, a partner at a large law firm who agrees to take on a securities fraud case for an old friend of the family, Michael Ohlig. Ohlig it turns out was an old family friend and that’s when things begin to get complicated as Alex develops a hard-on for the associate working on the case. That causes lots of repercussions, and I should stop now before descending into that nether-world of spoilers. Conflicts, indeed.

There must be something about lawyers who write books about the law. They all seem so cynical and dispiriting. E.g.,

"Finally, three weeks after my initial meeting with Ohlig, the first meeting of the joint defense group convenes. Every lawyer is accompanied to the meeting by an associate, all of whom are women. Quick math tells you that, with ten lawyers at a blended hourly rate north of $1,000, these meetings cost more than ten grand every sixty minutes. This meeting will last about an hour, but I’m sure everyone will bill it at two, including travel and rounding up, and then the associates will all write memos recounting what happened, which the partners will review, and then the memos will never be looked at again. All in, this meeting will cost Ohlig about $40,000.” ( )

Fast pace Legal Thriller. Like the author's writing style even more
than the mast of this genre, John Grisham's.

Went out and bought Mr. Milzner's 2nd book right away! ( )

With an ARC, via NetGalley of Adam Mitzner's upcoming, Losing Faith 4/14/2015, and the date being further out, decided to purchase A Case of Redemption and A Conflict of Interest, both audiobooks, since traveling the next few weeks.

Loved A Case of Redemption as a 5 star winner; a Conflict of Interest delivers yet another back-to-back legal thriller, by Mitzner!

Enjoyed the Palm Beach County connection, since I reside in Palm Beach County-West Palm Beach, FL and the audiobook again, was quite engaging with an ideal performance, making for for a suspense filled combo.

Am going to be tempted to read the 2015 one before March, if it is anything like these two. Review to follow! ( )