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THE FIRM, MEDFORD AND MEMPHIS
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For one thing, an ethereal partner, who appears at quite inopportune times, has "the most evil face [Mitch] had ever encountered." 7 For another, although no lawyers have left Bendini in seven years, a sizeable number have suffered violent deaths-real deaths 8 --since 1970. In fact, almost immediately after the McDeeres' arrival in Memphis, two Bendini lawyers end their taxable years early while scuba diving off Grand Cayman Island. When Mitch is caught examining the portraits of the deceased in the firm's library,39 the remonstrations of the omnipresent Mr. Black Eyes add to the pervasive sense of evil. A little bit of death would have gone unnoticed; the connection between death and taxes is of long standing. 40 And one of the earlier deaths, when the firm made its one try at breaking the 374 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW REVIEW [Vol. 140:367 gender barrier, was of no particular concern to anyone. 41 But the other decedents seem to have been good fellows, and, in any event, the number of "accidental" deaths defies the laws of probability.42 Any lingering doubts that Mitch is mired in quicksand are erased by the appearance of the FBI. Three days after the announcement that he has passed the bar exam, Mitch is approached by an agent at a hole-in-the-wall delicatessen.
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Three Suspicious Deaths all Connected to work at Billerica House of Correction
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Sheriff Jimmy DiPaola November 26, 2010
Middlesex sheriff kills self, police say - The Boston Globe - Boston.com
www.boston.com/news/local/.../articles/.../middlesex_sheriff_kills_self_police_say/
Nov 28, 2010 - The longtime sheriff of Middlesex County, James V. DiPaola, was ... Friends of DiPaolasaid they were baffled by his apparent suicide. One ...James DiPaola - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_DiPaola
James Vincent DiPaola (May 5, 1953 – November 26, 2010) was county sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from 1996 until his death in 2010. He had served as a Malden police officer for 18 years and was a Massachusetts state representative from 1993 to 1996. On November 26, 2010, DiPaolacommitted suicide.________________________________
IN WHAT UNIVERSE?
17 months later, young 27 year old Sheriff Teddy Dillon - shot himself in the head while driving into a tree when he went to get coffee for his pals at the prison. Neat trick, if you can do it!
UPDATE: Sheriff's deputy died of self-inflicted gunshot - Lowell Sun ...
www.lowellsun.com/news/ci.../one-dead-billerica-crash-sheriffs-dept-vehicle-involved
Jul 25, 2012 - Minutes earlier, Edward "Teddy" Dillon III had collected money from his co-______________________________
or Happy Valentines Day James O'Brien, suicide on February 14, 2014.
JAMES O'BRIEN Obituary - Medford, MA | Boston Globe - Legacy.com
www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=169752492
Feb 19, 2014 - O'BRIEN, James J. Of Medford, February 14. ... made to the O'Brien Children Trust, c/o Bank of America, 278 Mystic Ave., Medford, MA 02155.____________________________________
Sound Kosher to YOU or does it sound like THE FIRM Part II
There are only two ways for lawyers to exit Bendini, Lambert & Locke. They can stick around until they retire as thoroughly compromised, multi-millionaire senior partners, or they die before their time in mysterious circumstances.
The Firm (1993)
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Until now. Mitchell Y. McDeere, the protagonist in Grisham's thriller, is a tax lawyer2 5 who graduates near the top of his class at the Harvard Law School 26 and who is recruited by a secretive Memphis tax firm. Normally someone with Mitch's credentials and interests would have headed for New York or Washington, at least for a few years of apprenticeship. Bendini, Lambert & Locke has only about forty lawyers, a number that is very small by Wall Street standards, 27 and Memphis does not have the cachet of the eastern metropolises. However, Bendini's attractions-huge salary, incredi-
ble fringe benefits (including a new BMW in the color of his choice), 28 and interesting work-are irresistible. The work load at Bendini is staggering, even taking into account the firm's billing practices: "[I]f the [client's] name crosses your mind while you're driving to work, stick it for an hour."29 But what aspiring young Harvard lawyer has reservations about 100-hour weeks when there are difficult intellectual puzzles to solve and the resources, like a 100,000 volume library, to maximize quality? Apart from the firm's clubbish characteristics (all lawyers are white, male, 30 and Christian), Mitch and the other Bendini superstars fit Marty Ginsburg's characterization precisely: "The tax bar is the repository of the greatest ingenuity in America, and given the chance, those people will do you in."3 1 Sure, family life suffers. "I'm competing with the firm, and I'm losing badly," complains Abby McDeere.3 2 The ducks at the Peabody Hotel and the spirits of Graceland are limited in their capacities as spouse-substitutes.33 However, the Bendini partners assure Mitch, and Mitch tries to assure Abby, that short-term deprivation can lead to early retirement and long-term gratification. Potential readers with limited tax backgrounds may be relieved to know that The Firm contains no references to the passive activity loss rules.3 4 Nevertheless, any reasonable reader might be con-
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