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The story intricately weaves the challenges faced by attorney firms, particularly…

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Author
Arthur Cheney Train
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novel

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 11987 *** By Advice of Counsel Being Adventures of the Celebrated Firm of Tutt & Tutt Attorneys & Counsellors at Law By Arthur Train With Frontispiece By Arthur William Brown Published March, 1921 CONTENTS THE SHYSTER THE KID AND THE CAMEL CONTEMPT OF COURT BY ADVICE OF COUNSEL "THAT SORT OF WOMAN" YOU'RE ANOTHER! BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT The Shyster Shyster, n. [Origin obscure.] One who does business trickily; a person without professional …

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