Pg.198 “We got into this business because we thought the law was a higher calling.  We could fight injustice and social ills, and do all sorts of greats things because we were lawyers.

This sentence is a very good example of the theme in The Street Lawyer.  This explains how Micheal comes to the decision of becoming a street lawyer.

Pg. 199 “Why couldn’t Mister have aimed a little lower?”

This quote explains Micheal’s regret of getting into this mess of the file even though it is a key player in his plan.  He wishes Mister would have killed him.

Pg. 250 “I took my time; there was no place to go after this adventure. District cops could be lurking anywhere with a warrant and handcuffs.”

As Micheal has the file the firm has become increasingly tense about getting it back.  Micheal could at anytime be taken up and arrested.

Pg.25 “Mister lurched back without uttering a sound, and my face was instantly covered in blood.”

This is at the end of Micheal and his other lawyers being hostages to Mister.  After this Micheal had his turning point to were he would go into helping the homeless out and eventually suing Drake & Sweeney.

Pg. 284 “Privileged people don;t march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy.”

This explains Micheal’s life before the Mister incident.  He was care free and nothing of the world really bothered him; he never went on protest or tried to do anything radical.  He stayed within his firm and reaped the benefits of it.

Pg.313 “Grand larceny was nothing to laugh at, especially since I was guilty.”

Micheal’s grand larceny is causing him much grief form the firm and caused him to go to jail.  This caused unwanted complications in the lawsuit against Drake & Sweeney, but it did not decide the winner.