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Aug. 13, 2013

Leaping from the law to the literary

"I loved practicing law for a long time. And then I didn't." In his words, that's why David O. Stewart – a longtime litigator with Ropes & Gray LLP – rolled out of bed one day and told his wife he thought he'd try to write something.

By Jill Patton

Daily Journal San Francisco Editor


"I loved practicing law for a long time. And then I didn't."


In his words, that's why David O. Stewart -- a longtime litigator with Ropes & Gray LLP -- rolled out of bed one day and told his wife he thought he'd try to write something.


Stewart is one of dozens of lawyers who have made the leap to writing widely acclaimed books. For Stewart, that has included "The Summer of ...

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