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Aug. 1, 2006

Sole Practitioner

Working as a prosecutor prepared Steven Gruel for his hybrid solo practice: part lawyer, part sleuth. By Bernice Yeung

By Bernice Yeung
     
      As a federal prosecutor for 16 years, Steven Gruel took down organized crime syndicates, broke the Nuestra Familia prison gang, and tackled human-trafficking cases. Before that, he worked for nearly a decade in white-shoe law firms. Except for a brief stint at an art gallery right after college, Gruel had never set out to be anything but a lawyer.
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