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Grace Mead

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I'm a practicing lawyer born and raised in Louisiana who graduated from Dartmouth College and then became the Editor-in-Chief of The University of Chicago Law Review. My 20-plus career has included a one-year clerkship for the appellate court with jurisdiction over Louisiana federal trial courts and 16 years of civil litigation.

Defense of an Other is my debut novel.

As a reader, my tastes are contemporary, and I read far more fiction than nonfiction. I try to only rate books to which I'd give four stars or more, though some of my unrated books were loaded long after I read them so I've not assigned a rating. Those rated four stars or above are recommend for anyone interested in that genre. I suspect only about a quarter to a third of the boo
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Grace Mead I regularly switch between personal projects and work. I find I can work on many different briefs and also do some personal writing if I have the disc…moreI regularly switch between personal projects and work. I find I can work on many different briefs and also do some personal writing if I have the discipline to put the drafts down and create some time before turning back to them. I also like to keep notes on my phone throughout the day for random ideas: I think of it as the modern equivalent of the notes that Abraham Lincoln used to store in his top hat. Though I'll never be Lincoln, it seems a good idea to steal useful techniques from the very best.(less)
Grace Mead Reading the final version of your better works with disbelief that you're the author.…moreReading the final version of your better works with disbelief that you're the author.(less)
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