In the first installment of our series… Book One: The Education of Ryan Coleman begins in a Texas courtroom where an ambitious lawyer from Philadelphia chases his share of a class action lawsuit involving a defense contractor. After getting his ass reamed by the judge for speaking out of turn, Coleman meets Robert Smalley, a brilliant attorney and borderline criminal who boasts that “I have the greatest practice of law in the world because I have no clients.” He introduces Coleman to a world of wealth and power, including Eugenia “Gene” Cauley, a female shark in a male-dominated legal world whose life spirals tragically out of control. As Coleman encounters a series of personal and professional crises, he meets Randall Hollis, an insanely successful lawyer turned multi-billionaire, who is pursuing his ultimate American dream: buying a professional football team. Coleman becomes his “errand boy,” but as Hollis is investigated by journalists, law associations and government agents, Coleman must decide if he wants to remain in this increasingly sordid circle. Federal prosecutor Patrick Coyle wants to take Hollis down, so he aligns with Dick Dickey, former Secretary of Defense and CEO of a military contractor, to ruin Hollis and Coleman. When an escort mysteriously dies in Hollis’ penthouse, Coleman becomes an unwitting accomplice and must choose between covering for his boss and saving his marriage or telling the truth and risk going to prison. Filthy Rich Lawyers is loosely based on interactions Felgoise has had in his legal career with lawyers, judges and plaintiffs. How the lawyers use their money and power will shock, amuse, and entertain readers. As media billionaire Mortimer Zuckerman, once said, referring to some lawyers’ self-indulgence and unbridled hubris, “Practicing law is the exact opposite of sex. Even when it’s good, it’s bad.”