Law and Rockets: An American Lawyer in Iraq

An American attorney travels to the Green Zone to run the office of a German law firm. What could possibly go wrong? Practicing law in a war zone isnt so bad if you can overlook the nightly mortar attacks. Ten thousand tons of chicken are stolen a transgender government contractor finds sympathetic ears amongst the ayatollahs and the office phone keeps shutting off when military convoys go by. Meanwhile theres a law practice to organize and clients to keep happy. Sometimes it seems that conflicts with the home office are more stressful than the fear that a rocket exploding nearby will find its target. In his war diary lawyer Michael OKane tells of his experience as a lawyer in Green Zone. Michael OKane is the last attorney admitted to practice in the Panama Canal Zone. Since then he has worked in Miami New Jersey Saudi Arabia Bahrain Bolivia and Iraq.