During suspension after cocaine conviction, lawyer wrote novel based on his life experience
Self-admitted alcoholism and multiple cocaine convictions have made law practice something of a rocky road for Michigan attorney Terry Nolan.
However, his experiences in the law, rehab and family life provided useful background material for a crime novel he wrote last year during a suspension from practice, the Muskegon Chronicle reports.
A Facebook page provides more details about his apparently self-published book, Reunion By Murder. It focuses on a retired criminal defense attorney who is estranged from his ex-wife and only child but steps up to help a grandson who is charged in a murder case.
Now in recovery from his substance-abuse issues and practicing law again, Nolan is also at work on a second book, which will focus on a cold murder case and will include some of the same characters as Reunion By Murder.
“Writing is already a part of my job. It’s been very therapeutic in my recovery. I hope people that read it will enjoy it as much as I did,” Nolan told the newspaper.
Fox 17 also has a story.
Related coverage:
ABAJournal.com (2009): “Clean & Sober for 6 Years, Lawyer Starts New Solo Practice”
MLive.com (2013): “Terry Nolan, prominent Muskegon attorney, sentenced for cocaine use”
