Is the justice system perfect?  Hardly.  Any system or institution run by people will never be perfect.  ‘Notes from a Grunt Lawyer in the Trenches’ describe 40 years in the justice system in two very diverse states – California and Wyoming.  The lawyer/client relationship, litigation, trial preparation, hearings, motions, trials, victories, defeats, dispositions of numerous cases dealt with, will give the reader an idea as to how it all comes together.  Most of all, being a ‘Grunt Lawyer’ means you must deal with people of all stripes on a one-on-one basis.  The sadness, tragedy, anger, laughter, stupidity, mistakes, and downright irresponsibility of people in the system are on full display, in and out of the courtroom.  The California and Wyoming justice system incorporates thousands of everyday individuals doing the best they can given the impossible situations they contend with and resolve.  Sometimes these two very diverse states handle cases in surprising, if not unexpected ways.