Schlichtmann sees his legal crusade as a catastrophic self-made ruin

Evidence

“I’m thirty-nine years old,” continued Schlichtmann, “and I’ve dug one fucking big hole. A man couldn’t dig a bigger hole.” — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 3116

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 3116
• XREF: connects to: Schlichtmann’s personal stakes diverged from those of the families he represented — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2718; Anne Anderson says the trial nearly destroyed her and nearly destroyed Jan Schlichtmann too — ‘A Civil Action’: The real story; Schlichtmann says the experience bankrupted him but forced self-reflection and enriched his life — Interview with ‘A Civil Action’ Toxic Tort Lawyer Jan Schlichtmann (+1 more)

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• Schlichtmann says the experience bankrupted him but forced self-reflection and enriched his life #qualifies (0.80) — Interview with ‘A Civil Action’ Toxic Tort Lawyer Jan Schlichtmann
• The Woburn litigation drove Jan Schlichtmann to madness and altered him forever #expands (0.80) — Jan Schlichtmann: In the Shadow of Woburn
• Anne Anderson says the trial nearly destroyed her and nearly destroyed Jan Schlichtmann too #qualifies (0.70) — ‘A Civil Action’: The real story