THE ADDICTED LAWYER is Released

DALLAS, March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ It's quiet now, but it won't be that way for long. Soon the roomwill befilled withknowledge seekers. Off in the wings, attorney BRIANCUBAN, the younger brother of entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, waitspatiently,flashing hiscustomary smile, ready to impart his wisdom. Brian is "THE ADDICTED LAWYER."

Brian knows he's lucky to be here. He isone of millionswhohave battled mental illness, alcohol, and drug addiction. He is also in a legal profession that struggles with problematic alcohol consumption at an astounding rate, three times the general public. But now, 10 years into recovery, in the first book if its kind, he is addressing this issue.

He will empower those in need of help to reach out and willalso help a profession in crisis come to terms, in his second and latest book, "THE ADDICTED LAWYER, TALES OF THE BAR, BOOZE, BLOW & REDEMPTION." Part memoir, part prescriptive nonfiction, it's100% compelling.

THE ADDICTED LAWYER is not only Brian Cuban's story of addiction and redemption. The book alsocontains many personalstoriesof lawyers and law studentsin the legal maelstrom, dealing with issues as diverse as alcohol to heroin, as they find their wayto cope, and ultimately, to the pathofhealing and success. At its core, THE ADDICTED LAWYER is all about the power ofhope.

THE ADDICTED LAWYER is also strong on practical advice, containing compelling words of wisdom from both lawyers who help others in the profession and law school administrators who deal with struggling students.

A guidebook for facing one's worst fears, and suggestedsteps to ahealthy, rewardinglife,THE ADDICTED LAWYER offers advice, guidance and solace for anyone who struggles, in any profession or walk of life.

Cuban's writing style isbreezy,entertaining, and enlightening, whether he'sserious or comedic. He's always relevantand poignant. Cuban's recounting of histime in law school and as a practicing attorney struggling with alcohol and cocaine addiction is riveting. Brian was in so deephe traded NBA Championship tickets to his cocaine dealer. As Cuban often describes, it's "the insanityof addiction."

THE ADDICTED LAWYER is a real-life soap opera,filled with stories of recovery and redemption. And in each chapter, there shines a nugget ofhumanity. Justlike thereis in all of us.

This book will likelybecome the goldstandard to not only the legal profession, but its signature that helpand hopeis readilyavailableand all that'sneededforthoseafflicted to step out of the shadows. THE ADDICTED LAWYER remindsus that as long as we stay above ground, recovery and redemption is possible.

The Addicted Lawyer: Tales of the Bar, Booze, Blow, and Redemption
On-sale June 13, 2017 | Post Hill Press
Paperback $16.99 | ISBN: 9781682613702

Media Contact:
Devon Brown
devon@posthillpress.com
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