How did Jan Schlictman attain fame as noted in the nonfiction book, Toms River?

Jan Schlictman is an attorney who became famous from trying a case that was made famous in the book and movie A Civil Action. What most people do not know is that after the hard-hitting court case he handled, he lost a lot of money and even lost the will to be an attorney. He became homeless and decided that the legal system does not exist to serve people, it only serves itself. Thus, when he was retained by Toms River cancer families, he lacked the fire that they expected. He immediately wanted to settle, instead of going to court and possibly proving Ciba's fault. He still had his press-friendly attitude, though.