Huld the lawyer

Huld is an important character in Franz Kafka's novel The Trial. He is a lawyer and his profession is relevant to the novel. K.’s uncle recommends Huld to him. The uncle claims that Huld has an excellent reputation as a "defence counsel and as a lawyer for the poor" (His Uncle, 33%). Huld describes himself as a high-profile lawyer. Through Block, however, the reader learns about the hierarchy of lawyers and the fact that Huld only has a minor position. There are many other lawyers greater than Huld. Only the unregistered lawyers, however, are below Huld (Block the Corn Merchant, 45%). 

Huld is "in poor health" (Block the Corn Merchant, 77%). He has a heart condition (His Uncle, 40%) and never leaves his bed. Huld used to have several employees, but now he only works alone (B...