One of Clarence Darrow’s Letters to His Granddaughter Jessie

See the related article, “Court Jester.”

Nov 2, 2009 3:30 AM CST

A Closer Look

Long before Leopold and Loeb, long before O.J. and long before Michael, there was Leo Frank.

Nov 2, 2009 3:30 AM CST

Quick! Hail Me a Cupcake

Lev Ekster graduated from New York Law School in May, but he isn’t busy researching and writing case briefs. Instead he’s consumed with another type of paperwork: the receipts from the Cupcake Stop, his gourmet cupcake business on wheels.

Nov 2, 2009 3:10 AM CST

Clearing the Bar

You begin to suspect that Ross E. Mitchell is a different sort of professional when he men­tions his patented JetLag watch, which gradually adjusts to the cor­rect time during flight to lessen the jolt of changing time zones.

Nov 2, 2009 3:00 AM CST

From the Heart

Susan J. Cohen hears a lot of sad stories as an immigration lawyer; some are hard to forget.

Nov 2, 2009 2:50 AM CST

By the Numbers

Nov 2, 2009 2:40 AM CST

Now Showing

The law has always provided ample fodder for filmmakers (see “The 25 Greatest Legal Movies,” ABA Journal, August 2008), and the public has demonstrated an insatiable appetite for it.

Oct 2, 2009 3:50 AM CDT

L’Avvocato

Few of Tina Maiolo’s colleagues suspect that her life could easily be shaped into a Harlequin romance—or a chick-lit, girl-power movie.

Oct 2, 2009 3:40 AM CDT

Operators Are Standing By

Infomercials have been used to sell all kinds of things—pocket fishing rods, blankets with sleeves, teeny wire loops that double as hairstyling tools. So it stands to reason that something like an infomercial could help lawyers sell their services, says Los Angeles television producer Brett Duncan. Only don’t call it…

Oct 2, 2009 3:30 AM CDT

Drop ‘n’ Give Me 20

Fit lawyers may seem like an oxymoron to some. But this month the Chicago Bar Association aims to show that physically fit lawyers not only exist, but there are also a whole lot of them.

Oct 2, 2009 3:20 AM CDT

Visionary Work

Demand for free legal help surges during hard times, but at one unusual legal clinic in Chicago the demand is always great.

Oct 2, 2009 3:00 AM CDT

Legal Road Trip: San Francisco

The legal sites of the City by the Bay

Oct 2, 2009 2:50 AM CDT

Thou Shalt Not Sue

Mark and Sara Neill were deeply offended when a debt collector contacted them last fall over an unpaid $88 chiropractor’s bill.

Oct 2, 2009 2:40 AM CDT

Quackers!

Lawyers frequently have been accused of tarnishing the reputation of the legal profession by filing frivolous lawsuits (McDonald’s coffee, anyone?), so when a tour boat operator recently sued a competitor over the quacking sound its giveaway kazoo makes, it seemed like the perfect fodder for late-night television hosts.

Sep 2, 2009 3:50 AM CDT

Technical Foul

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer Jeffrey B. Norris moved to Texas in the early ’90s and became a passionate fan of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. The team’s fortunes, he said, practically controlled his emotional state.

Sep 2, 2009 3:40 AM CDT