Personal Lives

Lawyer Is ‘Subway King’

A lawyer who formerly was assistant minority counsel to the House Banking Committee now has an empire of more than 1,000 Subway sandwich shops. The Washington Post describes the lawyer, Larry Feldman, as “the Subway King of the mid-Atlantic.” Subway president Fred DeLuca was a college buddy of Feldman’s, and…

Jul 7, 2008 5:27 PM CDT

Reprising ‘Green Acres’: Lawyer Gives Up Big-City Life for Goat Farm

A California lawyer who moved from the San Francisco area to run a goat cheese farm in the Adirondacks no longer takes heat and water for granted. Sheila Flanagan still works 40 to 60 hours a week for her Oakland law firm from her new home, but she also farms…

Jul 3, 2008 12:49 PM CDT

Man Suspected of Killing Attorney in Wrongful Death Case Against Him

A California attorney who agreed to represent a family in a wrongful death case may now have been shot to death by the man accused in the civil action. Jason Cai, 50, who is the defendant in the wrongful death claim, is suspected of killing attorney Xia Zhao outside her…

Jul 2, 2008 6:14 PM CDT

Happy Hour Popular With Law Firm and Accounting Workers

Updated: A new survey finds that people who work in law, accounting and financial services are the most likely to head to the bars after work. The survey for CareerBuilder.com found that workers in legal and financial occupations were most likely to go to happy hour with co-workers, with about…

Jul 1, 2008 5:21 PM CDT

The Forgotten

Iraqis who helped American soldiers are being slaughtered. A small band of U.S. lawyers is fighting to save their lives.

Jul 1, 2008 1:15 PM CDT

Life After BigLaw: ‘No Job, No Baby and 10 Pounds of Leftover Fat’

Shinyung Oh, the ousted Paul Hastings associate who sent a scathing mass e-mail denouncing the firm’s layoff tactics, is airing her feelings once again, this time on her own blog, Because You Never Know … . The blog contains posts on Oh’s sadness over her miscarriage and her post-law firm…

Jun 24, 2008 2:21 PM CDT

Why Don’t Unhappy Lawyers Leave?

Many lawyers reportedly are unhappy with their jobs. Only a small percentage actually decide to do something else. About 3 to 5 percent, in fact, in Monica Parker’s experience, writes the Wall Street Journal Law Blog. A Harvard Law School graduate who is now a career counselor for unhappy attorneys,…

Jun 23, 2008 10:34 PM CDT

Lawyers in Love Celebrate Anniversaries at Home—and at Work

Grant and Sandy Liser are celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary this month. But the two Texas lawyers are achieving a memorable milestone as partners at the office this year, too: a decade together at the same law firm, practicing together as trial attorneys in a 21-lawyer defense firm. Although their…

Jun 23, 2008 5:52 PM CDT

‘Theophobia’ Afflicting Legal Academics

A legal blogger notes a malady afflicting law professors that is characterized by irrational fear of, or intense discomfort around, religious beliefs. New York University law professor Roderick Hills calls the affliction “theophobia” in a post on PrawfsBlawg. Hills began thinking about the issue after he discussed a mutual friend…

Jun 20, 2008 4:37 PM CDT

Legal Blogger Auditions for ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’

Legal blogger and lawyer Howard Bashman traveled to New York yesterday to audition for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Bashman writes on his How Appealing blog that he passed the written test for trivia knowledge and then met with a producer who evaluated his personality. He’ll learn whether he…

Jun 18, 2008 1:49 PM CDT

Cancer a Chronic Rather than Fatal Disease for N.Y. Lawyer

New York patent lawyer Barry Cooper is one of a growing number of patients who are treating their cancer as a chronic disease rather than a fatal diagnosis. Cooper was diagnosed in 2005 with chronic myelogenous leukemia, the New York Times reports. The disease was once considered a killer, but…

Jun 17, 2008 1:49 PM CDT

‘Daddy Track’ is a Major Concern for Male Law Grads, Study Says

It isn’t just women graduating from law school and young female attorneys who worry about whether they can successfully balance the demands of the legal profession with children and a happy family life. According to a recent study of those at New York University School of Law, their male counterparts…

Jun 13, 2008 11:00 PM CDT

‘It’s Chic to Buy Used Clothes,’ Prominent Lawyer Says

The lure of expensive designer clothes hasn’t lessened. But some well-to-do women have found a way to cut their cost. Instead of buying at retail, they purchase their prized fashion finds pre-owned at consignment shops. Or they save a few dollars by reselling their own designer clothing to others, reports…

Jun 12, 2008 7:52 PM CDT

Olympic Wrestler Is Law Grad, As Is Her Husband and Coach

Wrestler Patricia Miranda, who is seeking an Olympic gold medal after a third-place finish in 2004, is a law graduate. So is her husband, who is also her coach. Miranda will need to win twice this weekend to qualify for the Olympics, the New York Times reports. Miranda met her…

Jun 12, 2008 1:45 PM CDT

9th Circuit Chief Judge Posted Sexually Explicit Materials Online

Updated: The chief judge of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who is currently presiding over a high-profile obscenity trial in Los Angeles, has reportedly posted sexually explicit images on a personal website. Judge Alex Kozinski, 57, acknowledged in a Tuesday-evening interview with the Los Angeles Times…

Jun 11, 2008 6:08 PM CDT