Tag Archives: Finding a lawyer

Finding a lawyer: must you evaluate a potential lawyer for his (lack of) socks?

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Naomi

Last time I noticed that not wearing socks was a haberdashery fetish was when I worked in the film business. But thanks to Lowering the Bar, we know there’s a judge who doesn’t like the look on lawyers: COMES NOW … Continue reading →

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Finding a lawyer: lawyers who do pro bono work

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Naomi

Today’s New York Law Journal published a list of lawyers who have been honored by the Journal as Lawyers Who Lead by Example. Here’s the brief announcement covering the list: Lawyers Who Lead by Example The New York Law Journal … Continue reading →

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Discovery, divorces and fiction about the filthy rich

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Naomi

The Divorce Papers, by Susan Rieger (Crown). In this comedy of manners, Sophie Diehl, a criminal-law associate, is pressured to take on a divorce case after she unwittingly impresses the wealthy and influential Maria Durkheim, whose sixteen-year-marriage is ending. Diehl … Continue reading →

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