Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 2.24 and 3.2: Cancún Honeymoon
Spring! Cherry blossoms, opening day, and pedigreed lawyers uniting in marriage. We're pleased to be back with another installment of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, featuring these three impressive couples:
1.) Susannah Foster and Kenyon Weaver
More on our finalists, after the jump.
1.) Susannah Foster and Kenyon Weaver
(Buy them a pasta bowl.)
The Case:
- Susannah and Kenyon, both 3Ls at Georgetown, are law school lovebirds who met in a study group organized by the gunner groom.
- Their twin Georgetown degrees can share wall space with his-and-hers diplomas from Harvard undergrad. Very solid, although it hardly need be said that we'd prefer to see the Georgetown undergrad and Harvard law combination.
- Susannah will be clerking for Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. We're not familiar with Judge Kennedy's body of work, but he sure does look distinguished (and, according to some, "dashing"). Kenyon will be joining White & Case as an associate.
The Case Against:
- Too many damn lawyers in this family. The mother of the groom and both parents of the bride are members of the profession. A circus ringmaster or a drill press operator would have been nice. And there's no picture. (Update: A friend of the couple was kind enough to forward us their individual pictures.)
2.) Kathleen DeLaney and Courtney Thomas
(Buy them a sushi board.)
The Case:
- Another two-JD couple. Kathleen and Courtney met at NYU Law. He did his undergrad at Duke; she was summa at William & Mary.
- Kathleen is specializing in tax at Cooley Godward Kronish (and studying for an LLM in tax at NYU in her spare time), while Courtney is doing banking and finance at Richards Kibbe & Orbe.
- We confess that we picked up on a slight looks discrepancy in Kathleen's favor from their NYT photo. That was before we feasted our eyes on this. Memo to Richards Kibbe & Orbe: Please require Courtney to pose like that ten hours a day in your lobby. Opposing counsel will be awed; potential clients will be aroused. And double his salary. (Kathleen's work pic isn't bad either.)
The Case Against:
- They got married on a Monday by a New York City Clerk, then had a Roman Catholic priest bless their marriage the following Saturday in Cancún. There's a story there, probably involving a parental tantrum or two.
3.) Heath Kern and Joseph Gibson
(Buy them a box grater.)
The Case:
- Excellent educational cred. Heath went to Denison and has a master's in public administration from Harvard; Joseph was magna at Yale and has a JD from Yale Law School.
- Heath works for the State Department, where she manages Internet operations and blogs at Dipnote, the State Department blog. (Seriously, was that the best name they could come up with?) Joseph is of counsel at Constantine Cannon in Washington; he was formerly chief minority counsel for the House Judiciary Committee.
- Heath's dad used to head the M&A group at Sullivan & Cromwell; he's now senior counsel at the firm.
The Case Against:
- They're 43 (her) and 46 (him). But no previous marriages are mentioned, so they only get a minor deduction.
The Verdict:
Oh please, like there's any doubt. Team DeLaney-Thomas, you've shaken LEWW out of our winter doldrums with your sterling credentials and sizzling good looks. Congratulations!
(70) 
For the second one. St Johns is about as close to an Opus Die church as you can get. So you can guess the type of people that go there.
I am not going to do too much speculating but I would guess the reasoning was something a kin to "Look who's coming to dinner: Part II"
Good to see some qualified couples today, to make up for the last two LEWW features.
"Kathleen and Courtney"
That is too confusing.
Qualified couples? Go fuck yourself.
The third couple's photo looks...weird.
Can we please have a march madness LEWW tournament? Prior LEWW winners match up in a battle royal.
TYIA
It's Opus "Dei", moron.
Opus Die is probably some internet group of people who didn't like Bloom County
hahaha
Annandale, VA rocks the Casbah. Go team Delany!
Anyone else think maybe Kathleen and Courtney got married in New York first so their marriage would be, umm, you know, legal in the United States?
Re Kathleen and Courtney-
You're right, Courtney's work picture is MUCH better than the pic submitted to the times.
"DeLaney-Thomas is Hot" is umm, you know, a lame post name. And why are you getting so defensive?
Seriously - I'd like to do me some finance and lending with that guy, if you know what I mean.
Knew him at Simpson. Even hotter in person, but kind of a dickwad.
A marriage valid where celebrated is valid in most states in the U.S. I'm not sure about NY, but your post specifically said, "legal in the United States."
Don't worry - you'll learn this stuff when you study for the bar . . . in 2 and 1/2 years.
I'm voting for Kenyon and Susannah because I know them and they're lovely people.
11:53: ?
GW sucks balls ... I read that somewhere.
iowa to top40!
Doesn't the DeLaney-Thomas duo get a ding for her place of employment? Cooley GoTTTward!
UVA2l - you are NOT a UVa 2L. No one at UVa is that much of a dbag. You're probably GULCGULC trying to start something with GW b/c you're insecure. Please stop. I guarantee you're not at UVa.
What's the deal with names like "Heath," "Courtney" and "Kenyon"? I thought LEWW had a number of same- sex marriages this week. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
Huh?
12:14(2): Since when are people at GULC insecure over GW?
Thomas DEFINITELY hot, esp. in his firm bio pic. Delaney not hot at all. Are you people blind? Look at her face. She has a mannish jaw and a very plain face. I would not call her ugly, however, she's certainly not hot. People on this board REALLY need to get out and socialize more. People who work at law firms (esp. large ones) are generally way below average in attractiveness.
Kern/Gibson-she looks like she might actually be not bad looking-kind of looks a little like Mira sorvino from her profile. He is HEINOUS! He's only 3 yeasrs older than she is, however, he looks like he can be her father. Not hot at all!
That dude must have a great personality, because his bride trumps him by at least 3 attractivness points.
Honeymoon in Cancun? Ugh . . .
Thomas DEFINITELY hot, esp. in his firm bio pic. Delaney not hot at all. Are you people blind? Look at her face. She has a mannish jaw and a very plain face. I would not call her ugly, however, she's certainly not hot. People on this board REALLY need to get out and socialize more. People who work at law firms (esp. large ones) are generally way below average in attractiveness.
Kern/Gibson-she looks like she might actually be not bad looking-kind of looks a little like Mira Sorvino from her profile. He is HEINOUS! He's only 3 yeasrs older than she is, however, he looks like he can be her father. Not hot at all!
Thomas DEFINITELY hot, esp. in his firm bio pic. Delaney not hot at all. Are you people blind? Look at her face. She has a mannish jaw and a very plain face. I would not call her ugly, however, she's certainly not hot. People on this board REALLY need to get out and socialize more. People who work at law firms (esp. large ones) are generally way below average in attractiveness.
Kern/Gibson-she looks like she might actually be not bad looking-kind of looks a little like Mira Sorvino from her profile. He is HEINOUS! He's only 3 yeasrs older than she is, however, he looks like he can be her father. Not hot at all!
12:17 (2) - that wasn't my point. My point was that the particular poster is insecure, not GULC kids in general.
12:10 - Religious ceremonies in Mexico are not valid in the United States. I'm sure you were are star on the bar exam (congrats, you aced a pass-fail exam), but a little tip for practice - learn the actual law.
Sorry for the triple post. Also, for the people who assume that Delaney/Thomas did not have a big wedding because her family was not happy that she was marrying someone who was African-American (a la Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), maybe, it was the other way around? Personally, I figured it was because his family was upset that their hot son was marrying a semi-FUG white girl.
anyone else notice that the infamous Jonas Blank is a fellow associate with C.Thomas as RK&O...wonder if they write offensive emails together in their spare time
Actually "Bored" (speaking of people who should get out more. . .), I knew Kathleen and Courtney at NYU and they are both WAY above average in attractiveness. . and not just by large law firm standards.
Which firm has the most attractive attorneys?
12:34 - any midsize firm in Charleston, SC, San Diego, CA or Austin, TX I would guess. Do not go to a big city law firm to look for lookers.
McGinsky and Klitters, LLP
Who else besides me believes Courtney Thomas is actually gay and hiding it with this "marriage"?
I mean, c'mon, what straight dude poses like that.
12:31-Nope, she's actually way BELOW average in attractiveness unless you're attracted to Mr. Ed.
12:37(1): Where did you come up with those three cities? I don't disagree, just wondering how you came up with those particular three.
I think San Diego and Austin are fairly obvious picks. Both are known for having a lot of young people, nice weather, and lots of stuff to do. Charleston is the one that puzzles me.
Did anybody notice that DeLaney & Thomas were both formerly associates at Simpson Thatcher?
Charleston is packed with hot women. Yes, they're annoying, vapid and a bit exclusive (if you catch my drift), but they're hot all the same.
Bored -
It's good to see the return of the social retards on this board, who couldn't get laid with $4,000 and Ashley Dupres' business card, calling attractive girls ugly. Oops, sorry, you threw in the "I won't call her ugly" gem after describing her as ugly. Go ahead, toss in the "I wouldn't bang her if you paid me" line, as if that is a real option for you, ever. A-holes who never get laid and take out their frustrations with women (aka rejection) anonymously on blogs are funny. Bored = Funny.
1:51--
Are you the same dude/chick that always makes this same rant? That horse is dead, my friend.
Anyone else remember Courtney from lawyering with Babe?
Kathleen is dreamy... run up in it so deep she'd be crying.
1:51-Who said I'm a dude, LOSER. Why are you taking this so seriously? If you want to see a social retard, go look in the mirror. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I happen to think that the girl is unattractive. Now go back cataloging your insect collction, FREAK. Talk about never getting laid, unless that rubber doll that you ordered over the internet counts. Why don't you put Delaney's picture over the doll's face and go to town, TROLL.
Wow, first marriage at 43 and 46? It's like straight of the opening scene in Idiocracy. Smart people are a dying breed.
Why is the Heath Kern, Joseph Gibson marriage included in the "legal eagles" wedding post??? Heath isn't a lawyer. Who cares that her daddy is at S&C...he apparently couldn't even get her into law school.
2:26: the random, all-caps writing style you use must be REALLY effective at your BIG law firm, SLUT. OMG, ROTFL.
2:16: I knew you were a chick straight away when you called him (an average looking guy at best) "hot" and her not. Girls are insecure and criticize each other, and would rather try to argue that guys are choosing uglies. So you call him hot and her not. I'm not 1:51 but I agree that your comment/sense of aesthetics dont seem to fit with reality.
2:16(2): You need anger management. That someone could get so riled up over an anonymous post is surprising. It makes you look like you actually fit all of the capitalized titles you ascribed to 1:51.
2:16 is not big law. Who would capitalize like that? Also, who says: "Everyone is entitled to their opinion." As if it's something revolutionary that she just figured out after a deep talk with friends at Starbucks or a long walk on the beach.
He Bitch Man Slap to 190!
My vote's for Kenyon and Susannah. In addition to being vastly more interesting than your average two-lawyer couple, they had damn delicious food at their wedding.
Whatevs. You're all a bunch of boring fugs. Who would actually take time out of their busy day (assuming that any of you are actually employed) to defend some random chick. I've seen people on this board say horrible things about everyone from disabled people to autistic children and nobody came out and said anything there. I'm totally astounded by the sheer brilliance of everyone who replied to my posts. You're all so witty. Of course, none of that changes the fact that Delaney is a buttaface. Now, does the fact that I didn't use any caps make it any more or less true?
Autistic retards are funny looking.
Bored: You must be kidding. You took time out of your busy day to insult someone you don't even know, and you're confused as to why other people would come to her defense. I'll tell you exactly why people are responding to you -- because you sound like a psychotic, jealous, idiot.
If you really want to contribute to the discussion, why don't you post your own picture so that we can all comment on that.
UVA Imposter, please stop. We know you're the same loser who's been posting as a UVa student for a week now. You didn't get in; stop trying to take it out on the school by posing as a student and saying crass things. It's sad and creepy.
To quote Ms. Britney Spears: "Fuck Y'all." I think that's it. Over and out.
I'm pretty sure that Susannah Foster is clerking for Judge Katzmann (2d Cir superstar) after her Kennedy clerkship.
Also, Kenyon is hilarious.
Screw U.S. News.
The REAL Rankings (I'm a BU grad, so no bias here):
1. Harvard
2. UPenn State
3. Yale
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. Georgetown
7. Northwestern
8. NYU
9. Michigan
10. Chicago
11. Columbia
12. Cornell
13. BU
14. UVA
5. Boalt
6.
Can't everyone tell that "bored" is 266lbs and has not received touching in quite some time-or is it just too obvious to mention. "BTW" I'm free Saturday.
Can't everyone tell that "bored" is 5'1"/266lbs and has not received touching in quite some time-or is it just too obvious to mention. "BTW" I'm free Saturday.
I know Bored.
She's hot. Cupcake, you got the 5"1 part right, but she's around 110 lbs. and has a tight ass that you can bounce a quarter off of. She loves going on these boards and riling up the losers who post here. The losers can go back to their circle jerk.
Cupcake, in the timeless words of the prophet Eminem, 'your palms are too hairy to hide.'
I know Bored.
She's hot. Cupcake, you got the 5"1 part right, but she's around 110 lbs. and has a tight ass that you can bounce a quarter off of. She loves going on these boards and riling up the losers who post here. The losers can go back to their circle jerk.
Cupcake, in the timeless words of the prophet Eminem, 'your palms are too hairy to hide.'
No underachieving loser has been crying that LEWW is too "elitist" today. No wonder; the couples have decent credentials but still a far cry from some of the really outstanding couples that we had last year (with 4 degrees from Harvard-Yale and comparably impressive clerkships, including SCOTUS). Aren't these superstars not getting married anymore or is LEWW catering to the cry-babies?
Excited = Bored
i went to college with courtney. i remember him as a nice guy and yes, that hot in person.
I am shocked that any male would find Delany not attractive. It does seem like a case of a competitor female looking to build her own self-esteem.