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Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 10.19-11.2: Twin Souls

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We’re back with our second installment of the Legal Eagle Wedding Watch in as many days. Enjoy, and have a happy, happy Friday.

Behold, the most outstanding legal lovebirds from the past three weeks:

1. Brenda Zelin and Kyle Williams

2. Alyssa Greenwald and Edward Wittenstein

3. Erik Hyman and Max Mutchnick

4. Jamie Bartholomew and Steven Aller

Evaluate the worthiness of these couples, after the jump.


1. Brenda Zelin and Kyle Williams

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The Case:

– This bride has an undergraduate degree from SUNY-Binghamton and a JD from Washington University in St. Louis. She is an associate in the New York office of Shearman & Sterling.

– Her groom graduated from California State Polytechnic University. He also has a law degree from Wash. U. and is an assistant general counsel at Goldman Sachs.

The Case Against:

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– Brenda was a prospective student visiting Wash. U. when Kyle, an alumn who was there to talk about career opportunities, offered Brenda a different sort of “opportunity.” The alumn-macking-on-prospective dynamic has much potential for ickiness, but in this case they are close in age, so it’s merely a slightly odd story.

2. Alyssa Greenwald and Edward Wittenstein

(Buy them a soup bowl.)

The Case:

– Alyssa and Ted met as undergraduates at Yale (from which he graduated cum laude). Alyssa went on to get a JD from Duke and is now an associate in Kirkland’s DC office.

– Ted, who since graduating from Yale has apparently qualified as an expert on weapons of mass destruction, is a special assistant to Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte.

– Article III officiant (but only a district judge).

The Case Against:

– White background + harsh lighting = unflattering photo. But you can positively gorge yourself on pictures of them here if you’re so inclined.

3. Erik Hyman and Max Mutchnick

The Case:

– This write-up was the Vows Column, so there’s lots to work with here. We love the story of their somewhat bumbling and awkward road to each other.

– Max, who describes himself as the Mel Brooks to Erik’s Anne Bancroft, was a creator and producer of “Will & Grace.” Erik is an associate at Loeb & Loeb and the former partner of the late Herb Ritts. He has degrees from the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School.

– Cute babies! Erik and Max are the parents of baby girls Rose and Evan. (More pictures here.)

The Case Against:

– However you feel about Prop 8, if you have even a sliver of empathy it should be painful to imagine how Max and Erik must feel this week.

4.

Jamie Bartholomew and Steven Aller

(Buy them a knife block.)

The Case:

– This bride was magna at Princeton and has a masters from Oxford and a JD from HLS. She’s an associate at Debevoise.

– Steve, also a Princeton grad, is studying for an MBA at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

The Case Against:

– Egad, people! Unless Jamie really has glowing red eyes in person, this is another tragically unflattering photo. Please, the next time you get married, spring for a professional photographer.

The Verdict:

Team Hyman-Mutchnick! Because “Will & Grace” was a good show, those baby girls are super-cute, and LEWW loves love.

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