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Associate Life Survey: And The Nominees Are …

Monday, December 22, 2008 11:04 AM - By Justin Bernold

funny-pictures-black-kitten-noms-finger.jpgIn last week’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we asked you to submit your nominations for ATL’s 2008 Lawyer and Commenter of the Year.

Today, you get to vote for the Lawyer of the Year.

There were almost as many nominees as layoffs this year, so we narrowed it down to the top nine.

In fact, one of the nominees used to be known as Client 9. Another has been referred to as That One. And yet another just likes numbers.

Your nominees for the 2008 ATL Lawyer of the Year, and select comments explaining why, are as follows:

1. Nervous T-10 1L

Personifies the economic doom and fear among law students.
If he doesn’t win something, he might kill himself.

2. Eliot Spitzer

He showed us that lawyers can have it all — power, fame, beautiful women — until it all comes crashing down. Kind of a metaphor for biglaw.

3. The Anonymous Laid-Off Big Firm Attorney

Because one month after being told “here are the things we need to do to make sure you look good for partnership in the next two years and here’s a 10% raise” I was told that my performance was subpar and I had no future at the firm.

4. Rod Blagojevich

He paid me a pretty penny to nominate him.

5. Count Layoffula

One! One Reason!

6. Marc Dreier

Having the stones to defraud corporations with the sale of false securities — in their own buildings.
He’s accomplished so much in so little time. He single-handedly obliterated his own firm, his employees’ futures (by rendering them unemployed at the single worst possible time, economically speaking), and likely a significant chunk of his future liberty. Not to mention he dated Maxim models.

7. Judge Halverson

Because you don’t have an “ATL Judge of the Year”

8. Phil Telfeyan (a/k/a The Harvard Law Avenger)

Generating by far the most controversy; protesting PJ day in high school or whatever, and failing to fully walk around a statue he prominently cites in a lr article.

9. Barack Obama

Duh.

So, who should win? Cast your vote below.

Note: when you cast your vote, you’ll get a sneak peek at some of the comments from this year’s ATL Commenter of the Year nominees.

Update: This survey is now closed. Click here for the results (and click here to read some comments from the Commenter of the Year nominees).

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Justin Bernold is a Director at Lateral Link, the sponsor of this survey.

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