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Lawyers Losing at Love: Bounced from The Bachelorette, Cut from The Cougar

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Lawyers tend to do well on reality TV shows. Siblings Victor and Tammy Jih, both California lawyers, just won a million dollars on The Amazing Race. Back in 2006, another Asian attorney, Yul Kwon, snagged a seven-figure prize on Survivor: Cook Islands.
(By the way, May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Yay Asians! Two of your ATL editors, yours truly and Elie Ying Mystal, are Asian American.)
Not surprisingly, lawyers tend to excel on reality TV shows involving skill and strategy. Alas, fluency in legalese might not be helpful when you’re trying to speak the language of love. From a tipster:

No story on the lawyer on the season premiere of The Bachelorette? The guy was a total douche, but he redeemed himself with his closing line. As he had just failed to make the first cut of guys that the Bachelorette was interested in, he told the camera, “Maybe she’s just not into awesome guys.”

Another reader wrote, about eliminated contestant Stephen (above right; he looks a bit like Bob Saget):

This guy is 30, apparently just graduated law school, is a lawyer in NYC, and when he got kicked off the show said that the B’ette didn’t understand what happens in cities, prefers hicks, etc. He was utterly douchey…. If you were to do a post, I’m sure you’d find out more about this dude…

If you know more about New York lawyer Stephen, feel free to share in the comments. It looks like he won’t be threatening the record of Texas lawyer Jeremy Anderson, who currently holds the title of the longest-lasting attorney contestant on The Bachelorette.
Commentary on The Cougar, after the jump.


Stephen isn’t the only legal eagle crashing earthward on the wings of love. Last month, a 22-year-old law student from Boston University was cut from The Cougar.
One commentator described Jim as “the bowlegged asshole who was stupid enough to talk smack about how old [The Cougar’s] friends are.” Also eliminated was J.D., who does not appear to have one — he’s a retirement account manager, not a lawyer.
Speaking of cougars, how about placing one on the Supreme Court? The Pasadena Star-News contacted us earlier this month for comment on the candidacy of Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, the Ninth Circuit jurist who is part Mexican-American. Our comment didn’t make it into the article, but we wrote the reporter an email:

Judge Wardlaw is rich, blonde, and beautiful. She lives in a palatial mansion, drives a Jaguar, and has chambers straight out of Architectural Digest. Other Ninth Circuit judges have schoolboy crushes on her.

If nominated and confirmed, Kim Wardlaw would be the most glamorous jurist ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. If anyone can salvage the fabulosity-deprived seat once held by the downright dowdy David Souter, Justice Wardlaw can.

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Judge Wardlaw, sadly, is married. But it would be great to have a lawyer or judge as the next protagonist of The Cougar. The world is full of older Biglaw babes who would be worthy objections of affection for younger men.
Stephen [The Bachelorette]
The Cougar – Episode 2: The Saddest 40th Birthday Party Ever [40 Whatever]
Pasadena judge possibly considered for Supreme Court [Pasadena Star-News]

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