Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 11.1: The Beard

As expected, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner easily won our October Couple of the Month poll. You can read all about Ivanka’s newlywed bliss here, here, and here (she’s already “gadding about the city ringless.”)
Now we plummet back to earth to turn the LEWW spotlight on more ordinary folk. This week’s contestant-couples:
1. Lisa Klein and Blake Sparrow
Get the scoop on these newlyweds, after the jump.

1. Lisa Klein and Blake Sparrow
(Buy them a vodka decanter.)
The Case:
- This vivacious-looking bride, a magna cum laude graduate of Mount Holyoke College, is an events coordinator.
- Her groom graduated cum laude from Amherst and is studying for a JD at Howard. He’s also the editor-in-chief of the Howard Law Journal.
The Case Against:
- The groom apparently goes by “X. Blake Sparrow.” LEWW can’t decide whether that’s effete or totally bad-ass.

2. Sarah Goodstine and Laurie Levin
(Buy them a coffee pot.)
The Case:
- These brides met at Northwestern Law School, from which they both graduated cum laude (Laurie, on the right, also received an MBA from Northwestern). Both also have undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Sarah magna cum laude and Laurie cum laude.
- Both women are associates at law firms in New York. Sarah is at Patterson Belknap; Laurie is at Goodwin Procter.
The Case Against:
- They greedily had two weddings, a real one in Massachusetts and a fake one in backward Pennsylvania. There were also two proposals.

3. Rachel Moston and Garrett Ross
(Buy them a slow cooker.)
The Case:
- Another two-JD couple, this pair met as students at Brooklyn Law School. She graduated cum laude; he was magna.
- Rachel, a graduate of Haverford College, is an assistant corporation counsel at the New York City Law Department in Manhattan. Garrett, who went to the University of Wisconsin, is an associate at Cahill, Gordon & Reindel.
The Case Against:
- In LEWW’s experience, facial hair in Biglaw is fairly rare. A bold expression of rugged individuality, or just lumberjack-weird?
The Verdict:
- Two law degrees from Northwestern and two plum Biglaw jobs, Team Goodstine-Levin is the clear winner this week. Congratulations to both brides!




Comments
First!
First to ask PE is his thoughts
Want to fix this?
These brides met at Northwestern Law School, from which they both graduated cum laude (Laurie, on the left, also received a JD from Northwestern).
"These brides met at Northwestern Law School, from which they both graduated cum laude (Laurie, on the left, also received a JD from Northwestern)."
WHAT?
Ugly all around
To be technical, that first sentence doesn't say they received JDs. So maybe somehow the other one graduated wihtout a JD. Or maybe Laurie Lin is a twit.
Couple 1)
Howard Law School - isn't that where they train aspiring car-jackers?
2) - Diesel Dykes. Eeeewww.
3)The bottom half of Ross's facial structure is disproportionately large compared the the rest of his cranium...strange...
Holy hell. I just looked at couple #2 and vomited all over my secretary.
The distinct lack of prestige among all participants makes this round of LEWW lack any decisive leaders.
6,
She's apparently also figured out how to be listed as having a Northwestern JD on her firm profile without a JD.
X. Blake Sparrow = badass. Totally badass.
--Elie IX
Definitely all peasant and villein stock. Not one Norman aristocrat among them.
I am not positive, but I think the dudes in the 2nd picture are gay.
"These brides met at Northwestern Law School, from which they both graduated cum laude (Laurie, on the left, also received a JD from Northwestern)."
Can you graduate cum laude from Northwestern Law School without a JD? Is NLS awarding MFAs or something now?
Holy crap, I've met Laurie a dozen times and had no idea she is gay. I'm an idiot.
Congratulations, gals!
I QUIT!!!
This feature sucks. I almost voted for X-man, because in glancing at the description, I thought he AA'd into Harvard. Not so. Howard.
For the second couple, I quit reading when I learned that they cum loudly.
Finally, for the third couple, UW goes trolling at Brooklyn Law. Someone has a self-esteem problem.
Goodbye, Laurie Lin. Your feature sucks.
Very weak line-up this week. Sometimes contests should be suspended when there are no qualified candidates.
Douchie- re: Howard Law comment: is that supposed to be a passive racist remark because Howard is an HBCU? If so, go f*** yourself.
Douchie- re: Howard Law comment: is that supposed to be a passive racist remark because Howard is an HBCU? If so, go f*** yourself.
Should have cancelled the contest this week. Future potential candidates will look at this week's entrants and decide it's a competition not worth winning.
18 & 19 - swift one.
Why are black people at Howard always so made at white people?
18 & 19 - swift one.
Carrie Prejean in "Behind the Meat Curtain"
19
- Howard Law is TTT. Not because it historically black, but because the students who go there have low LSAT scores and shitty job prospects. Howard is no more or less of a toilet than non-HBCUs with similar statistics. Get over yourself.
Kash hasn't had a post since yesterday morning. Did she kwit? Did she get kanned? WE WANT KASH!!!
18/19 - Please restrain your inherent aggressive behavior.
18/19,
Harvard is Harvard and Howard is in the third tier. If you want to argue that the ranking is racist, go right ahead.
I thought the more objectionable part was about AA-ing into Harvard. A cum laude Amherst grad can get into HLS without help.
Amherst Grad with Mt Holyoke wife=Gay or ridiculously small penis.
Black people will get angry about anything.
Groom #1, Amherst cum laude to Howard Law??? Can you say grade inflation, Amherst?
Howard Law "School" is ranked as a tier 3 institution by US News. Their average MCAT score is 154. Unbelievable. A monkey could do that well on the LSAT....
I bet Carrie Prejean could show #2 how to toss their cabbage.
25 - Howard Law graduates actually have excellent job prospects and pretty much every biglaw firm actively recruits there, which is why so many non-minorities go there - they graduate and get the same jobs with half the debt. The LSAT scores are shitty though.
28--I did that AA-post. I love trolling for comments. Anyway, I thought Amherst was all-women.
The dykes take it!
Do Black people in law school use picture books instead of books with words?
29 - I'm guessing gay gay gay
Well, I'll credit Howard with being a a T97 in the third tier. Didn't it lose accreditation with the other black law schools like Morris Brown?
I vote for Kash & ShaFeef
ShaFeef
All of these couples lose
15-
Talk about being naive.
37 - they learn how to "beatbox" their oral arguments.
34 - you fail. Three people at the service station where my Porsche is serviced went to Howard law school.
Couple 1 is the winner on the basis of Mr. Sparrow's poaching prowess. I am sure Ms. Klein's parents are delighted to have Blake as a son-in-law.
Couple 2: Since I do not recognize same sex marriage, this couple is disqualified.
Couple 3: I don't know what kind of Mickey Mouse operation they run at Cahill but any peer firm would make Garrett shave off that detestable looking beard. I am sure Ms. Moston will enjoy the rest of her prime years wiping the food and drool that is captured by her ogre looking spouse's beard.
Uh, Howard Grad here. FYI, Howard's LSAT score is low because of the wide range of applicants it accepts. Part its mission statement is to give low scoring applicants a chance to go to law school. The flip side is that high scoring applicants (such as myself) go to law school practically for free, graduate with the same BigLaw job as you tools at HYS, but incur a quarter of the debt.
Enjoy that pb&j while you pay off those loans; I've got reservations at Ruth's Chris.
I don't get it. What's so impressive about UMASS-Amherst?
Why do white people hate black people. Haven't we already done enough to them. I think we should at least let them read now.
#2 is biblically correct. It's not gay unless a penis is involved, right?
Carrie (do you know where my hand has been?)Prejean
Why do black people like committing so much crime?
#2 is biblically correct. It's not gay unless a penis is involved, right?
Carrie Prejean
Not one graduate of a preeminent peer law school among the six fiances.
There are no winners this week.
Why do white people hate black people so much?
Couple # 3 look like siblings. That is gross.
#52 - If your girl secretly wanted a black man, you would too.
isn't this supposed to about people from ELITE schools?
PE - you're the best!
45 - it is hard to type while I laugh at your comment "same Biglaw jobs as HYS." It gives "low scoring" applicants admission to its unaccredited dump? How noble of them. Have a good shift at Ruth's Chris!
This accurately describes this week's contestants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzz4QtbTu6M
Howard Law is accredited you fool
Douchie - you use a full service gas station. You are gay.
45 -- Clocking in for the second shift as a waiter is not considered "reservations."
Howard Law is accredited you fool
I know a guy who transferred from UMass-Boston to UMass-Amherst. He was fairly bright.
Lisa Klein when she wakes up:
http://images.buyaliencostumes.com/alien-monster-mask.jpg
She is a Klingon.
-45
Evidently you didn't learn what good steak is, Ruth Chris is a garbage chain.
That lesbian on the left is a little scary.
Laurie's the one on the right in the picture, fwiw.
45,
OMG RUTH'S CHRIS? I AM SO IMPRESSED.
Is it just me, or does the first couple look more like a lesbian couple than the second couple?
Howard is accredited only by the NLSA "Negro Law School Association." Unfortunately it's ABA approval was yanked with Morris Brown.
60 - I said "where my Porsche is serviced" you retard. Clearly you must attend Howard Upstairs Law College.
45 went to a school with no prestige and has resorted to bragging about restaurants.
Sad.
Is it true that Black guys don't like to eat poontang?
The beard on #3 is not nearly as attractive as the one in #2
Douchie is posting too much, must not have enough billable work to do
45 went to a law school with no prestige and has compensated by bragging about restaurants.
Sad.
I misread #2, that "these two birds" met at Northwestern.
Ruth's Chris does not impress me. I only eat delicious delicious freshly speared Walrus.
The Most Interesting Eskimo in the World
74 - VERY true today.
http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/alpha.html
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So from what I'm hearing the general consensus is that while all of you are poor, you can at least say you have Tier 1 degree. I'll remember to admire that when I throw you some change. PWT is PWT no matter what law school you went to.
45
79 - I stand corrected. It is on probation.
Moderator: Comment 80 is offensive. Please remove.
@83 = racist
Come on Douchie, no need for that comment in 80. Take a deep breath.
-- Not 45
Douchie - clearly you don't own a porshe.
And don't get so upset because a white girl would chose a black man over you. If it makes your ego feel better to think of all blacks as carjackers, so be it.
Commenter 83 is offensive, please moderate.
Carrie Prejean is "Hands Solo"
The only change you'll be throwing is the quarter that JaKe dropped into your box as a bathroom attendant. Now hurry up - your shift begins soon.
And as to your fantasy that Howard's stats are so low because they want to give "lower performers a chance" - that is sad, considering that any black person with a modicum of mediocrity can AA into a tier 1, (e.g. Elie Mystal) thus the blacks at Howard are really the bottom of the barrel. But they can act like there was some sort of "choice" in the matter because they "elected" to go to a black law school, thoughbeit unaccredited.
Funny how insecure lawyers are. This is a thread about absolutely nothing.
MARYLAND BAR results are out!
Douchie - I think you may need some counseling.
not 45
Uncle Sam Douche is trying to be first and last. What a douche.
Blake also has (1) a federal court clerkship next year, (2) an offer from a Vault Top 5 Firm, and (3) no debt from law school. All the commenters bashing Howard can take that! In addition, we have graduates at all of the Vault Top 10 law firms. If you commented about our "lack of job prospects" you must not work at one of these firms, or you'd know that.
Actually couple 2 had 2 FAKE weddings.
Uggh...you do know that two lesbos don't make a real marriage. (even if the butch one looks like a really ugly dude) So I don't really understand how they can win this fake prize that Above the Law gives out.
Which would you rather:
Be Black or Be Gay -- discuss
Douche bag - who are you? Some pussy hiding behind a screen name attacking somebody. Are you even in LS. Don't you have homework or something.
BTW - anyone with any kind of class or status would never say those things.
So guess what. YOU ARE A TRUE DOUCHE BAG
Douchie is this really you? http://exlibhollywood.blogspot.com/2005/05/whats-in-name.html
Douchie = Cooley 2010
94 -- all that may be true, but a lot of people won't care...they'll remember Howard as the place where the O.J. criminal verdict was wildly celebrated as a great moment...how pathetic
@98 - do you by any chance have moobs?
Had full ride from Stanford but I chose Howard, b/c they actually gave me free room and board. I am eating at Applebee's tonight (w/ appetizers and dessert). I rule!
Seriously, guys, don't be mean. It's like Chris Rock says -- ugly people can make fun of pretty people, fat can hate on skinny, etc . But not vice versa -- that''s just MEAN. Similarly, Howard grads can make fun of everyone else, but not vice versa. That's just mean.
"Blake is no Lamar Odom"
Khloe Kardashian-Odom
Truth is Partner Emeritus is already being pushed out the door... he'll soon be nicely ordered to leave/retire.
It will be a modified version of the lay-off talks that are given to young associates.
Life, law firm life, goes full circle as it were.
Sad but true.
I have to say, I look forward to PE's comments on this stupid Legal Eagle weekly article more than any other feature on this blog.
Yeah its true, there are a few angry law students at Cooley who talk like this because they'll never work in the legal field.
wait . . . do I have to shave my beard before reporting to work (assuming I get to start)?
Another moderately successful brother ignoring the sisters and nailing a white chick.
Typical.
Hung like a sparrow
Douchie, you and the balance of the AA trolls here confuse me: if a man of color (I am guessing he is mixed and possibly bilingual, btw) goes to an elite institution he could only be an AA admit.........
but if he goes to a HBCU, a school for which AA actually works in the *other* direction, he is going to "crime college" and not getting an education worthy of your attention.
Where, pray tell, would you be comfortable with minorities going to school? Given your post at #80, I'm guessing such a place doesn't exist.
Enjoy the failure that will be yours to pass on to your children.
I'm confused. I think you made a mistake. Both of the People in "Couple 2" are women.
Why does that liberal rag insist on publishin announcements for illegal marriages? Why do they not post announcements also for polygamist marriages. NYT is in the shitter, never to recover.
Black people know how to read?
The two dudes in Couple #2 are hot
113: After you die, please donate your brain to science. We need to study people like you to help figure out the traits that make pure evil.
JaKe is correct on this one.
Why are dykes always so freaking ugly?
Good point 109. I bet Elie rolls that way too.
59-
I don't think it is accredited. I just Googled it. Go check for yourself.
i had a friend who graduated from howard law (it is accredited by the way), nice, articulate, and the best cook i ever employed
22...because of comments made by individuals like 7 and 16. It's funny how a lot of racist individuals will only make comments like this online.
22...because of comments made by individuals like 7 and 16. It's funny how a lot of racist individuals will only make comments like this online. Cowards.
Black people are taught to hate White people and steal their cars and ipods at an early age.
The Brave One
I swear it's comments like the ones above that make me hate a lot of white people. I graduated from Howard, ended up at a V10 and have no debt to show for it. Kiss my black a$$ haters.
I swear it's comments like the ones above that make me hate a lot of white people. I graduated from Howard, ended up at a V10 and have no debt to show for it. Kiss my black a$$ haters.
I swear it's comments like the ones above that make me hate a lot of white people. I graduated from Howard, ended up at a V10 and have no debt to show for it. Kiss my black a$$ haters.
Douchie,
Get a grip, man. Don't get pissed because I opted to go to Howard and have the same opportunities as you. Truth is, I got into several Tier 1 school, waitlisted at some others, but the cost outweighed the benefits for me (benefits being the BigLaw job). When Howard offered me the same benefits at a fraction of the price, it made perfect sense. I see now I made a good decision, because whether I had spent 250K at HYS or 45K at Howard, you would still think of me as inferior to you.
Seriously though, work out that aggression. Preferably before you reproduce (hopefully not by way of rape).
-45
It's comments like the ones above that make me dislike most white people. I graduated from Howard, work at a v10 and have no debt. Kiss my black a$$ haters.
45,
Ever dine at Fogo de Chao?
Best dining experience, ever; assumiong you like meat.
Fogo is delicious
I gotta hand it to PE. Most of his posts are unbearable, but I always do the spit-take when I read his comments on the Wedding Watch threads.
Congrats Sarah and Laurie!!
131,
One trip to Fogo and no one would ever go to Ruth's Chris.
The babe in #3 is worth ass fucking. I don't know why they keep putting queers on the list, but there you have it. The Jewish Princess in #1 would be worth a quickie, but that's about it.
Lisa is the product of a single parent home. Remember, if you get a divorce, your daughter's going to run off with an african-american. At least he's marrying her rather than knocking her up for welfare.
The dudes in the second picture are kinda effiminate looking.
Lumberjack Lawyer FTW!
129 -- Attributing infantile message board banter to an entire race speaks volumes about your own ignorance and ability to process and weigh information in a rational manner.
Come back to reality -- white people aren't the devil out to denigrate all of your acheivements.
I know Douchie. He does have a Porsche and he is gay.
130,
Yes. That shit was delicious. In other news, MD bar results are up. Put a check in the box next to Esq.
-45
139 -- You may want to reread 129's post. It said "most", not "all". There IS a difference and you may want to check your "ability to process and weigh" information.
139 -- You may want to reread 129's post. It said "most", not "all". There IS a difference and you may want to check your "ability to process and weigh information".
Gay marriage - legalize and tax it!
Lisa Klein needs hair plugs.
Query: If a person graduates magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law, does anyone care?
Where would Laurie Lin be without PE? "Micky Mouse Operation at Cahill" I died on that one.
Love the black guy X Blake Sparrow & the homely jewish girl with the five-head. Best he could do with all that DC has to offer?
So Funny how some of these posters are so highly offensive...I attended Howard Law, achieved a 165 on LSAT and passed the NY Bar, graduated with a quarter of the debt that u have and I have a job at a great firm (Big Law Top 30 Firm). I was admitted to a few Top 20 schools and CHOSE to attend Howard...and I am overjoyed that I made that decision. I feel sorry for you that you have such low self-esteem that you feel the need to debase others. I hope you live a little before you bring any children into this world because I would hate to have any more ignorant bigots joining the American population.
148, let's see now, you chose to attend a colored law school, but they elected to work with a whitey firm. What does that say about you, asswipe?
149 - congratulations! You, sir, are an idiot!
Felicidades to Sarah and Laurie (who by the way, completed a JD/MBA in 3 years)!
Our lives are hollow. Aren't they?
Who the eff says they "achieved" a certain score on the LSAT? Not completely incorrect, but definitely not the right word to use.
Our lives are hollow. Aren't they?
150, well, let's see. Go to colored law school, work at white law firm. If you like being with your own, why not work at a civil rights law firm. Oh, yeah, you need some of whitey's money, and you can't wait for Obama to give you some more.
Our lives are hollow. Aren't they?
155 here: I here and now appologize for using the word "colored" to refer to our African-American brothers and sisters. When and where I grew up, everyone used all the wrong words, which are considered today to be racist. Well, I guess it's ok for my Black brothers and sisters to use "colored" in the NAACP, but not for us non-black folks. Sorry about that.
Groom 3 has better facial hair than the lesbian groom.
So I disagree with this one.
Why not change the name of this section to Jews and 'Mo's. Not sure who is the uglier batch: the hebes or the dykes and queers.
WAIT!!! Blake Sparrow is a guy?! Jesus, I thought it was a lesbian.
Ug, ATL needs to be put out of its misery. I hope these couples don't read these comments - imagine not only be publicly ridiculed but also subjected to racist and homophobic jeering as a result of your wedding announcement. It's a really disgraceful business model, guys. How do you sleep at night?
Anyway, congrats to the adorable Sarah and Laurie!
161,
That's what they're asking for when they publicly throw their pics out there. Don't wanna deal with that, then don't do it.
like last week's south park recommended, the term 'fag' should no longer refer to homosexuals but to people who ride their motorcycles loudly through town, ruining the peace and quiet for everyone around them because they need attention. the term should also include people who place an "X." at any part of their name without officially changing it.
The X before Blake Sparrow's name denotes 10 in Roman numeral, as in "I have a 10 ii\ch dong mofo." Indeed a badass.
"That's what they're asking for when they publicly throw their pics out there. Don't wanna deal with that, then don't do it."
My point was that there are individuals who make money off of this blog (the owners and the advertisers) and they should be ashamed of themselves for creating and supporting such a vicious forum.
Also "X" probably stands for Xavier.
It is a shame that this much ignorance exists among the so-called preeminent of our society. To all the racists posting messages - I'm better than you, I have a higher LSAT score, I went to a better college, I had better grades, I make more money, I went to Howard Law and I'm black. Get over yourself.