Prostitution
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Associate Advice, Gender, Prostitution, Sweet Hot Justice, Women's Issues
Working Girls
Ed. note: The following piece was authored by The Legal Tease, of Sweet Hot Justice fame. Check out her other musings from Sweet Hot Justice here. Hey, you. Yes, YOU there, the one with the boobs. You’re a lawyer, right? Or some sort of Big Law type, at least? I figured. I could tell by […] -
Craigslist, Free Speech, Prostitution, Sex, Technology
Craigslist Loses Its Eroticism
The “censored” box that Craigslist put over the “Adult Services” section of its website may have been a last hurrah before capitulating to demands from attorneys general that the section be eliminated. Today, the censored box disappeared from the site. The “adult services” section is gone, but two new services sections appeared: “cycle” and “marine.” […] - Sponsored
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Eliot Spitzer, Harvard, Prostitution
An Update on Eliot Spitzer
So what is Eliot Spitzer, former attorney general (and governor) of this great state of New York, up to these days? Spitzer is not the type to be idle for long. After all, he’s famed for his stamina. Could he possibly run for office again? As it turns out, it seems that the man formerly […]
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Prostitution, Ridiculousness, Screw-Ups
Unclassy Action Lawsuit?
Filed this month in the Southern District of New York: Given the defendants in the lawsuit, we’re unsure if that’s a spelling or homophone mistake. -
Baseball, Prostitution, Sports
Cop Claims Phillies Fan Said She Was a Whore
In October, we told you that a Philadelphia Phillies superfan, Susan Finkelstein, allegedly attempted to trade sex for World Series tickets. Her preliminary hearing was yesterday, and … well, I’ll let the Philadelphia Inquirer explain it to you: “I admit it. I’m a prostitute. I love sex. I’m a whore,” the Bensalem police officer testified […] -
Police, Prostitution
Police Pay Informant to Frequent Prostitutes. Court Cries Foul.
Frankly, this is the kind of scheme that Detective Jimmy McNulty would have come up with. The Legal Intelligencer reports: In a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled last week that state troopers committed “outrageous government conduct” when investigating alleged prostitution at a massage parlor in the Lehigh Valley by giving money […] -
Baseball, Prostitution, Sports
Female Phillies Fans are Easy
What would you do to score World Series tickets? If you aren’t willing to do what this Philadelphia Phillies fan had in mind, then you aren’t really trying. Earlier this week, the New York Post reported: A rabid Philadelphia fan — apparently believing the “P” on the team’s cap stands for “prostitution” — was busted […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Prostitution, Sex, Small Law Firms
Lawyer of the Day Last Week: Seeking a Sexy Secretary
Ed. note: We gave this a shout-out last week in non-sequiturs (second item), but it’s egregious enough to merit more discussion. Biglaw attorneys frequently complain about how hard it is to date given the amount of hours they devote to work. Attorneys at a small immigration firm in Chicago may have encountered a similar dilemma. […] - Sponsored
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Prostitution
A Blind Lawyer and His One-Eyed Monster Claim Prostitute Swindled and Discover Discriminates
One ATL reader sent this article along, writing: I haven’t had time to read the article yet, but the headline is ‘Blind lawyer says hooker took him for 8Gs.” Yes, that sounds like it would be of interest to Above The Law. From the Philadelphia Daily News: John F. Peoples, 60, was steamed after he […] -
Cristina Schultz, Porn Names, Prostitution, Sex
Closing the Door Loop On Cristina Warthen
For those of you considering prostitution to pay off your law school debts (you know who you are), consider the cautionary tale of Cristina Warthen. As we have previously reported, Cristina graduated from Stanford Law School in 2001. But instead of going into Biglaw, Cristina adopted the porn name “Brazil” and turned herself into a […] -
Allen & Overy, Layoffs, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Deidre Dare Proposes Prostitution as a Layoff Solution?
Deidre Dare is one of our favorite laid-off lawyers. She was working in Russia for Allen & Overy, and decided to pen a salacious online novel about her expat adventures. The literary critics at A&O were not pleased with the novel, which featured lots of drinking, sex, drugs, donkeys, and dwarves. After she lost her […] -
Law Professors, Lawyer of the Day, Prostitution, Weirdness
Lawyer of the Day: And Her 'Real Pimpin' Law Professor Boyfriend
Way back in 2007, a time so long ago that firms actually made offers to summer associates, we mentioned the story of UConn law professor Robert Birmingham. The professor showed a clip from the movie Really Really Pimpin’ in Da South, and got in a little bit of trouble. The film is (apparently) a “prostitution […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Prostitution
Is this cartoon about the University of Illinois's law school, or Villanova's?
Check it out over at the Jack Higgins Gallery. Update: Yes, commenters, we know the cartoon is about U of I. Please resist the lawyerly impulse to take everything so literally. Thanks. Earlier: Dean Mark Sargent — You Can Call Him John Prior ATL coverage of the University of Illinois College of Law (scroll down)
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, Prostitution
Dean Mark Sargent -- You Can Call Him John
It appears that Mark A. Sargent’s abrupt resignation as dean of Villanova Law had nothing to do with the Peanut Girl controversy, or his more recent email faux pas. It’s more likely that it had to do with an Eliot Spitzer problem: patronizing prostitutes. But at least the public-minded dean helped the police crack a […] -
Drugs, Marijuana, Prostitution, Reader Polls
Bong Hits 4 Jesus Tax Revenue
How should the federal and state governments deal with their depleted coffers? Here’s one idea, from Nick Gillespie of Reason.com, in yesterday’s New York Times: Legalize drugs and then tax sales of them. And while we’re at it, welcome all forms of gambling (rather than just the few currently and arbitrarily allowed) and let prostitution […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Disbarred Stanford Grad Trades Counsel for CoitusAnd is now trying to set up shop in South Carolina?
When we first got a tip that a Florida lawyer had been disbarred for making a client pay her fees with sexual favors, we thought, “Ho hum. Another crazy Florida lawyer.” Then we Googled the pro boner attorney, James Harvey Tipler, and found out that the low-life lawyer has a sterling Stanford degree. According to […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Prostitution
Lawyer (Turned Escort) of the Day: Nina Baccala
Times are tough, and sometimes those with JDs have to find sources of income beyond their legal pursuits. Sometimes they try to increase their cash flow through illegal pursuits. Such as prostitution. (This isn’t the first time we’ve covered the phenomenon.) Putting your life in the hands of a random John has bigger potential downsides […] -
Craigslist, Hotties, Job Searches, Law Schools, Prostitution
Umm ... So, There's This
So, you know how we at Above the Law love to bring you something a little bit later in the day for our west coast and late night readers? I bring this up lest you think I have masturbatory ulterior motives for the timing of this post. So, this lady is apparently a law student […] -
Michael Jackson, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Tax Law, Torture
Non-Sequiturs: 02.18.09
* An MSM shout-out for ATL’s very own Hope Winters. [CNN] * Mickey Rourke’s beloved chihuahua, Loki, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge this past Monday. Here’s to hoping that Mickey’s covered. [Wall Street Journal (subscription)] * The Tax Workshop for Strippers & Sex Workers will be “specifically helpful to those who work as independent contractors, […] -
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, James Colliton, Lawsuit of the Day, Prostitution, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: A Prostitute-Loving Cravath Partner?
[Ed. note: We mentioned this briefly in Morning Docket. But any story involving the words “Cravath partner” and “hookers” deserves its own post.] The late Deborah Jeane Palfrey, aka the “D.C. Madam,” has a New York counterpart. From ABC News (via our sibling site, DealBreaker): Wall street lawyers, investment bankers, CEOs and media executives often […]