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Alberto Gonzales, Crime, Department of Justice, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Perverts, Sex, Sex Scandals, Technology
Lawyer of the Day: John David R. Atchison
During his tenure as attorney general, Alberto Gonzales made it a policy priority to “keep our children safe” from creeps on the internets. As it turns out, at least one alleged creep worked for the DOJ: A U.S. Justice Department official has been arrested on suspicion of traveling to Detroit over the weekend to have […] -
Bad Ideas, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Law Firm Names, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Vicious Infighting
Best Reason for a Law Firm Name Change Ever
A fantastic and hilarious email, announcing a name change for a Montana law firm, has been making the rounds. We’d like to reprint it here, but we’ll refrain for now. Instead, read the email and commentary on it here and here. We have no reason to question the authenticity of the email (which apparently went […] - Sponsored
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David Vitter, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Politics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Deborah Jeane Palfrey: A Quick Update
The Hostess with the Mostest (Hos), alleged D.C. madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey, continues to make news. First, she’s advancing an interesting new defense. From Big Head DC: Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the accused “DC Madam,” filed a memo with DC’s U.S. District Court today, detailing her plans to move forward with a “Honey Pot” defense, under […]
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Books, Drugs, Glenn Reynolds, Health Care / Medicine, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Saira Rao, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.07
* A rave review for Saira Rao’s Chambermaid. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] * How could we NOT link to a post entitled “Do Faculty Have a Constitutional Right to Sleep With Their Students?” [TaxProf Blog] * A very interesting installment of The Glenn and Helen Show, in which they speak with Professor Richard Epstein about drugs and […] -
Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Gay, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Nude Dancing, Pornography, Sex
Ever Heard of the Term 'Blue(book) Balls'?
We understand there are various websites — websites that we won’t mention by name or link to here — in which people seeking hook-ups or other sexual encounters can meet similarly minded individuals. Site visitors typically post pictures or images of certain body parts, in order to entice other visitors into arranging an encounter. Anyway, […] -
Akin Gump, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, John Dowd, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
The Akin Gump Escort: You Can Call Her 'Jennifer'
Earlier this year, we devoted extensive coverage to the Akin Gump Escort. She was the legal secretary at Akin Gump who worked for powerhouse lawyer John Dowd by day, and alleged D.C. madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey by night. Courtesy of WTOP, we now know more about the close working relationship between the Akin Gump Escort […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: Liam Michael Golden
We just learned a new word today: “tomcatting.” From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Chehalis, Washington — The tomcatting of the elected prosecutor in this conservative rural town has jeopardized as many as four cases brought by his office and prompted a complaint to the state bar association. Liam Michael Golden, a Republican who ran unopposed for […] -
Google / Search Engines, Prostitution, Sex
Google Search of the Day
We monitor our site traffic closely. We pay attention to reader comments and emails, but our traffic stats are what we care about the most. Our tracking software allows us to see what brings readers to ATL. Earlier today, a web surfer accessed this site by running the following Google search (for which ATL is […] - Sponsored
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Nauseating Things, Perverts, Sex, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Golden Shower
Many summer associate programs are over, but our series of SA stories is not. If you have one to share, please review our submission guidelines, and then email us. Connoisseurs of urolagnia will enjoy this latest tale: 1. Superhero name: Golden Shower 2. Special power(s): Urophilic voyeurism. 3. Summered: the Dallas office of a large […] -
Harvard, Sex, Summer Associates, Weirdness
X-Summers: The Vanimal
You know the drill. We’re still taking summer associate stories; if you have one to share, please review our submission guidelines, and then email us. Here’s the latest: 1. Superhero name: The Vanimal 2. Special power(s): Ridiculous self-aggrandizement; creeping out female colleagues; writing erotic correspondence. 3. Summered: Balch & Bingham, “several summers back.” 4. Claim […] -
Bad Ideas, Divorce Train Wrecks, Lawsuit of the Day, Oy, Screw-Ups, Sex, Sex Scandals, Shopping
Greer v. 1-800-Flowers: An Update
Here’s some follow-up on our Lawsuit of the Day, Greer v. 1-800-Flowers. Plaintiff Leroy Greer is suing the online florist for revealing to his wife that he had flowers delivered to his girlfriend — resulting in said wife divorcing his sorry ass. Some readers who have seen the complaint offered these comments: 1. “I’ve never […] -
Bad Ideas, Divorce Train Wrecks, Lawsuit of the Day, Oy, Screw-Ups, Sex, Sex Scandals, Shopping
Lawsuit of the Day: Greer v. 1-800-Flowers
If you’re a married man planning on sending flowers to your mistress, we have a tip for you: do NOT use 1-800-FLOWERS (as if you needed to be told). Check out this interesting case, filed in the Southern District of Texas (Houston), and included in this morning’s Courthouse News Service (subscription): Leroy Greer v. 1-800-Flowers.Com […] -
Michael Nifong, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Sex Scandals, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Sex, Laws, and Videotape: Is David McDade The New Michael Nifong?
Billy Merck here, once again filling in for Lat while he squeezes out some more vacation before the summer gets away from us. We’ll be here today and Laurie Lin will be here tomorrow; Lat’s back next week. We start today with an update on a case from Georgia with which you’re all probably at […]
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Bar Exams, David Vitter, Perverts, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Updates on Those Horny Boys from the Bayou
We’ve appended short updates to the original posts. But in case you didn’t see them, here are postscripts to the stories of two Louisiana lawyers with possibly problematic sexual appetites: Senator David Vitter, and recent UGA law grad Philip Pirie. With respect to Senator Vitter, a source notes: Check out this NOLA.com post. The owner […] -
David Vitter, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Politics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Violence
A Vitter Video Worth Watching
Here’s a quick follow-up on yesterday’s Lawyer of the Day — Senator David Vitter (R-LA), who recently confessed to having been a client of the escort service run by the so-called “D.C. Madam,” Deborah Jeane Palfrey. Check out this video, put together by the TPM crew. These were our favorite parts: 1. Vitter’s daughter: “Way […] -
Biglaw, Crime, Fashion, Kids, Perverts, Sex
A Bad Way To Procrastinate While Studying for the Bar
Many of you are studying for bar exams at the end of this month. You read ATL while procrastinating — and perhaps you feel guilty about it. But you shouldn’t. There are far worse ways to procrastinate. Like using the internet to set up trysts with underage females — who turn out to be undercover […] -
9th Circuit, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Morning Docket, Porn Names, Pornography, Sex, Violence
Morning Docket: 07.11.07
* Charges coming in “collar bomb” case. [CNN] * Size matters. And bigger isn’t always better, as the Ninth Circuit demonstrates. [Los Angeles Times] * That’s some hardcore pwnography. [Click 2 Houston (KPRC, Houston NBC affiliate)] * Deal reached in Libya foreign medics AIDS trial, with details to come tomorrow; Libyan Supreme Court had been […]
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David Vitter, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Politics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: Sen. David Vitter
Thanks to Senator David Vitter for making it so easy to pick our Lawyer of the Day. From today’s Washington Post: Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the “D.C. Madam,” making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Pornography, Sex, Videos
Reading the Bartameter (Part 2): Fluent Hungarian Is the Ultimate Aphrodisiac
The reader tips about Peter Barta, the Legal Aid Lawyer who allegedly made surreptitious videos of his female co-workers getting changed, are starting to flow into our inbox. From a former colleague: I used to work at the Criminal Defense Division (CDD) in Manhattan with Peter Barta. He would sidle up to female co-workers, bragging […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Pornography, Sex, Videos
Reading the Bartameter: More About Peter Barta (Part 1)
Yesterday we named Peter Barta our Lawyer of the Weekend. Here’s what he allegedly did to earn this distinction, according to the NYDN: A nerdy legal aid lawyer used a spy camera to videotape female colleagues changing their clothes — until the women turned the tables and caught him red-handed, officials said. Peter Barta, 32, […]