Lawyerly Lairs
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.06.11
* The three defendants in the civil wrongful-death action brought by Robert Wone’s widow are keeping their mouths shut. [National Law Journal] * But their former house is open — and once again on the market, for the tidy sum of $1.6 million. [Who Murdered Robert Wone?] * Professor Eugene Volokh wants to know, with […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Lawyerly Lairs: An Attorney's $7.5 Million Townhouse
As small-firm columnist Valerie Katz previously discussed, some partners at small law firms are worth big bucks. The only practicing lawyer in the Forbes 400 is a small-firm attorney, in fact. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some partners at small firms have big and beautiful wives homes. The New York Times recently […] - Sponsored
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Elena Kagan, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lawyerly Lairs: Justice Kagan Goes House Hunting
In 2010, music superstar Lady Gaga earned an estimated $64 million. Meanwhile, legal superstar Lady Kaga — aka Justice Elena Kagan, of the United States Supreme Court — earned considerably less. For the part of 2010, the Divine Miss K served as Solicitor General, earning an annual salary of $165,300. After her confirmation as an […]
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Cardozo Law School, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Partner Issues, Real Estate, White & Case
Lawyerly Lairs: Three Partners' Palatial Pads
After suffering through a brutal recession that was fueled, in part, by the collapse of the real estate market, you’d think that nobody would want to read about real estate ever again. But that’s not what’s happening in the blogosphere, where real estate is hotter than ever. For example, consider Lockhart Steele’s Curbed, an excellent […] -
Fabulosity, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Dean Van Zandt's Delicious Listing
Isn’t it nice when people who do good also do well? David Van Zandt — the outgoing dean of Northwestern Law, and the incoming president of The New School — is a beloved figure, at NU Law and beyond. Professionally, he’s an innovator in legal education; personally, he’s a great guy. We’re big fans of […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: What Does a $34.5 Million Condo Look Like?
Why are so many lawyers interested in making the jump to business? One obvious reason: money. Look at the list of lawyers who made this year’s Forbes 400. Of the almost 40 lawyers / holders of law degrees who made the cut, only one, Joe Jamail, is a practicing attorney. And he’s all the way […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Non-Sequiturs, Real Estate, Robert Wone
Non-Sequiturs: 10.13.10
* Does this explain Boies Schiller’s great media coverage? Their PR person is in bed with the media. [Gawker and AllThingsD] * Speaking of romantic entanglements, here are six rules for law firm dating, in case you don’t follow Rule #1: Don’t. [Sweet Hot Justice] * McDermott isn’t the only law firm switching digs. The […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: McDermott Will Move to New D.C. Digs
One of our odd obsessions around here: real estate. Just take a spin through our Lawyerly Lairs archives, which chronicle the adventures of attorneys in the world of real property, residential and commercial. We may not be as real obsessed as the folks over at Curbed, but we’re getting there. As a former resident of […] - Sponsored
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Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Pomerantz's Palatial Park Avenue Pad
Many real estate lawyers are also real estate investors. It makes perfect sense: they know the market, they know the intricacies of complex transactions, and they see a lot of deals in the course of their practice. For example, Jonathan Mechanic, the renowned real estate lawyer who heads the practice at Fried Frank, owns retail […] -
Cars, Fabulosity, Lawyer of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyer of the Day: David J. Stern, Fourth-Tier Law Grad Turned Multimillionaire
No, we’re not talking about that David J. Stern, the lawyer turned NBA commissioner. We’re talking about David J. Stern of Plantation, Florida, a leading lawyer to banks and financial services companies in mortgage-related and foreclosure proceedings. Over the holiday weekend, the New York Times ran a lengthy article, by Gretchen Morgenson and Geraldine Fabrikant, […] -
Bad Ideas, Gay, Lawsuit of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Sex
Lawyerly Lairs: Did a Realtor Use an Attorney's House for Gay Sexcapades?
This story — which could also qualify as a Lawsuit of the Day — is fine, funny Friday fodder. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: Adam Bunge, an attorney, and his wife, Sarah Bunge, a Lutheran pastor, put their Maple Grove home up for sale and headed off to London this year for a four-month “work holiday.” […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Nauseating Things, Real Estate, Travel / Vacation
Lawyerly Lairs: A Skadden Partner's 'Hideous' House Causes Cape Cod Controversy
Longtime Skadden partner Hilary Foulkes, recognized by Chambers and Partners for his expertise in cross-border M&A work, is quite distinctive-looking. And so is his Cape Cod vacation house, in Chatham — which is causing some trouble with the locals. Hilary and Tina Foulkes — we thought they were lesbians, until we saw his photo — […] -
Cardozo Law School, Celebrities, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Recent Cardozo Grad Buys $1.7 Million Condo -- from Alan Colmes!
This week seems to be Cardozo Law School week here at Above the Law. Yesterday we wrote about Jeremy Weg, a studious rising 2L who posed a question to The Ethicist. Today we bring you the story of Catherine Haldy Jarman, a 2010 Cardozo Law graduate who just bought a fabulous piece of real estate: […]
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4th Circuit, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, J. Michael Luttig, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Supreme Court Clerks
Lawyerly Lairs: Luttig in Lap of Luxury (Plus info about his current compensation.)
In May 2006, then-Judge J. Michael Luttig made major news in the legal world by resigning from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to become senior vice president and general counsel of aerospace giant Boeing. Luttig served as a Fourth Circuit judge for almost 15 years, during which time he reigned as […] -
Deaths, Lawyerly Lairs, Murder, Real Estate, Robert Wone
Lawyerly Lairs: Haunted House
If you are superstitious, then the house shown at right (click to enlarge) — 1509 Swann Street NW, Washington, DC — is not the house for you. It is the house in which promising young lawyer Robert Wone — a former associate at Covington & Burling, and general counsel for Radio Free Asia at the […] -
Art, Biglaw, Fabulosity, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: An Associate and an Art Collection
Over the long weekend, the Washington Post magazine treated us to a delicious inside look at the gorgeous home of Christopher Boutlier, an interior designer, and his partner, Aaron Flynn — a lawyer. Flynn practices environmental and administrative law in the D.C. office of Hunton & Williams. Flynn may be a mere associate, but he […] -
In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Ridiculousness
Lawyerly Lairs: My Lawyer Got Stuck in a Tree
Moving in-house really is the golden ticket. Better hours, great pay, and you get to bitch around law firm partners and their associate underlings whenever you want. The only thing separating in-house counsel from the good life seems to be that they have to regularly slough into a stuffy corporate office everyday. Well, one general […] -
Akin Gump, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Politics, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Ken Mehlman Moves to Chelsea
Former Akin Gump partner Ken Mehlman — a 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School, just like Obama, but more known for his work in politics, also like Obama — has purchased a fabulous new Manhattan apartment. Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is settling in Chelsea, which has raised some eyebrows. So […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Small Law Firms, Weirdness
The Perks of Small Law: Tuesday Masseuse and Tagging Events
While there are a few offbeat Biglaw firms out there (think Venable and rooftop bocce ball), the quirkiest firms tend to be the small ones. Childress Duffy Goldblatt is a litigation shop that does insurance recovery work. Its Chicago office just moved to a new location where it’s rolling out new perks. One quirky perk? […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Student Loans
Lawyerly Lairs: Law Student Edition
Are you tired of reading about lawyers and law students struggling under massive educational loans? The debt-saddled law student has become something of a walking cliché — and the stereotype is not universally true. According to the 2009 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (p. 14), between 10 and 15 percent of full-time law students […]