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2020 Can Suck It: The Cat Lawyer Died

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(Image via Instagram)

It was only last year that we brought you the story of Dr. Leon the Lawyer Cat. The adorable little guy was a former stray that took shelter from a storm inside the Order of Attorneys of Brazil building (a Brazilian bar association roughly equivalent to the American Bar Association). Taken with Dr. Leon, the board of the OAB actually hired him as an attorney and gave him official duties welcoming guests to the building. It was everything good and cute in the world.

But 2020 just keeps on taking, doesn’t it? I regret to inform you that in June, Dr. Leon passed away. According to his Instagram account, it seems Dr. Leon was poisoned, likely by an animal or insect he was in contact with. His human handlers eulogized Dr. Leon, saying, “Leon healed whatever our distress was with a simple contact, we definitely don’t know what it will be like without him. But one thing we know for sure, we will ensure that he stays alive among us.”

True to the sentiments in the post, the OAB has continued the animal rights work that Dr. Leon inspired. And that includes adopting a new cattorney that will take up Dr. Leon’s mantle.

Introducing Dr. Leona, the cat attorney.

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The cat attorney is dead. Long live the cat attorney.

headshotKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of The Jabot podcast. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).

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