Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.12.21

* A Florida lawyer who became famous dressing up as the "grim reaper" on beaches to warn about COVID-19 may face discipline for an appeal he filed. Hope he didn't wear the "grim reaper" outfit to court... [ABC News] * Megan Markle won a lawsuit against a company that published portions of a private letter she wrote to her father. [Harper's Bazaar] * Check out this group of Harvard Law grads who are trying to eliminate harassments and discrimination in the legal profession. [New York Times] * Bruce Springsteen has hired a New Jersey legal eagle to defend himself in a DWI case. [New York Post] * Since Above the Law hasn't had a "Lawyerly Lairs" segment in a while, just wanted to relate that a lawyer just bought a multimillion-dollar waterfront mansion in Jupiter, California. Check out the sweet digs in the article. [Real Deal]

By Jordan Rothman on February 12, 2021 8:30 am

* A Florida lawyer who became famous dressing up as the “grim reaper” on beaches to warn about COVID-19 may face discipline for an appeal he filed. Hope he didn’t wear the “grim reaper” outfit to court… [ABC News]

* Megan Markle won a lawsuit against a company that published portions of a private letter she wrote to her father. [Harper’s Bazaar]

* Check out this group of Harvard Law grads who are trying to eliminate harassment and discrimination in the legal profession. [New York Times]

* Bruce Springsteen has hired a New Jersey legal eagle to defend himself in a DWI case. [New York Post]

* Since Above the Law hasn’t had a “Lawyerly Lairs” segment in a while, just wanted to relate that a lawyer just bought a multimillion-dollar waterfront mansion in Jupiter, California. Check out the sweet digs in the article. [Real Deal]

Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].