Douglas Rappaport

Biglaw

Bad News for Former Biglaw Partners on the West Coast

Many former partners at major law firms spend their post-Biglaw years living large -- as well they should. After all, they worked very hard, for many years, to amass seven-figure, eight-figure, or even nine-figure fortunes. After leaving behind the life of billing 2000+ hours a year, they finally have time to enjoy the fruits of their labor. But not all ex-partners find themselves on Easy Street. Take, for example, these two ex-partners in California -- one whose civil suit against her former firm isn't going so well, and one who might be going from Biglaw, to a small firm, to the Big House....