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| A Lawyer Walks Away From the Bar...And Into a Bar Posted: 12 Jun 2012 05:54 PM PDT Disaffected lawyers infest pop culture. One more is set to join the PCBA (Popular Culture Bar Association), Burnout Section, in July of this year. Steve Sullivan lives in TBS-land, and he's leaving a corporate attorney position in Manhattan for life as a Pittsburgh barkeep when his parents retire. According to the TBS webpage, "[i]t doesn't take Steve long to realize that what he really wants is to take over Sullivan and Son, even if it means giving up a lavish Manhattan lifestyle. And so begins Steve's quest for a more meaningful and rewarding life behind the bar." Oh, dear. Well, more power to him. I only hope his law school debt is paid off. At least Steve (played by comedian Steve Byrne) isn't a run-of-the-mill corporate lawyer. He's ethnic--like Mr. Byrne, he's part Irish-American, part Korean-American. While we have a lot of lawyers on tv, we don't have that many minority attorneys represented. Even bar-owning ones. Sullivan and Son premieres July 19 at 10 p.m., 9 p.m. Central time. |
I'll be watching.
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 08:06 AM PDT
The National Law Journal interviews former federal prosecutor Alison Leotta about her new novel, Discretion, due out in July 2012, and whether crime shows "get it right."
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 08:06 AM PDT
From the Chronicle of Higher Education: Ms. Mentor (Emily Toth) provides her annual list of "Ackies" (academic novels) for your consideration. Top of the list is Isaac Asimov's "Foundation." In all of the entries--lots of legal issues. Ms. Mentor challenges you to evaluate the entries, or come up with your own candidates, and to send her suggestions for next year's list.
As an alternative, write your own "Ackie." A journey can begin with a single step, and a novel can begin with a single sentence.
As an alternative, write your own "Ackie." A journey can begin with a single step, and a novel can begin with a single sentence.
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