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11 Famous Law School Dropouts

A handful of law school dropouts have gained notoriety for something other than being a wannabe lawyer.

Bitter News, 2-26-09

by Bitter Newsroom on February 26, 2009 in News

Phew, Tiger’s back. Now how about some quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom?: How did one woman contract herpes? It wasn’t from playing beer pong! In a landmark verdict, a jury awarded nearly $7 million to a 56-year-old woman infected with incurable genital herpes after sexual contact with a 77-year-old man. The man knew he’d [...]

Minority Report

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by Matthew Richardson on February 26, 2009 in Columns

“Matthew, I need your help with something,” the senior partner said as I stepped into his office. Even I couldn’t get you laid with that gigantic mole on your face. “There are going to be some changes around here.” I don’t like where this is going… I am way too hung over to get canned [...]

Bitter News, 2-25-09

by Bitter Newsroom on February 25, 2009 in News

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom that you can kick back, relax and enjoy now that Mary Jane has the California budget crisis solved: The much-anticipated Watchmen movie’s success will determine how significant of a reversal of fortune its producer stands to pay out of pocket. It all stems from a complicated legal battle between [...]

Catalina Girald: Fashionista-in-Chief

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by Bitter Success on February 25, 2009 in Interviews

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Bitter Lawyer sits down with the Boston College law grad to talk law school, fashion, and building Moxsie, a successful retail fashion site

Bitter News, 2-24-09

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by Bitter Newsroom on February 24, 2009 in News

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom for fat Val Kilmer’s Fat Tuesday pleasure: He might be willing to predict her time of death, but thank God Sen. Jim Bunning isn’t engraving RBG’s headstone. He misspelled her name twice in his letter of apology for referring to her as good as dead. It’s not Ruth Ginsberg. [...]

I Turned Down Summer Offers

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by Ex-Bitter on February 24, 2009 in Columns

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Was I a dumbass for turning down job summer law firm job offers when my heart wasn’t in it but the money probably would have made me feel better?

Bitter News, 2-23-09

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by Bitter Newsroom on February 23, 2009 in News

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom, whether or not your law school is retiring in Florida: Promptly closing shop at 5:00 PM got Texas’ “top criminal judge” charged with failing to ensure proper access to the legal system and eroding public confidence in the fairness of judges for an incident with a lawyer seeking a [...]

Caption This! Feb. 21-27

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by Bitter Staff on February 21, 2009 in Comics

What in the Bitter Lawyer is going on in this picture? Put your lawyerly wit to the test and post a comment with a hilarious caption about this funny face. And keep it clean. (Ish.) The editors’ favorite entry will be announced next Saturday, February 14th. Editors’ Pick (Feb. 14-20): ForthePlaintiff: “Counsel for Wyeth and [...]

Bitter News, 2-20-09

by Bitter Newsroom on February 20, 2009 in News

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom that make your mom significantly prouder than The Dirtiest Girl in Porn’s: For two attys, the bigger they are, the harder they fall—sort of literally… 1. “Doughy” Pillsbury lawyer, Bob Robbins, head of the firm’s corporate and securities practice, got Gawkered after a tipster reported him for jabbering into [...]

Bitter Factoids 4

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by Bitter Staff on February 20, 2009 in Columns

Let the numbers tell the story. Here are 15 more compelling facts from Bitter Lawyer. We leave the opinions up to you. 27. Percentage of lawyers identified as self-employed according to the U.S. Department of Labor, 2008-09 Handbook. $20,000,000. Annual amount attorney James Sokolove, who refers all cases to other lawyers, spends on advertising according [...]