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Insurance counsel writes poetry about law school, going to court and the practice of law

Poetry is a great way to infuse a little humor into what can be a “tedious” lifestyle, New York City attorney Stevi Siber-Sanderowitz says. She is fascinated by the haiku, a streamlined form of poetry that originated in Japan.

Oct 1, 2025 1:10 AM CDT

This LA lawyer levels up legal protections in the video game industry

Ryan Morrison grew up playing video games. Today Morrison is known by the moniker, “the Video Game Attorney.” He’s a founding partner of MGL, a boutique firm based in Los Angeles. He also advocates for individual creatives as CEO of Evolved Talent Agency, a digital talent management and marketing agency he founded.

Oct 1, 2025 1:05 AM CDT

Authority figures don’t always give the best career advice, this appellate justice tells young people

Authority figures don’t always give the best career advice, this appellate justice tells young Even when his goals seemed impossible, Jesse G. Reyes, an Illinois Appellate Court justice, says he has kept following them. “I have always believed that if a door is closed to me, I am just going to find a way around it or over it or through it,” says Reyes, 72.

Oct 1, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

People make mistakes and can change, says a Tennessee lawyer with a knack for winning pardons

In 2024, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued 43 pardons. Seven of the individuals pardoned by the governor were represented by one man: Benjamin Raybin, a criminal defense lawyer in Nashville.

Aug 1, 2025 12:55 AM CDT

Two young lawyers created a party game with questions about basic legal rights

The monotony and loneliness of studying for the bar exam inspired Joseph Kemp to create a card game focused on legal issues—called Disbarred: The Card Game—with his longtime friend Latoya Bethune.

Aug 1, 2025 12:50 AM CDT

This jewelry industry lawyer enjoys a multifaceted career

Sara E. Yood serves as the president, CEO and general counsel for the Jewelers Vigilance Committee, a 108-year-old nonprofit trade association focused on legal compliance in the jewelry industry.

Aug 1, 2025 12:45 AM CDT

How Atlanta defense lawyer Brian Steel got name-checked by rapper Drake

Atlanta criminal defense lawyer Brian Steel made headlines during the YSL Records trial. In February, rapper Drake released a song that name-checks YSL and the trial judge and celebrates freedom in general. Its title? “Brian Steel.”

Jun 1, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

This lawyer has no regrets about pursuing a career as a running coach

When people asked Lisa Levin why she stopped practicing law after investing so much time, money and effort into a Duke University School of Law degree, she wondered if she was racing the right course as a running coach. Initially a passion project, the company Run Farther & Faster, co-founded by Levin in 2009, has allowed the former Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld associate to help runners achieve their goals while utilizing the knowledge she developed as an attorney.

Jun 1, 2025 1:20 AM CDT

Idaho lawyer worked on potato farms before prosecuting Daybell murders

If you have any interest in true-crime stories, you are probably familiar with Lindsey Blake. The Idaho lawyer prosecuted and won convictions against Chad Daybell and his new wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, in a widely publicized case involving doomsday religious beliefs and the murders of family members, including Vallow Daybell’s two minor children.

Jun 1, 2025 1:10 AM CDT

Helping people feel safe is a primary goal of lawyer Chase Strangio

Chase Strangio, co-director of the LGBTQ & HIV Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, stresses the importance of remaining hopeful, even if the legal landscape for transgender rights seems bleaker right now than it has in years past. “I’m very committed to moving us out of a space of chaos, catastrophe and fear, and moving us to a place of possibility and grounded connection,” says Strangio.

Apr 1, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Calming down situations in a respectful way is a useful skill for lawyers, former DOJ counsel says

While working at the U.S. Justice Department, lawyer Katharine Manning helped victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida and the investment fraud case involving Bernie Madoff. Now a consultant, she advises entities on creating compassionate work environments where employees and clients feel comfortable sharing difficult experiences.

Apr 1, 2025 1:20 AM CDT

Sound Decisions: Meet the retired bankruptcy judge who rules Seattle’s ambient electronic music scene

When federal bankruptcy judge Marc Barreca retired in 2024, he ended both his legal career and his double life. For years, Barreca had been dividing his time, spending weekdays presiding over a courtroom and evenings and weekends in his studio, composing and recording ambient electronic music.

Apr 1, 2025 1:10 AM CDT

Which fictional lawyers get the most Google traffic?

When the reckless, self-assured Harvey Specter struts into an office on Suits, are you riveted to the television screen? Do you do a Google search of him to learn more about his character? If the answer is yes, then you are in good company.

Feb 1, 2025 1:25 AM CST

El Chapo’s attorney also sings for her clients

Mariel Colón Miró exists in two seemingly separate worlds. Some days you will find the 32-year-old working as a criminal defense attorney out of her New York City office. But her love of music has equaled her passion for justice.

Feb 1, 2025 1:20 AM CST

This lawyer-turned-wrangler helped save 200 horses from a wildfire

In 2012, Ami Cullen left her job as a litigation associate with a Washington, D.C.-area law firm to become a horse wrangler on a Colorado dude ranch. Trading her heels for cowboy boots was easy. But adapting her East Coast hunter-jumper equestrian experience to working on a ranch way out West was pure culture shock.

Feb 1, 2025 1:15 AM CST