I'm not the only lawyer turned something else. Here are some of the notable residents of the Island of Misfit Lawyers ~
Today, I am grateful ~
1/ That I'm not alone.
2/ That I can always go back to making toys.
3/ And still write about it.
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Graduated from the University of Chicago Law School; The Studs Terkel Program aired on 98.7 WFMT between 1952 and 1997.Graduated from Boalt Hall Law School; converted a pear and walnut orchard in California into a vineyard.Graduated from University of Mississippi School of Law; his first book, A Time to Kill, was rejected by 28 publishers before Wynwood Press published it.Graduated from Yale Law School; taught at Pepperdine University Law School; wants 'Bueller, Bueller' on his tombstone.Graduated from the University of Michigan Law School; while teaching law in Beijing, he was hired by CBS news as an on-air interpreter after the Tiananmen Square incident.
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Graduated from Brooklyn Law School; while representing a Puerto Rican activist group, Rivera caught the attention of news producer Al Primo who offered him a job as a reporter. Graduated from George Washinton University Law School; founder and owner of CakeLove bakery; host of Food Network show, Sugar Rush. Check out www.CakeLove.comCreator of Ally MacBeal and Boston Legal, among others; married to Michelle Pfeiffer; graduated from Boston University School of Law. Husband and wife, both graduates of Yale Law School; were successful lawyers who, while in Paris, took notes on restaurants, planting the seed for the Zagat Survey. Graduated from NYU Law School; practiced law in Manhattan where the Little League of New York was one of his clients; was asked to do a show on ABC radio about the Little League and the rest is history.
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Studied law at the University of Glasgow, was president of the Law Society and, after graduation, worked as a trainee lawyer... until he was fired.Studied law at the University of Pisa and was a court-appointed lawyer for one year, where he met his first wife Enrica.
Lawyer and CPA turned writer/reporter/blogger. See more at www.FernRonay.com. Author of Stop and Blog the Roses, the book. Now available on Amazon. Check out the 'Look Inside' feature to see what it's all about!
Manhattanite, originally from the great state of New Jersey, now living in beautiful Chicago with my husband. Proud to be 100% Italian American and an avid reader, eater and runner.
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