Bitter Lawyer

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Bitter Lawyer
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URL http://www.bitterlawyer.com/
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BitterLawyer.com is a legal humor and news blog targeted at disgruntled lawyers. The site features a webshow titled Living the Dream, created by Rick Eid, which follows the bumblings of fictional big law junior associate Nick Conley (played by John T. Woods). [1] Accompanying blog posts describe the real-life inspirations behind each webisode. There are also many columns: an advice column authored by "an Ex-Bitter"; "Associate Abuse," which posts associate war stories from all over; "Bitter by Numbers," an opinion column appearing in list form; "Loose Ends," which covers legal news; "Bitter Rant," which posts lawyer rants from all over; "Pictures Framed," which posts images or illustrations of lawyers and invites readers to submit captions; and "Temper(a)mental," written from the point of view of a legal temp. [2]

Contents

Contributors

Rick Eid, an executive producer of the NBC series Chicago P.D. created the site in 2008. He has also been a producer and writer for the television shows The Ex List , [3] Law & Order , Law & Order: Trial by Jury , Conviction , and The Guardian. He is also a former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom associate and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips partner. [4] [ failed verification ]

Former contributors include:

Recognition

Bitter Lawyer was ranked in the ABA Journal Blawg 100 in the "Lighter Fare" category, calling the blog "a category killer for legal humor websites." [5]

In 2010 Bitter Lawyer won a Webby for best legal website. [6]

Notable Interviews

Bitter Lawyer regularly interviews celebrities with a connection to the legal community, typically people were formerly lawyers but have since made a name for themselves in another profession. [7] Past interviews have included:

Ownership

In April 2011, Bitter Lawyer was acquired by the owners of Lawyerist.com. [18]

In May 2014, Lawyerist sold Bitter Lawyer to Bitter Empire, LLC, a company owned by Lisa Needham and Joline Zepcevski. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ Eid, Rick (October 1, 2008). Dream Life, The Second Act. Forbes.com.
  2. ↑ Living the dream blog. Abajournal.com. Blawgs directory.
  3. ↑ The Ex List IMDb.com
  4. ↑ Abajournal.com
  5. ↑ The 2009 ABA Journal Blawg 100. Abajournal.com. 2009.
  6. ↑ Webbies for Law sites Archived April 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Webbyawards.com.
  7. ↑ Recent Interviews. Bitterlawyer.com.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Will Shortz: UVA Law Grad, Puzzlemaster, Ping-Pong Aficionado". Bitterlawyer.com, August 21, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Eugene Volokh: Un-American legal conspirator?" Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine . Bitterlawyer.com, January 11, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Tucker Max - The anti-lawyer". Bitterlawyer.com, August 25, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Bitter Lawyer Loves Elizabeth Wurtzel – Part 1". Bitterlawyer.com, July 23, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Bitter Lawyer Loves Elizabeth Wurtzel – Part 2". Bitterlawyer.com, July 24, 2009]
  13. ↑ "Jeff Marx: JD to Avenue Q". Bitterlawyer.com, August 5, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Stephan Pastis: Rat, Pig, Lawyer". Bitterlawyer.com, June 2, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Jeffrey Toobin: ‘Supreme’ Writer". Bitterlaywer.com, May 27, 2009.
  16. ↑ "Mike Leach: Texas Tech Head Coach, J.D." Bitterlawyer.com, May 11, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Joe Escalante, Owner, Kung Fu Records". Bitterlawyer.com, November 20, 2008.
  18. ↑ Lawyerist Acquires Legal Humor Website Bitter Lawyer Archived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Lawyerist.com, April 14, 2011.
  19. ↑ Empire State Of Mind. BitterEmpire.com, August 20, 2014.
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