Attorney feature articles

Hard Times in Mexico

Shattering Glass Ceilings

When Mary Ann Oakley began her law career, women were still a rarity in the profession

Reluctant Hero

Before Richard Deane came along, the Macon school system was segregated and pimps were thriving in Atlanta

The Collector

Whether leather-bound sets of books or vintage port, Bob Tanner knows what he likes

Practicing the Law Under the Influence

Robert Chestney and Michael Hawkins take the wheel

The Consigliere

When you're the lawyer for the Godfather of Soul, you have to be fast on your feet. Among many other things, Joel Katz is just that.

Home on the Range (and in the Courtroom)

Jim Nichols saddles up

LA's First Chicano Mayor?

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is a politician in forward motion

The Accidental Filmmaker

Patricia Kinaga just wanted to document victims of domestic violence – instead she wound up being nominated for an Emmy

The Warrior Poet

Because he had to get some demons out of his psyche, Chuck Patterson discovered he was a poet

The Many Hats of Mr. Hill

James is every mother’s fondest dream — a doctor and a lawyer

Being Religious: It's the New Coolest Thing

All across allegedly godless L.A., lawyers are finding solace in their religion

A Screenwriter Hits Paydirt

Danny Kuchuck sells his screenplay and finds a new best friend — lawyer Jeff Frankel

Auschwitz Didn’t Issue Death Certificates

Lisa Stern sued Italy’s largest insurance company on behalf of her grandfather-in-law, who died in a Nazi concentration camp — and every Holocaust victim was a winner

Bert Fields' Greatest Hits

The archetypal Hollywood lawyer, Fields takes no prisoners when representing his famous clients

The Spectacular Successes of Morgan Chu

Even the mighty Microsoft fell after this high school dropout took after it