Bitter Lawyer: Contributors

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Bitter Lawyer
Web address
http://www.bitterlawyer.com/
Commercial?
Yes
Type of site
Blog
Current status
Active
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
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1 Contributors
2 Recognition
3 Notable Interviews
4 Ownership
5 References
Contributors[edit]
Creator of the site Rick Eid is executive producer of the CBS series The Ex List.[3] He has also been
a producer and writer for the television shows Law & Order, Law & Order: Trial by
Jury, Conviction (which he created[citation needed]) and The Guardian. He is also a former Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom associate and Manatt, Phelps & Phillipspartner.[4][not in citation given]
Current contributors include:
"Ex-Bitter," a former BigLaw partner.
"Law Firm 10," formerly a BigLaw associate in Chicago.
"Matthew Richardson," a mergers and acquisitions BigLaw

associate in New York.
Michael Estrin, a former lawyer and full-time writer.
Philadelphia Lawyer
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Former contributors include:
Recognition[edit]
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[edit]
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:
Eugene Volokh of "The Volokh Conspiracy,"[8] humorist and author Tucker Max,[9] author Elizabeth
Wurtzel,[10][11] Jeff Marx, composer for Avenue Q,[12] cartoonist Stephan Pastis,[13] author Jeffrey Toobin,
[14]
Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach,[15] and Joe Escalante, owner of Kung Fu Records.[16]
Ownership[edit]
In April 2011, Bitter Lawyer was acquired by the owners of Lawyerist.com. [17]
In May 2014, Lawyerist sold Bitter Lawyer to Bitter Empire, LLC, a company owned by Lisa
Needham and Joline Zepcevski. [18]
References[edit]
1.
Jump up^ Eid, Rick (October 1, 2008). Dream Life, The Second Act.
Forbes.com.
2.
Jump up^ Living the dream blog. Abajournal.com. Blawgs directory.
3.
Jump up^ The Ex List. IMDb.com.
4.
Jump up^ Abajournal.com
5.
Jump up^ The 2009 ABA Journal Blawg 100. Abajournal.com. 2009.
6.
Jump up^ Webbies for Law sites. Webbyawards.com.
7.
Jump up^ Recent Interviews. Bitterlawyer.com.
8.
Jump up^ "Eugene Volokh: Un-American legal conspirator?".

Bitterlawyer.com, January 11, 2010.
9.
Jump up^ "Tucker Max - The anti-lawyer". Bitterlawyer.com, August

25, 2009.
10. Jump up^ "Bitter Lawyer Loves Elizabeth Wurtzel Part 1".
Bitterlawyer.com, July 23, 2009.
11. Jump up^ "Bitter Lawyer Loves Elizabeth Wurtzel Part 2".
Bitterlawyer.com, July 24, 2009]
12. Jump up^ "Jeff Marx: JD to Avenue Q". Bitterlawyer.com, August 5,
2009.
13. Jump up^ "Stephan Pastis: Rat, Pig, Lawyer". Bitterlawyer.com, June
2, 2009.
14. Jump up^ "Jeffrey Toobin: Supreme Writer". Bitterlaywer.com, May
27, 2009.
15. Jump up^ "Mike Leach: Texas Tech Head Coach,
J.D." Bitterlawyer.com, May 11, 2009.
16. Jump up^ "Joe Escalante, Owner, Kung Fu Records".
Bitterlawyer.com, November 20, 2008.
17. Jump up^ Lawyerist Acquires Legal Humor Website Bitter Lawyer.
Lawyerist.com, April 14, 2011.
18. Jump up^ Empire State Of Mind. BitterEmpire.com, August 20, 2014.
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"Ex-Bitter," a former BigLaw partner.

"Law Firm 10," formerly a BigLaw associate in Chicago.

"Matthew Richardson," a mergers and acquisitions BigLaw

Michael Estrin, a former lawyer and full-time writer.

Former contributors include:

Jump up^ Living the dream blog. Abajournal.com. Blawgs directory.

Jump up^ The Ex List. IMDb.com.

Jump up^ Abajournal.com

Jump up^ Webbies for Law sites. Webbyawards.com.

Jump up^ Recent Interviews. Bitterlawyer.com.

Jump up^ "Eugene Volokh: Un-American legal conspirator?".

Jump up^ "Tucker Max - The anti-lawyer". Bitterlawyer.com, August

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