Bitter Lawyer

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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]

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:

• "Ex-Bitter," a former BigLaw partner.
• Gregory D. Luce, creator of the satirical website Big Legal Brain and former editor of Bitter Lawyer.
• "Law Firm 10," formerly a BigLaw associate in Chicago.
• "Matthew Richardson," a now-unemployed mergers and acquisitions BigLaw associate in New York.
• Michael Estrin, a former lawyer and full-time writer.
• Philadelphia Lawyer
• BL1Y

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:

• The New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz,^[8]
• Eugene Volokh of "The Volokh Conspiracy,"^[9]
• humorist and author Tucker Max,^[10]
• author Elizabeth Wurtzel,^[11][12]
• Jeff Marx, composer for Avenue Q,^[13]
• cartoonist Stephan Pastis,^[14]
• author Jeffrey Toobin,^[15]
• Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach,^[16]
• Joe Escalante, owner of Kung Fu Records.^[17]

Ownership[]

In April 2011, Bitter Lawyer was acquired by the owners of .^[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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