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Some of the Renowned Non-Practicing Famous Lawyers That We Have Had

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published May 22, 2013

By Maria Laus, Author - LawCrossing

Writers/Editors:

John Grisham: Author, The Firm, The Rainmaker, and many other bestsellers
Scott Turow: Author, Presumed Innocent, Pleading Guilty, and The Laws of Our Fathers
Steve Martini: Author, Undue Influence
John Kennedy, Jr.: Editor, George magazine

As a side note, John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Steve Martini are not alone. The number of lawyers publishing legal thrillers is burgeoning. In fact, there are enough in print to constitute a special section in the bookstore. Recent lawyer/legal thriller authors also include Robert Tanenbaum, Falsely Accused (formerly a Manhattan A.D.A. and mayor, Beverly Hills), Lisa Scottoline. Zega Tender, (formerly an associate at a law firm in Philadelphia), and Michael C. Eberhard, Against the Law. In addition, the post-O.J. era has produced writing opportunities for many prominent criminal lawyers, including Christopher Darden, Johnnie Cochran, and Gerry Spence.

Mortimer Zuckerman: owner, U.S. News and World Report (Was quoted as saying that he gave up his legal practice when he realized that it was the exact opposite of sex;"Even when it's good, it's lousy.")
Franz Kafka: writer (worked full-time as lawyer at an insurance company and wrote at night)
Jules Verne: writer
Henry James: writer
Wallace Stevens: poet
Also, Moliere, Balzac, Robert Louis Stevenson

Media Personalities

Geraldo Rivera: Former talk show host/anchor, Court TV show host
Catherine Crier: Former anchor, Fox (formerly at ABC and CNN)
Jeff Greenfield: Former Political Commentator, ABC ("Nightline", etc.)
United States
Jack Ford: Former Chief Legal Correspondent, "Today" show Co-Anchor, NBC

Sports

Paul Tagliabue: Former NFL Commissioner Tony LaRussa, Manager, St. Louis Cardinals Howard Cosell, Sportscaster
Bill Evo: Former President of the Detroit Red Wings, former professional hockey player

Entrepreneurs

Jerry Levin: Former CEO, Time Warner
Larry Rosenfeld and Rick Flax: Co-Founders, the California Pizza Kitchen
Anne Martin: Former Senior Sales Director, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Tim and Nina Zagat: Former Publisher of Zagat's restaurant and hotel guides

Artists

Otto Preminger, Filmaker
Bernard Jacobs, Former President of the Shubert Organization Cole Porter
Musician Paul Cezanne: Artist
Igor Stravinsky: Musician

Political Leaders

Bill Clinton, Former President
Mahatma Gandhi, Former Political Leader, India

(Note: some of the following people practiced law, others only had legal training or did not finish law school.)

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