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

published May 22, 2013

By Author - LawCrossing
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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.)
     
  • 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.)

published May 22, 2013

By Author - LawCrossing
( 80 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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