Will Shortz always knew he had a higher calling.


Bill Chais, Part 2: More On Franklin & Bash, the Wizard of Oz, and His Bromance with Jimmy Woods
We continue our interview with Bill Chais, co-creator of Franklin & Bash. So far, Bill has worked as a writer and producer on many successful shows and is finally getting a much-deserved opportunity to show viewers his vision of a law firm buddy dramedy. Read on for what it feels like to actually sell something…

Bill Chais: On Franklin & Bash, the Wizard of Oz, and His Bromance with Jimmy Woods
You’ve probably seen those new promos for Franklin & Bash on TNT—with Zach Morris and the guy from Clueless in a hot tub wearing suits—and wondered what those guys are doing on a TNT, the network whose slogan is “we know drama.” Well, Bill Chais succeeded in his lifelong quest to bring bromance to your…

Josh Berman: Behind the CSI Effect, Plus-Size Lawyers and Judge Paula Abdul
Ed. note: If you haven’t heard of the Lifetime television series Drop Dead Diva, you probably assume it’s like every epic Lifetime movie you’ve ever (accidentally) seen: Rambling, sappy and a showcase of predatory men. Until last week, we thought the same thing—then we actually watched the show’s first season. Credited as one of 2009’s…

Ashby Jones: AKA Mr. Law Blog
We cornered Ashby Jones to find out all we can about the man, the myth behind the WSJ Law Blog.

From the Archives: Corri Fetman – America’s Most Risqué Lawyer
If you don’t know Corri Fetman by name, you might know her by sight. Tall, blonde, and a lot up top, she is most widely known as the lawyer who posed for Playboy in February 2008. But Fetman’s road to infamy began in May 2007, when controversy exploded over a series billboards she posted around…

David Hemingson: BigLaw Archetypes Thrown Into ‘The Deep End’
Writer/producer David Hemingson is trying to take inspiration from his infancy as a lawyer and spin it into highly rated entertainment.

Interview with Eugene Volokh, Un-American Legal Conspirator
We recently caught up with the USSR-born Eugene Volokh to find out his favorite gun and what professors really think of gunners.

The Good Wife: Non-Lawyers Behind That Lawyer Show
Getting a show produced and broadcast on television—not to mention keeping it there—is nearly impossible these days. Each year, fewer and fewer TV pilots get picked up by networks, and, of those that do, a very select few find an audience and can be considered a hit. In the legal genre, even powerhouse Executive Producers…

Marc Randazza: His Profane, Pornographic, Anti-Glenn Beck World
There’s probably no other lawyer like Marc Randazza. He’s irreverent, outspoken, foul-mouthed, endlessly entertaining and on a hot streak. When he’s not defending the First Amendment rights of porn studios and bloggers, he might be on the beach, cooking up a tasty stingray. In November, Randazza beat back a lawsuit filed by a Miami Law…
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 5
- Next Page »