WPMT FOX43 of Central Pennsylvania reports that a Pennsylvania couple “stabbed one another during an argument over which contestant deserved to win ‘American Idol.’” Both Gregory Stambaugh, 57, and Karen Elaine Harrelson, 48 were being held at the fabulous York County Prison at the time the article was written. Apparently they were intoxicated at the…


Catching Up Again with Nick Santora, Author of Fifteen Digits
We sat down again with Nick Santora last week, shortly before the release of his new book, Fifteen Digits.

Darwin at Work
A strange week of news, wrapped up by Bitter Lawyer newsman Doug Stephan

Lawyer Show
Seriously, this lawyer show is more realistic

Richardson’s TV Report Card on Whitney, Pan Am
Matthew Richardson reviews Whitney and Pan Am, two of this fall’s new television series.

Richardson's Unethical and Amoral TV Report Card
For highly-employed associates who didn’t get home from the office until the morning, here’s Richardson’s take on three shows that recently premiered.

Is This the Golden Age of Legal Dramas?
By our count, there are now five law-related shows on TV: Franklin & Bash, Fairly Legal, Suits, Drop Dead Diva, and Harry’s Law. All five shows have been renewed for at least another season and all show lots of promise. Though all of them are very distinct, they seem to have one common thread, they…

Not Your Law Firm’s Managing Partner
We took a few minutes to chat with actor Josh Stamberg, who plays managing partner “Parker” in one half of the fictitious law firm Harrison Parker

If You’re Excited for 'Sex and the City 2,' Go Screw Yourself
Yes, I would rather brainstorm about rainmaking opportunities with a bunch of Elena Kagan lookalikes than subject myself to 146 insufferable minutes of oral sex double entendres delivered by a menopausal glamazon.

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.