“Hey Mel, what’s up.”
“Hey V, how are you? Good to hear from you.”
“Yeah I figured I’d call to check in, see how everything was going.”
“It’s good thanks. What are you up to?”
“I’m at the office, of course. Be here another 4 or 5 hours probably.”
“Ugh, that sucks, I’m sorry.”
“I have to tell you Mel, I […]

I received around a hundred emails yesterday, most in response to the day’s post. To those who wrote, know that I read every one of them, and thank you for writing to share your insightful thoughts and incredible stories (all of which I promise not to use in the book). For those who didn’t write, […]

From the reader mailbag, echoing other garbage circulating the internet:
“How do you even stomach yourself….You joke that people call you a disgrace to the profession, but you should acknowledge they’re right. I actually DO work at a top 10 firm, I have for a long time…. People like you, lazy and inferior students who became […]

David: “So what’s the latest?”
Me: “With what?”
D: “You know, the latest drama with the blog.”
M: “Well, someone submitted the cat’s picture for an internet contest. And my mom is officially speaking to me again. I heard from an old friend in the Navy stationed overseas. Oh, and some guy just wrote in saying he […]

And for a third time, thank you to everyone who has written in with kind words. Once again, your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
I’ve had several requests to turn comments back on. They range from congenial statements like: “please, the comments are so funny!” to sentiments such as: “you’re just a pussy who can’t take […]

One thing I would like to state:
The lawyer stories told in the blog, as I’ve said before, are based on experiences at a number of firms. Details, events, conversations and settings were changed for many reasons. Characters are caricaturized versions of people. To those pointing fingers at X or Y person saying “She was […]

“So, you came out of the blogger closet so to speak. Congrats. Any regrets? - J”
Ultimately, what’s done is done, no point in regretting it. The lawyer stampede isn’t spewing anything in my direction that wasn’t easy to anticipate. Though the fallout has had a few unexpected twists - somehow I doubt that, had I […]

Thank you to everyone who has called or written in the past 24 hours to offer well-wishes and support. I apologize for not responding individually, the numbers are overwhelming, but please know your thoughts are deeply appreciated.
As for the hate mail still flowing in, I’m thinking of starting a contest for the most colorful […]

Well, I said I wanted to quit being anonymous. Be careful what you wish for. But the point of the blog has always been cutting the bullshit and achieving self expression. So may as well get it over with: here’s all the dirty festering backstory that you won’t find in my nice marketable bio on […]

Hello everyone, welcome to the new site. If you’re having trouble navigating it, we’re still working out a few technical quirks. New posts, pictures etc. will be forthcoming - I’m still in the process of overcoming my technological incompetence and trying to figure out how this whole Wordpress thing works.
Thanks to all well-wishers who have […]