Random Person
The other night I was riding the 2 train uptown to chorus rehearsal. Sitting across from me was this guy who just had to be a Jewish lawyer. He looked the part. He was intently studying a pile of paper, wearing glasses, sweating, balding (in a bad way), and chewing a pen. If Woody Allen had a younger cousin and he was a lawyer, it might have been this guy. I sent contemptuous thoughts his way. Hah, you overstressed law firm slave! I thought. Glad I’m not you!
At one point he pulled something out of his pocket and I realized it contained an ID card with his name and – bingo – the name of a law firm. It can be fun to play detective, so later on I decided to look him up online.
[Originally I linked here to his online attorney profile, but I've decided that wasn't very nice. See comments.]
Wow – Yale Law School, Highest Honors at Oxford, a Fulbright Scholar, and a former clerk for the First Circuit.
Some credentials, eh? You never know who’s riding the subway with you.
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Ah, but is he happy? :)
All the law honors in the world won’t live down your description.
Has he found out that he was the subject of your post yet?
Umm… isn’t it kind of mean to slam on some total stranger and then reveal his identity for no apparent reason? I mean, it doesn’t sound like this guy did anything to you or acted like a jerk in any way, and it sounds like he’s actually done some nice public interest law work. I dunno; this just strikes me as sort of out of character for you.
Hmm… good point, actually. I think I’ll remove the link.
Yay! :)