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Alberto Gonzales : Lawyer of the Year (No, I’m Not Kidding)
9:56 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Justice| Magazines| Politics · Comments Off
13 Dec 2007
There’s a reason there are so many lawyer jokes. Well here’s another one: Who is the American Bar Association’s Journal Lawyer of the Year? Alberto Gonzales! It wasn’t bad enough that earlier this year CNN held up the pro-torture, anti-human rights former Attorney General as a Latino to admire.
The monthly magazine gave the awards to lawyers who made the most news, said editor and publisher Edward A. Adams.
“Think about Time magazine’s Person of the Year,” Adams said in an interview. “In years past they’ve named people like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin. So we’re not suggesting by these awards that these are the best lawyers in any sense of the word. We are saying they are the most newsworthy — and perhaps also the best.”
Well that’s a relief, I think.
Via / Yahoo!
Where are the Latina Lawyers?
11:20 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Careers| Women · Comments Off
9 Aug 2006
According to a recent report by the American Bar Association, Latina and other women of color attorneys are leaving their posts at top firms across the country. The reason? Besides having to face the glass ceiling because of their gender, these mujeres deal with racism that ranges from the subtle to the not so subtle.
An American Indian attorney is asked where she keeps her tomahawk. White male partners look past a black lawyer, assuming she is clerical staff. An Asian attorney is called a “dragon lady” when she asserts herself.
The report, titled Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Law Firms, was conducted by the bar association with the help of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Questionnaires were sent to about 1,300 attorneys, both men and women, and responses came from 72 percent, or 920.
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