Word: lawyer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dudley House Katherine Lawyer History and Literature Anne H. Wheeler English...
Even with assistance, leaving the law is harder than it sounds. Well-meaning family and friends may not understand why someone would walk away from a profession that offers status and financial security. And many lawyers may be uncertain about leaving the cocoon of practice. "It's hard to rip the label off and say, 'I'm no longer a lawyer,' " observes Leona Vogt, president of Vogt Associates, a consulting firm for attorneys in Cambridge, Mass...
...salaries that typically start at $55,000 to $80,000, the desire for a change of pace may be stronger than the craving for financial rewards. Faith Childs, now a literary agent with the Charlotte Sheedy agency in New York City, gladly left her job as a labor lawyer for a FORTUNE 500 company. "Notwithstanding the fact that I was making a lot of money, the rewards weren't there," says Childs, 38. "It wasn't intellectually challenging. Here, the creative possibilities are limitless...
Then there are those who take a long jump into more creative endeavors. After becoming a partner at one of Minnesota's largest firms, Greg Howard left law to become a cartoonist. His Sally Forth strip is syndicated in 300 papers nationwide. "My writing skills as a lawyer have been helpful in cartooning, but certainly I have to use a lot fewer words," says Howard, 45. "I used to get 50 pages for a brief. Now I get 50 words for a comic strip...
...screenwriter Michael Leeson down an increasingly dark and comedically dangerous path. The problem is their house, symbol of everything they have struggled to achieve. Barbara is willing to forgo alimony if she can keep it. Oliver is ready to pay her almost anything if he can have it. His lawyer (nicely played by DeVito) discovers an obscure statute under which they can divorce yet continue to live under the roof on which they have lavished their truest love...