BitterLawyer.com was a legal humor and news blog targeted at disgruntled lawyers. The site featured a webshow titled Living the Dream, created by Rick Eid, which follows the bumblings of fictional big law junior associate Nick Conley (played by John T. Woods).Eid, Rick (October 1, 2008). Dream Life, The Second Act. Forbes.com. Accompanying blog posts describe the real-life inspirations behind each webisode. There were also many columns: an advice column authored by "an Ex-Bitter"; "Associate Abuse," which posted associate war stories from all over; "Bitter by Numbers," an opinion column appearing in list form; "Loose Ends," which covered legal news; "Bitter Rant," which posted lawyer rants from all over; "Pictures Framed," which posted images or illustrations of lawyers and invited readers to submit captions; and "Temper(a)mental," written from the point of view of a legal temp.Living the dream blog. Abajournal.com. Blawgs directory.
Contributors Rick Eid, an executive producer of the NBC series Chicago P.D. created the site in 2008. He has also been a producer and writer for the television shows The Ex List,The Ex List IMDb.com Law & Order, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Conviction, and The Guardian. He is also a former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom associate and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips partner.Abajournal.com
Former contributors include: "Ex-Bitter," a former BigLaw partner. Gregory D. Luce, creator of the satirical website Big Legal Brain and former editor of Bitter Lawyer. "Law Firm 10," formerly a BigLaw associate in Chicago. "Matthew Richardson," a now-unemployed mergers and acquisitions BigLaw associate in New York. Michael Estrin, a former lawyer and full-time writer. Philadelphia Lawyer BL1Y
Recognition Bitter Lawyer was ranked in the ABA Journal Blawg 100 in the "Lighter Fare" category, calling the blog "a category killer for legal humor websites."The 2009 ABA Journal Blawg 100. Abajournal.com. 2009.
In 2010 Bitter Lawyer won a Webby for best legal website.Webbies for Law sites . Webbyawards.com.
Notable Interviews Bitter Lawyer regularly interviewed celebrities with a connection to the legal community, typically people were formerly lawyers but have since made a name for themselves in another profession.Recent Interviews. Bitterlawyer.com. Past interviews have included:
The New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz,"Interview with Will Shortz: UVA Law Grad, Puzzlemaster, Ping-Pong Aficionado". Bitterlawyer.com, August 21, 2011. Eugene Volokh of "The Volokh Conspiracy,""Eugene Volokh: Un-American legal conspirator?" . Bitterlawyer.com, January 11, 2010. humorist and author Tucker Max,"Tucker Max - The anti-lawyer". Bitterlawyer.com, August 25, 2009. author Elizabeth Wurtzel,"Bitter Lawyer Loves Elizabeth Wurtzel – Part 1". Bitterlawyer.com, July 23, 2009."Bitter Lawyer Loves Elizabeth Wurtzel – Part 2". Bitterlawyer.com, July 24, 2009] Jeff Marx, composer for Avenue Q,"Jeff Marx: JD to Avenue Q". Bitterlawyer.com, August 5, 2009. cartoonist Stephan Pastis,"Stephan Pastis: Rat, Pig, Lawyer". Bitterlawyer.com, June 2, 2009. author Jeffrey Toobin,"Jeffrey Toobin: ‘Supreme’ Writer". Bitterlaywer.com, May 27, 2009. Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach,"Mike Leach: Texas Tech Head Coach, J.D." Bitterlawyer.com, May 11, 2009. Joe Escalante, owner of Kung Fu Records."Joe Escalante, Owner, Kung Fu Records". Bitterlawyer.com, November 20, 2008.
Ownership In April 2011, Bitter Lawyer was acquired by the owners of Lawyerist.com.Lawyerist Acquires Legal Humor Website Bitter Lawyer . Lawyerist.com, April 14, 2011.
In May 2014, Lawyerist sold Bitter Lawyer to Bitter Empire, LLC, a company owned by Lisa Needham and Joline Zepcevski.Empire State Of Mind. BitterEmpire.com, August 20, 2014.
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