The American Dream, Early 21st Century Edition

‘It was odd to be putting together a plan that said, “Fire me.”‘

� Goodmail Systems GC Kenneth Hirschman, on one of his last acts for his former employer, Digital Impact Inc., before they were acquired (“Keep Lawyers Fed Until the Slaughter”)



The Beauty Is, They Rarely Do

‘Not that anyone’s told me.’

� Paul, Hastings partner Nancy Abell, maintaining that her firm’s role in defending Wal-Mart has not been diminished (“Wal-Mart Plaintiffs Can Depose Ex-Exec”)