What lawyer is so famous that the first page of his website features not his firm's name, but a gigantic close-up of his face? Even more, he's so famous he can actually pull it off?
Need some hints? First, it's not Fred Baron, who though famous by many standards, features only a tasteful headshot of himself on his firm's website.
Second, it's not Rush Limbaugh. Good guess, since I'm obviously thinking of someone who's not afraid to display his ego. But Rush isn't a lawyer, dummy.
Third, some biographical hints about the winning answer: he had a long career as a civil defense lawyer before switching to the plaintiffs' side, he published a book of poetry, and he once obtained a mega-million verdict against McDonald's (having nothing to do with coffee).
The prize? The first winning answer will receive five complimentary copies, bound in tasteful blue, of my all-but-forgotten monograph: Compulsory Consolidation of Commercial Arbitration Disputes, St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2 (1989). (A little dry, but featuring more than 100 footnotes.)
If you think looking at Riddle #1 might help you figure out the answer (it probably won't), the link is here.
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. is the answer to the riddle. Actually, you gave many too many clues.
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Posted by: Andis Kaulins | January 28, 2004 at 06:45 PM
Johnnie Cochran wrote a book of poetry? Well, maybe so, but his website doesn't open with a gigantic close-up of his face. So Johnnie Cochran is wrong. Now, maybe I confused you, since Johnnie Cochran was the answer to Riddle #1. But the old Riddle #1 clues do not apply to Riddle #2, which is an entirely new, original riddle. Confused? So am I. Try again anyway!
Posted by: Evan Schaeffer | January 28, 2004 at 07:58 PM
Gerry Spence of the old Gerry Spence show??
Posted by: Jenna | January 28, 2004 at 09:42 PM
Sorry, I did not realize you had two riddles. I solved the first one, came back to your site then simply posted the answer to your then most recent posting, which apparently involved riddle #2. In any case, great idea.
Posted by: Andis Kaulins | January 30, 2004 at 07:59 PM
Reed Morgan
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Posted by: Tina | January 05, 2007 at 04:13 PM