Imagine
this:
You’re
a
high-powered
Big
Law
partner
pulling
in
seven
figures
a
year.
Or
maybe
you’re
in-house
counsel
at
a
Fortune
500
company
with
an
army
of
lawyers
at
your
disposal.
You’ve
got
resources,
prestige,
and
institutional
backing
that
most
lawyers
can
only
dream
of.
And
yet,
when
it
came
time
to
file
a
brief
supporting
the
executive
order
retaliating
against
lawyers,
you
were
too
afraid
to
sign
your
own
name.
That’s
exactly
what
happened
last
Friday.
Bloomberg reports that
the
firms
and
in-house
counsel
who
filed
amicus
briefs
asking
the
D.C.
Circuit
to
affirm
the
lower
court
rulings
invalidating
retaliatory
executive
orders
against
fourl
bigaw
firms
did
so anonymously.
Let
that
sink
in
for
a
moment.
These
are
supposed
to
be
the
heavyweights
of
the
legal
profession,
who
have
the
biggest
platforms,
the
deepest
pockets,
and
the
most
job
security.
And
they
couldn’t
muster
the
courage
to
put
their
names
on
a
public
court
filing.
Now
contrast
that
with
our
solos
and
smalls. We’re
built
different. Eight
hundred
and
thirteen
solo
and
small
firm
lawyers
proudly
signed
their
names to
this amicus
brief we
filed
opposing
the
executive
orders.
No
anonymity.
No
hiding.
Just
lawyers
standing
up
and
saying,
“This
is
what
I
believe.”
The
money
and
prestige
of
high-level
legal
positions
are
enviable,
but
they
come
at
a
cost.
The
freedom
to
sign
your
name
whenever
you
want?
That’s
priceless.