Behind L.A. Law
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Catherine Collins is a tall, blue-eyed blond, at times outgoing, laughing and friendly, sometimes detached, disinterested, always elegant, one of a disappearing breed, the American WASP. At 5'9", well-dressed and slender, she is always noticed and she knows it. It is difficult to tell her age. With two grown daughters and two marriages, she has to be in her 40s, but with her fair, blond, once baby-face looks and the absence of a middle age spread it is difficult to pin down the age. After rearing and supporting her family by working in different positions, by proceeds from a short marriage to a millionaire, now she is basically on her own. Intelligent and well-educated, she has to work and support herself but she has no special burning interest or desire for a career. Her time, effort and money have all gone into the care, comfort, training and rearing of her children but the time is now at hand, with her daughters grown, to regroup and begin thinking about taking care of herself. California is the most litigious state in the U.S., and Los Angeles is the lawsuit capitol. San Francisco and Northern California have long past their prime as the State's leaders, both in business and in the legal field. The new leader is Southern California with Los Angeles leading the way. If you believe otherwise, well, you've heard of the tail wagging the dog haven't you? Most people, unless they have a lawyer in their immediate family, don't know or even care about what goes on with lawyers or law firms. Catherine was no exception. She had gone to attorneys for her divorce once and remembered going to her parents' attorneys when her father passed away. Other than that she had had no reason to be involved with lawyers in any matter. She had always considered the law to be slightly boring and stuffy, definitely not a field of interest for movers and shakers, the rainmakers and the doers of the world. She had never dreamed that events would throw her right into the legal business of Los Angeles during the late 80s and early 90s, exposing her to the vast underbelly of the legal profession in Southern California, the so-called forerunner of the legal world!
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Behind L.A. Law
Most people, unless they have a lawyer in their immediate family, don't know or even care about what goes on with lawyers or law firms. Catherine was no exception. She had gone to attorneys for her divorce once and remembered going to her parents' attorneys when her father passed away. Other than that she had had no reason to be involved with lawyers in any matter. She had always considered the law to be slightly boring and stuffy, definitely not a field of interest for movers and shakers, the rainmakers and the doers of the world. She had never dreamed that events would throw her right into the legal business of Los Angeles during the late 80s and early 90s, exposing her to the vast underbelly of the legal profession in Southern California, the so-called forerunner of the legal world!
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LYNN HOWICK, a native of Michigan, has traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe and has lived in Southern California for the past several years. Ms. HOWICK is a graduate of Michigan State University with a B.A. in English. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Twice married, Ms. HOWICK has two grown sons from her first marriage to an Italian in Rome, and she speaks fluent Italian.