The Atlanta Lawyer October 2013 | Page 7

a courthouse line Samuel (the devil) and Nelson Tyrone (the law student) made their dramatic closing arguments and battled for the jury’s vote to save Nelson’s soul. Comity Tonight captured a day in the life of the law firm of Wein, Wimin and Tsong. You watched as the partners and associates handled the high-profile murder trial of pop singer “Puff Mommy” and the personal injury suit of Doe v. Dept. of Transp. (set to music with the Sound of Music classic “Doe a deer, a female deer; ran, it ran into the road . . . . and there’s deer all o’er the ro-o-o-oad”). Partnership decisions were made through a Survivor-like process of voting lawyers out of the firm, and office romance put you on someone’s “To do” list. Comity Tonight also featured an all-time Bard favorite: a show-stopping song and dance performance of “Briefwritin’” (to the tune of “Greased Lightning” from Grease). In Phantom of the Courthouse, a disgraced, disbarred and sometimes clumsy lawyer (“You dropped my corn muffin”) haunted the local courthouse and attempted to mentor a beautiful, young female lawyer. You watched as local attorneys defended Enron in its bankruptcy and argued the case of Palsgraff v. Frequent Fryer Chicken N’ Waffles (slogan: “We love to fry and it shows”). Classic tunes like “Enron” (to “Skid Row from Little Shop of Horrors) and “Bailiff” (to the Enrique Iglesias hit, “Hero”) delighted the crowd. And no one could stop singing that Mary Poppins favorite: “Super secret expart itious expedited motion” – catchy, isn’t it? The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association Death by CLE was set at a CLE event at the Slaughterhouse Hotel in Dead Lawyer Beach, SC. As a local sleuth worked to solve an unfortunate lawyer killing spree that had ensued, the audience learned that the hotel was staffed entirely by disbarred lawyers (who also happened to sing and dance). They’d sing out from Fame, “Shame, I’ve been disbarred forever, and I had to learn how to fry fries”). The lawyers attending the CLE ultimately were saved when a group of lawyers, who had skipped the CLE classes to play golf, accidentally killed the killer with an errant golf shot. Between Kevin Wilson’s rendition of “Biller” (parodying the Michael Jackson classic, “Thriller”) and the cast’s version of “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago, the audience could not get enough. No Business Like Law Business told the story of a young female partner (played by Teresa Bonder) who was enticed to join Courthouse TV. She and her Will Ferrell-like co-anchor and crazy director reported on Britney Spears’ medical malpractice trial (“Oops she did it again”), the U.S. Supreme Court nominations, and a lawsuit against Dr. Seuss. After being transformed in looks and even changing her name, she learned that, while show business was glamorous, practicing law was much better. The cast wowed the audience with tap dancing and an amazing rendition of Stomp; and, of course, there was the Broadway favorite, “There’s No Business Like [Law] Business.” October 2013 THE ATLANTA LAWYER 7