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Howdy y'all! So this is a post describing the traits of the main characters in my different AUs. This includes body/appearance, age, identity, family, and past relationships. I just wanted to clarify these things so my characters can come alive on the page for my readers!

Note: contains brief mentions of abuse, eating disorders, substances, religion and death. François can be called Francis if you prefer anglicized spelling! His middle name is Pierre. My middle name for Arthur is Gordon bc Gordon's gin and it just seems to fit him? idk sorry I know it's a dork ass name

Dancing With A Stranger

Arthur Kirkland:

30 years old. Paralegal recently turned lawyer.

Heteroflexible/Bi cis man, mostly attracted to femininity. Has only been with Amelia before François.

Cat dad to Petunia, a white British longhair. Has twin sons, Al and Matt, 5 yrs old, with Amelia. Came to America from London England for school. Met Amelia in law school, he ideally wanted to get married, she did not, they have been broken up for 2 years. He is the second youngest of 5 brothers and his parents had him quite late in life. His family is fairly upper middle class though not wealthy. He and his folks are on good terms and communicate occasionally. Went to religious school as a lad, now indifferent to religion, sometimes gives François a hard time but is coming around to his faith.

Medium-short true blonde hair, a bit shaggy. A handsome face, though not particularly striking. Gentle eyes and a charming smile. Freckles along his nose. He is 5'9 and average weight, used to be lanky. Is still thin, but leaning towards burly as he ages. Stronger than he looks, but doesn't look weak! Broad shoulders and and chest, a very square frame. Hank Hill Ass Syndrome, like all of my Arthurs. A decent amount of dark blonde hair on most parts of his body. Not a twink not a werewolf but closer to a werewolf! He doesn't really care for maintaining his appearance. Has zero fashion sense, typically wears a sweater (vest) with shirt, tie and khakis, or sometimes a suit for work. Grandpacore icon.

Pretty averse to substances with the exception of a bit of scotch or beer, hates the smell of cigarettes, but smokes 1 (one) of François' when he's stressed.

François Bonnefoy:

29. Writes columns and op-eds for newspapers.

Pansexual but heavily androsexual, genderfluid/bigender, confident in his body and likes to switch things up with his expression.

Practicing Catholic despite a penchant for sinning. Roommates and besties with Anneliese since childhood. Has lived in America for 5 years. Extremely flirtatious and romantic. The only child of doting, supportive parents who live nearby, and had him fairly young. Pierre, a chef, and Paulette, an artist. Happy, although humble childhood in Paris France, very positive relationship with his folks. Various mostly short lived past relationships, including an arrangement with Lovino.

Although I always write François as fairly feminine, this is my most masculine characterization of him. This is also ironic bc Arthur mistook him for a woman at first. He will certainly wear dresses and makeup, though enjoys showing off his hairy chest in button downs with fancy ties and trousers as well. Mostly lazes about in yoga pants and pajamas tho. Shoulder length golden blonde hair, can and does grow a beautiful beard. Sparkling blue eyes that crinkle when he smiles. Sometimes wears glasses due to terrible night vision! A good dusting of dark blonde hair on most parts of his body, will very occasionally shave to pull off an outfit better, but prefers not to. He is also 5'9, lithe and well built (toned, not muscular) slender, though far from underweight. Has long legs and defined shoulders but is very narrow compared to Arthur. Gorgeous forearms when he rolls up his sleeves. Wears lots of cologne or perfume. Sometimes goes all out in an evening gown and thick makeup. Soft skin, tans well in summer. Nice round hips and big, firm ass.

Not quite an alcoholic but loves wine, liquor and cigarettes and the occasional pot brownie. Has a Xanax prescription.

Boys Don't Cry

Arthur Kirkland:

27, bartender/manager.

Bi cis man. Toxic masculinity for days.

Has 6 year old twins Al and Matt, with Amelia who has passed away. They were together for about 7 years or so, meeting when Arthur arrived in America from London and seriously dating/engaged until her untimely death. Best friends with Gilbert for 8 years, and has worked at his bar for just as long. Popular in his recovery community. His family has not been discussed, he comes from a rather rough part of London, probably grew up in poverty and got into trouble a lot as a youngin. Let's say he has 4 brothers (UK bros) and a late father, and a mother who is worried sick about him but has given up. He probably isn't a huge fan of religion, but is respectful nonetheless.

TALL. Taller than canon. 5'11 - 6'. Fit and muscular everywhere and covered in old school/sailor tattoos on chest, arms, hands, etc. Has some hair on his chest/elsewhere on body + hairy legs. Super hairy pits. Choppy blonde hair, pale enough to occasionally dye fun colors like pink and green. Multiple piercings in ears, lips, eyebrows, and nose. Has Crazy Eyes™ but kind of a smug baby face thing going on. His teeth are in terrible shape and he washes with drain cleaner, probably. Mostly wears some combo of jeans and band t-shirts with Doc Martens and different leather jackets, plus leather cuff bracelets sometimes. The kind of guy to hold onto threadbare socks and underwear with holes in them. Likes to paint nails black.

Recovering addict, smokes cigs like a chimney. Sober from hard drugs and alcohol since Amelia's death.

François Bonnefoy:

30, first grade teacher.

Androsexual, mostly femme bigender/genderfluid. Doesn't mind she/her or he/him pronouns, will often refer to him/herself as a woman.

Also very Catholic. Was in a serious relationship with Antonio for many years in his 20s, has now been single for a year after being abandoned. Work friends with Feliciano. His familial relationships are very strained but he still has some contact. Abusive alcoholic father, Jean-Claude, enabler mother, Mathilde. An older brother Philippe and older sister Marianne. They are middle class and live in Paris.

The most feminine of my characterizations. Like I said, mostly lives as a woman but uses either pronoun, and wears a beard on his chin. Big blue doe eyes, long eyelashes and perfect plump lips. Long wavy blonde hair, sometimes wears it up. Has moderate body hair, it doesn't bother him but he will shave on occasion depending how he feels. Needs his drugstore-fancy products to survive. Very petite (5'3 to 5'4) and fairly slim with a curvy hourglass/pear shape, so wide hips and ample bottom, short legs. Delicate but not ultraskinny. Soft and plump in the right places, with velvety skin. He is romantic, but more reserved now after the breakup, and acts/dresses pretty modestly. Likes to wear skirts and dresses, though this is controversial at work and he often gets harassed for it by his boss or coworkers who know he is AMAB.

Enjoys a moderate amount of wine. His dad is a severe alcoholic so he's careful with it. Smokes cigarettes despite worsening his asthma.

Sugar, We're Going Down

Arthur Kirkland:

54 years old, CEO of conglomerate corporation

Heteroflexible cis male I guess? Bicurious, more attracted to femininity.

Father to Al and Matt, 22, and married to Amelia for 24 years. In an unhappy marriage for at least a few years now. Not much is said of his extended family, assuming his parents or at least his father have passed away. Most personally successful of the UK bros and came from old money, generational wealth. Kiku is his assistant, and Ludwig is his driver. Practices Capitalism and worships money.

A striking, serious face, wicked eyes. Will often wear reading glasses. Messy, graying blonde hair, sometimes he'll slick it back. Very average frame, 5'9 or 5'10, strong and somewhat thin but closer to broad than lanky. Freckles on shoulders. He takes meticulous care of himself since being with François, and likes expensive designer products, clothes and watches. Not excessively hairy, has moderate amounts of body hair especially in his middle age, will usually shave his chest for a more professional appearance. Has beefy, hairy Daddy forearms. Wears suits pretty much every day.

Drinks Scotch religiously. Likes cigars, will have a cigarette once in a while, or a cheeky line of coke when partying with his Sugar Baby.

François Bonnefoy:

24, Barista turned Sugar Baby and dog/cat Mama

Androsexual flirt, genderfluid bigender femboy who certainly doesn't mind being referred to femininely

Best friends with Alfred and Matthew, his Sugar Daddy's sons. Met them in college. Friends with their boyfriends, Ivan and Carlos as well. Used to be friends with Gilbert and Antonio, but they didn't approve of him dating an older married man. Not much is said of his family, but his parents live in Paris. They're fairly supportive of his choices and he's gone to see them since being with Arthur. Maybe younger siblings? Probably raised Catholic, but certainly not acting Godly.

Also pretty small, maybe 5'5 or 5'6? Slim bordering on underweight bc he doesn't eat much. Curvy bone structure and tiny waist, somewhat defined chest and shoulders but no muscle. Nice juicy booty and hips. Shoulder length wavy, naturally golden blonde hair, sometimes gets it lightened to platinum or curls it. Currently growing it out longer. Usually keeps some body hair incl his armpits and little chin beard; like other characterizations, will sometimes shave if he needs or wants to. Has a baby face and flawless skin, flashes his puppy dog eyes or bats eyelashes to get what he wants. A very bold dresser, always wearing designer. A fancy lil boy in fitted designer tops, slacks, and loafers, or a dolled up lil girl in tight dressers, Louboutins, and lots of jewelry. Owns probably millions in makeup and skincare.

Pills and wine for dinner ass bitch. Drinks too much and also smokes cigs, loves to get stoned with his friends, snorts coke, over-dependent on prescription sedatives and would probably do anything someone handed to him.

American Boy

Alfred F. Jones:

23, Junior Investment Banking Associate

Pan/bisexual cis metrosexual Zoomer boy

Has a twin brother, Matthew, who is his best bro and text each other 'ily' every day. Friends with Matt's fiance, Carlos, though they sometimes compete for his attention. Probably popular with the ladies in school, but no past relationships (he's a virgin) maaaybe had a fling with Ivan but it didn't go anywhere? His mom, Amelia, died in childbirth. His father, Arthur, raised him and Matt alone and lives fairly close by. Their relationship isn't necessarily bad, they just don't talk much. Middle class upbringing, now has a well paying job. Identifies with Christianity although not super religious, probably some flavor of protestant. He's 1/8th Native American (Wampanoag) on his mom's side.

Golden retriever puppy dog himbo football player all American boy. 6 feet tall, 200 lbs of muscle, biceps and ABS and a firm juicy little man butt. Tans easily and clean shaven above the belt. Twinkling blue eyes, a perfect set of teeth and kissable lips. Sandy blonde hair with a very slight strawberry tint. Takes fairly good care of his hygiene for a guy in his early 20s. Likes mid-luxury brand names like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Usually wearing a bit too much cologne and thinks he's the shit. At work, ties and crisp shirts, at home, sweats and graphic t-shirts.

Hates cigarettes but loves vaping his Juul. Will sometimes have a joint with Carlos and Matt, who are stoners. Likes energy drinks, but François is getting him hooked on lattés.

François Bonnefoy:

38, Former housewife, painter.

Androsexual but appreciates the feminine, non-binary/genderfluid/bigender but isn't a huge fan of labels! Any pronouns, he/him default but she/her is fine too.

Newly divorced from Jean-Jacques, who is 17 years his senior. They were married almost 16 years. Stepmother to Michelle, mid 20s, who is estranged. Not much is said about his family, but he grew up fairly humble in Paris and has roots in the countryside as well. Catholic, but removed from his faith since his ex-husband disagreed with it. Is now rediscovering it. I see him having a large family, but being kind of removed from them since he was married to an obscenely wealthy man for so long.

I haven't decided on a set height for François in this, he is fairly petite especially compared to Alfred. I want to say maybe 5'6? Since the divorce, he's been depressed and not eating, so he's rather skinny and lanky. He has a defined waist and nice curves, wide hips and a shapely bum even though he's lost so much weight. Gentle, tired eyes. Long blonde hair that he often wears up especially if he's painting. Grows a chin beard definitely, sometimes a light beard on his jaw too. Some body hair. Smooth soft skin, especially for his age. Has a brilliant fashion sense, loves designer clothing but isn't too flashy about it. Will often laze about in lingerie or robes. His ex-husband's initials, JJB, are tattooed on/above his left buttock, and he has a cross tattoo on his thigh.

Dislikes drugs and drug culture. Drinks plenty of wine and chainsmokes cigarettes, also needs his coffee and chocolate to function.

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News Trump lawyer Pat Cipollone was a camera-shy Washington Everyman — until impeachment made him a star - The Washington Post

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“No person knew who he change into,” mentioned a individual shut to Cipollone, speaking on the condition of anonymity to command a closed-door campaign gathering.

Right here change into a Washington Everyman, regarded as one of the most indispensable faceless masters of the universe within the capital metropolis who quietly flip the wheels of energy, affect, the law and alternate — pointedly, and by assemble, with out ever producing a headline.

That temporary stumble upon would self-discipline in trail regarded as one of the most indispensable extra outlandish pairings in novel American politics, one thing drawing reach the knitting of a sinner and a saint. A twice-divorced president with a penchant for extramarital dalliances, title-calling and celeb journal spreads aligned with a preternaturally non-public father of 10 whose gigantic passions pattern extra to devotional journeys to the Vatican and Catholic charitable endeavors.

The affect Cipollone made on the day of Trump’s debate prep — the future president and his crew considered this unknown quantity as a individual of discretion, of “judgment, mind and modesty, no longer a leaker,” as one attendee set aside it — would linger. Virtually 2½ years later, Trump would steal out Cipollone as his White House counsel and extra these days as the lead felony professional within the impeachment trial that has performed out for the past two weeks within the Senate chamber.

Cipollone’s central feature within the protection has positioned him on televisions shows across The US, even when he would personal most neatly-most authorized it change into no longer so. He’d argued earlier than the trial that cameras may maybe presumably maybe serene be banned from the chamber. He believed that Trump’s case shall be broken by the re-airing of comments made by the president and performing chief of crew Mick Mulvaney, who’d mentioned at a news conference that the media may maybe presumably maybe serene “gather over it” on sage of quid pro quos “happen the total time” in U.S. international policy, in accordance to of us accustomed to Cipollone’s pondering who spoke on the condition of anonymity to focus on confidential approach sessions. But preserving cameras out additionally would personal had the assemble of affirming his fastidiously nurtured under-the-radar profile.

Unless Jan. 21 at 1: 27 p.m., when Cipollone stepped onto the podium on the second day of Trump’s trial and mentioned, “Thanks, Mr. Chief Justice,” he had by no formulation uttered a be conscious recorded by C-SPAN’s ubiquitous cameras. As if to underscore his reach-anonymity in Washington, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on the initiating mispronounced Cipollone’s title — as, at numerous instances, would House impeachment managers Adam B. Schiff, (D-Calif.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). (It’s SIP-uh-loan-ee.) Earlier than Cipollone’s title rising as a contender for Trump’s White House counsel job, he’d by no formulation even seemed within the news pages of his hometown newspaper — The Washington Put up.

But, he change into now The US’s most considered felony professional.

“Pat Cipollone is doing a in fact perfect making an try job, made more uncomplicated by the truth that the opposite facet has no case — and it is a Whole Hoax,” Trump mentioned Thursday in a electronic mail to The Put up. “He has been a Mighty White House counsel.”

'Biblical views'

Cipollone, who did no longer answer to interview requests, and Trump came from rather just a few universes. The president change into born into privilege, the scion of a valid estate empire. Cipollone, whose given title is Pasquale, is the son of Italian immigrants of modest formulation. While Trump change into the product of an uncommon Jap boarding college, Cipollone had attended a conservative establishment removed from the energy facilities on the East Flit, Covington Catholic High College in Kentucky. His household had moved to the train from the Bronx when his father transferred to Kentucky for his manufacturing facility job. (A Covington student is now embroiled in a lawsuit in opposition to The Put up in accordance to the newspaper’s coverage of his feature in a confrontation all the plot by technique of last year’s March for Life.)

In temperament and class, Cipollone seemed as if it may maybe be the president’s reverse. At the College of Chicago law college, he’d been is believed as the indifferent one, “no longer the model to steal in just a few gigantic Socratic debate. Not an extraordinarily outspoken individual,” mentioned Melanie Sloan, a classmate.

Early on, he worked on the orderly firm Kirkland & Ellis, nonetheless he took a detour to become a high attorney on the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal group, where he held the title supreme advocate. While there, he filed a temporary in a Supreme Court docket abortion case in strengthen of a Nebraska law that outlawed a plot dubbed by critics “partial initiating” abortion.

The be conscious, he wrote, amounts to “the killing of a human child all the plot by technique of an already going down dwell initiating.” The excessive court indirectly struck down the law.

Later, he became a title accomplice within the D.C. firm Stein, Mitchell, Cipollone, Beato & Missner — which made him a neatly off man. Cipollone earned extra than $6.7 million in 2017 and 2018, in accordance to a financial disclosure assemble filed when he took the White House job.

His recent client record has included the enchancment big Bechtel, Sony Leisure Crew and the Recording Industrial of The US. He additionally as soon as served on a factual crew for Johnny Depp in a lawsuit in opposition to regarded as one of the most indispensable actor’s outdated attorneys.

Through the years, Cipollone naturally fell in with the metropolis’s circle of neatly-connected Catholics, love-minded influencers with firm positions on disorders such as abortion and related-sex marriage.

“Pat puts biblical views on all the pieces,” mentioned worn senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.). Both males personal teenagers who attended the Heights College in Potomac, Md., which is affiliated with Opus Dei, an ultraconservative Catholic establishment.

He additionally solid a deep bond with Leonard Leo, then the vp of the Federalist Society, the influential conservative factual neighborhood that has performed a most indispensable feature in shaping the judiciary. Alongside with Leo, Cipollone change into regarded as one of the most indispensable founders of the Nationwide Catholic Prayer Breakfast, shaped in 2004 “in accordance to Saint John Paul II’s name for a Contemporary Evangelization,” in accordance to its internet sites.

The chums traveled to Rome together two summers ago and visited the Vatican with a priest from the Catholic Data Heart, a D.C.-essentially based academic group on whose board Leo and Cipollone personal both served. Cipollone has additionally served on the board of the Cohesion Association, a corporation that helps Catholic evangelization and schooling.

Cipollone cares about “non secular freedom, the tradition of life,” Leo mentioned in an interview.

Leo and Cipollone are shut with William P. Barr, who served as President George H.W. Bush’s felony professional frequent and now holds the same put up within the Trump administration. Cipollone worked for a time as a speechwriter under Barr in Bush’s Justice Department.

“Pat and Invoice reach from the college that believes executive energy is mainly most indispensable to the preservation of particular individual freedom, since the branch that is most inclined to abusing the public is the legislative branch,” Leo mentioned. “Since the legislative branch by a long way is mainly the most noteworthy of the three branches, there have to be a take a look at from both other branches.”

Cipollone has generally avoided electoral politics, nonetheless in 2012 he jumped in to relieve Santorum’s presidential campaign, flying on diminutive planes with the candidate and one other volunteer. The operation change into so stripped down that the excessive-powered attorney ended up doing projects in total dealt with by pimply interns — grabbing coffee or lunches for Santorum or doing reach work.

“Nothing change into under him,” mentioned David Metropolis, a specialist and Republican campaign operative who change into the third member of the diminutive campaign crew.

In an interview, Santorum mentioned he and Cipollone meshed on most disorders nonetheless “didn’t consistently explore sight to sight on immigration.” Cipollone told him to sensible his demanding-line tone, hewing to Catholic tenets about serving to the heart-broken.

On policy, “Pat’s valid no longer a heavy hand,” mentioned Santorum, who has been a client of Cipollone’s to handle contracts within the years for the reason that campaign. “By plot of factual [strategizing], he generally is a very heavy hand.”

'Sturdy, soundless model'

When Trump change into elected, Cipollone all as soon as more took a step toward politics, angling to become deputy felony professional frequent within the Justice Department headed by then-Attorney Total Jeff Sessions. Barr — then in non-public be conscious — change into among those that instructed Cipollone, in accordance to a individual who is shut to both males. Santorum and Leo additionally instructed him.

Cipollone didn’t gather the job, a flip of events that irked Barr and other supporters. But he remained on the president’s radar, and in 2018 his title surfaced as possible White House counsel. He wasn’t the supreme finalist, in accordance to an exterior adviser who change into consulted on a contest that he described as a photo enact.

“There change into a orderly amount of self belief in both his ability as an felony professional and that he brought loads to the table as somebody who understood the increased conservative mission,” the outside adviser mentioned.

Having secured the job, he sought enter from Melanie Sloan, his College of Chicago classmate.

“I expressed my surprise that he would have to work in this White House. He valid doesn’t explore the president as I carry out,” mentioned Sloan, who is a senior adviser to American Oversight, a nonpartisan ethics watchdog that has been most indispensable of Trump. “I imagine Pat as a really ethical and ethical man and a actual household man. All of those values appear at odds with the president.”

At a White House tournament the month after Cipollone took the job, Trump told the viewers that his new high felony professional change into the “strong, soundless model.”

But last autumn, Cipollone — the individual who doesn’t assemble headlines — spoke loudly, blasting out an almost Trumpian whisk that dominated the news cycle. In a brusquely worded, eight-internet page letter to House leaders, he declared that the White House would no longer cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry. The inquiry change into precipitated by allegations of a quid pro quo in which Trump threatened to withhold protection drive relieve to Ukraine except it announced an investigation of a number one political rival, worn vp Joe Biden, and his son Hunter, who held a lucrative seat on the board of a Ukrainian oil and gasoline firm.

“By no formulation earlier than in our history has the House of Representatives — under the regulate of either political occasion — taken the American of us down the harmful path you appear certain to pursue,” Cipollone wrote. “Set simply, you explore to overturn the outcomes of the 2016 election and deprive the American of us of the President they've freely chosen.”

The defiant plot change into cheered by conservative tastemakers.

Two days later, 21 of Cipollone’s worn law college classmates, who mentioned they represented a wide quantity of political affairs, requested him to withdraw the letter, arguing that it “flouts the traditions of rigor and mental honesty that we realized together” and that it “distorts the law and the Constitution for other functions, including cable news consumption.”

But those that are shut to Cipollone were no longer surprised on the allege material or tenor. Cipollone has a visceral disdain for this House and how it basically works, in accordance to of us who know him neatly nonetheless spoke on the condition of anonymity to command non-public conversations.

Internally, Cipollone’s arrival within the White House has, at instances, precipitated friction. He has complained generally about Mulvaney and puzzled his efficiency as chief of crew, in accordance to a pair of officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity to focus on non-public conversations.

Political instincts puzzled

Even just a few of his allies negate he does no longer part ample records with someone as antagonistic to the president, on sage of he is too terrified of leaks to the media. All the plot by technique of meetings, he in total has mentioned he needs to talk with Trump one-on-one after the neighborhood leaves, a behavior that some White House advisers negate has left them out of the loop on what he believes is the ethical route of action. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has complained many instances that he doesn’t maintain the communications crew instructed.

But publicly the White House has most effective correct things to negate about the counsel. “Pat Cipollone has carried out a masterful job leading the president’s protection crew on impeachment and he has frequent strengthen in the end of the White House,” Grisham mentioned in a press originate emailed to The Put up. “The president trusts his counsel on a wide quantity of disorders and counts him as regarded as one of his closest advisers.”

Cipollone has proved to be a deft infighter. His powers of persuasion were examined all the plot by technique of a fierce debate about whether or no longer Trump may maybe presumably maybe serene originate the rough transcript of the phone name with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Communications aides told him it would assemble things worse for Trump, in accordance to officers pondering about the discussions. But Cipollone prevailed.

Even then, it wasn’t a straightforward path. Cipollone tried to organize the media approach for the transcript originate with out appealing the communications put of work, arguing that he would provide the supreme briefings for journalists and lawmakers. He ended up doing the briefings.

The internecine squabbles did no longer subside. Some within the White House considered him as lacking political instincts and heaps instances giving Trump rosier predictions than other advisers. Loads of days earlier than the impeachment vote, Cipollone change into serene telling the president that the House may maybe presumably maybe no longer vote to impeach him, in accordance to advisers who listened in on the discussions. Others told Trump, “Listen, you’re going to assemble impeached.” They told the president no longer to put stock in Cipollone’s evaluation.

The others were ethical. On Dec. 18, a House vote made Trump valid the third president in American history to be impeached.

Cipollone change into in line to take care of the lead on the Senate impeachment trial that all people knew change into coming. But with a client as snappy as the president, he wasn’t going to assemble to assemble the total decisions about who else would be on the protection table.

On Christmas Eve, Trump approached Alan Dershowitz, the infamous O.J. Simpson protection felony professional and emeritus Harvard law professor, within the buffet line on the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Seashore, Fla. Trump told Dershowitz that he wanted him to affix the impeachment protection crew, Dershowitz mentioned in a recent interview.

Dershowitz demurred, telling the president that his spouse, Carolyn Cohen, would no longer be cosy. That despatched Trump off to search out Dershowitz’s spouse in other locations within the room. The president convinced her, and valid love that, Trump had added some neatly-known individual energy to his protection crew.

The warmth of the spotlight

Going into the trial, Cipollone additionally told officers on the White House that he did no longer have to appear on television news programs and focus on shows all the plot by technique of impeachment. As an different, he mentioned, he most neatly-most authorized to defer that project to others, including Pam Bondi, a staunch Trump supporter who these days left put of work as Florida’s felony professional frequent.

“I consistently hoped that he would carry out press,” mentioned Ingraham, who has hosted a Fox Data Channel program since 2017. “Many instances along the plot it change into definite to me he had no favor to be a television attorney. He likes to assemble his job carried out within the back of closed doors.”

But there change into no avoiding television last week when Cipollone change into the significant felony professional to take care of the podium to debate the proposed suggestions for the trial. He adjusted the microphone. A slim man with graying, exquisitely parted hair, he wore a sad suit and a straightforward purple, striped tie. The Washington Everyman in uniform.

His train dripping with disdain, Cipollone flung many of his remarks on the president’s significant antagonist, Schiff, the California Democrat and lead House supervisor who had valid completed his presentation.

“It’s too a lot to hear to almost,” Cipollone mentioned, “the hypocrisy of the total thing.”

He invoked the nation’s founders, saying the trial change into “their worst nightmare.”

“It’s a partisan impeachment that they dropped at your step,” he mentioned.

“They’re no longer here to purchase one election,” he mentioned. ‘They’re here to purchase two elections.”

He closed by urging senators to “discontinuance this ridiculous charade” so “we can trot personal an election.” With that he clapped his folder shut, punctuating the second, and walked back to his seat.

Cipollone’s client change into an ocean away, communing with just a few of the enviornment’s richest of us on the World Financial Summit in Davos, Switzerland. But Trump change into paying attention and wanted a fiery efficiency, of us accustomed to the president’s pondering mentioned. Trump had hoped for even extra of a flamethrower — somebody extra love himself.

Within the past year, the unassuming attorney now arguing to retain Trump in put of work had ensconced himself deep into the perilous president’s inner sanctum.

And not utilizing a doubt one of Cipollone’s two predecessors, Donald McGahn, change into known for staying in his lane, steerage definite of the staffer risk zone that surrounds Trump and that has been a component in so many White House departures.

“Don change into a good deal pondering about the judicial endeavor and deregulation,” mentioned Leo, Cipollone’s perfect friend. “Pat has focused some time on that, nonetheless he has broadened his passion areas. He will get himself pondering about other things within the building with better depth than Don may maybe presumably maybe need.”

Inserting himself in policy matters and palace intrigue carries risk. But Cipollone, who has traveled with Trump extra than his predecessors, had staked floor as reach as possible to the president.

His chums anguish he is having fun with a runt bit too shut to the fire.

Alice Crites contributed to this file.

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Brett Michael Kavanaugh was born in Washington, D.C., in 1965. Kavanaugh began his rapid ascent in the legal world following his graduation from Yale Law School in 1990. After assisting special counsel Kenneth Starr’s investigations into Bill Clinton’s professional and personal dealings, he joined the George W. Bush White House as counsel and staff secretary. Since 2006, Kavanaugh has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where he has established his conservative views by issuing opinions that favor the Second Amendment and religious freedom, among other issues. On July 9, 2018, he was nominated for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump, to replace outgoing Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Supreme Court Nomination On July 9, 2018, less than two weeks after Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he was retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to take his place. He made his selection after narrowing down a list of two dozen candidates prepared by the Federalist Society, with the other finalists said to be Judges Thomas Hardiman, Raymond Kethledge and Amy Coney Barrett.

After thanking the president, Kavanaugh declared he would immediately get to work in convincing the Senate of his qualifications. “I will tell each senator that I revere the Constitution,” he said. “I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic. If confirmed by the Senate, I will keep an open mind in every case, and I will always strive to preserve the Constitution of the United States and the American rule of law.”

Despite his pledge, Kavanaugh faced a potentially bruising battle on the road to confirmation, as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, still stinging from the Republican stonewalling of Barack Obama nominee Merrick Garland in 2016, sought to find ways to prevent the court from tipping to the right with the departure of Kennedy’s swing vote.

D.C. Court of Appeals Career and Decisions Initially nominated by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in July 2003, Kavanaugh found the process held up by Democratic senators who accused him of being too partisan. His nomination revived three years later, he was finally confirmed in May 2006, and sworn in by Justice Kennedy.

Kavanaugh has established a reputation for being a textualist and originalist, and supporters and critics have parsed his nearly 300 opinions over 12 years to determine how he will address some of the era’s most contentious issues:

Abortion While Democrats have attempted to frame Kavanaugh as the piece that will finally overturn Roe v. Wade, the judge himself has had little to say on the matter publicly. However, he did provide a glimpse into his thinking in 2017 with Garza v. Hargan, in which a teenager who entered the U.S. illegally requested her release from custody to obtain an abortion. When Kavanaugh’s attempt to delay her release was overturned, he penned a dissent that slammed the ruling for ignoring the government’s “permissible interest in favoring fetal life, protecting the best interests of a minor, and refraining from facilitating abortion.”

The Second Amendment In his 2011 dissent of Heller v. District of Columbia, which upheld an ordinance that outlawed most semi-automatic rifles, Kavanaugh argued that the Second Amendment protected the use of such firearms. “Semi-automatic rifles, like semi-automatic handguns, have not traditionally been banned and are in common use by law-abiding citizens for self-defense in the home, hunting, and other lawful uses,” he wrote. Noting that he was “acutely aware” of the gun and gang violence in the nation’s capital, he nevertheless pointed out that he and his colleagues were obligated to “apply the Constitution and the precedents of the Supreme Court, regardless of whether the result is one we agree with as a matter of first principles or policy.”

Religious Freedom Of the numerous lawsuits filed in the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that employers provide insurance to cover purchase of contraceptives, Kavanaugh weighed in with his 2015 dissent in Priests for Life v. HHS. While conceding that the federal government had “a compelling interest in facilitating access to contraception for the employees of these religious organizations,” he left no doubt about his feelings on the matter: “When the Government forces someone to take an action contrary to his or her sincere religious belief or else suffer a financial penalty, the Government has substantially burdened the individual’s exercise of religion,” he wrote.

Regulatory and Executive Power In a noteworthy dissent from 2014’s White Stallion Energy Center v. EPA, which upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate power plants without considering costs, Kavanaugh argued that any form of reasonable regulation required such consideration. His point was later cited by Justice Antonin Scalia after the Supreme Court overturned the circuit court’s decision. Along those lines, in PHH v. CFPB from 2017, Kavanaugh decried the decision to grant authority at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to a “single unaccountable, unchecked director,” arguing that only the U.S. president possessed broad executive powers due to the governmental checks and balances system and his accountability to voters.

Impeachment Although he was a member of the Kenneth Starr-led legal team that ignited the Bill Clinton impeachment hearings in the late 1990s, Kavanaugh questioned whether the Constitution allows indictment of a sitting president in a 1998 Georgetown Law Journal article, and later suggested that such an undertaking would not be in the public’s best interest. “Even the lesser burdens of a criminal investigation — including preparing for questioning by criminal investigators — are time-consuming and distracting,” he wrote for the Minnesota Law Review in 2009. “Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the President’s focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people. And a President who is concerned about an ongoing criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as President.”

Working for Kenneth Starr Earlier in his career, Kavanaugh found himself in the middle of a combustible political situation as an assistant to Starr, the independent counsel tapped to investigate President Clinton’s investments with the Whitewater Development Corporation, before the focus turned to the president’s illicit relations with intern Monica Lewinsky. Kavanaugh led the investigation into the suicide of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster, at one point appearing before the Supreme Court in an unsuccessful attempt to obtain the notes of one of Foster’s lawyers.

Kavanaugh also wrote a significant portion of the special counsel’s 1998 report to Congress, which offered 11 possible grounds for impeachment. Among them, the report highlighted President Clinton’s lies to his aides, resulting in them repeating inaccurate claims to a grand jury, as well as his “intentional and calculated falsehood to deceive the Congress and the American people.”

George W. Bush Supporter and Aide A member of the Lawyers for Bush-Cheney organization during the 2000 U.S. presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore, Kavanaugh went on to join the legal proceedings surrounding the critical Florida recount, resulting in the historic Supreme Court ruling that awarded the presidency to the Republican. Kavanaugh subsequently worked in the White House counsel’s office from 2001 to 2003, after which he served as staff secretary to President Bush until joining the D.C. Court of Appeals in 2006.

Clerkships and Early Career After graduating from Yale Law, Kavanaugh clerked for three judges: Walter Stapleton of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia; Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco; and Justice Kennedy. He went on to join Starr’s office as associate counsel in 1994, and later became partner at the Kirkland & Ellis firm, where he specialized in appellate law, until leaving for good to join the Bush White House in 2001. Additionally, he began teaching at Harvard Law School in 2008, his courses covering such topics as the Supreme Court and separation of powers.

Education Kavanaugh attended Georgetown Preparatory School, an elite Jesuit boarding school in Maryland that also counts Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch among its distinguished alumni. Along with writing for the school paper, Kavanaugh played defensive back for the football team and was named captain of the basketball team for his senior year.

He moved on to Yale College, where he pledged the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and wrote for the paper’s sports section, and then Yale Law School, serving as Notes Editor of the Yale Law Journal, before earning his J.D. in 1990.

Background Brett Michael Kavanaugh was born on February 12, 1965, in Washington D.C. An only child, he was strongly influenced by his parents’ professional paths: His dad, Edward, attended law school at night and spent more than 20 years as the president of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, while his mom, Martha, moved on from a career as a public school teacher to become a prosecutor and then a state trial judge in Maryland; Kavanaugh has noted how she developed her burgeoning legal career by practicing her closing arguments at the dinner table.

Wife and Family Life Kavanaugh met his future wife, Ashley Estes, while both were employed by the Bush administration. While accepting the Supreme Court nomination from President Trump in the White House, Kavanaugh recalled their first date on September 10, 2001, and how she “was a source of strength for President Bush and for everyone in this building” in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks that followed. Married in 2004, they have two daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth.

The high court hopeful has coached his daughters’ basketball teams, and has otherwise remained active in his community as a lector and usher at Blessed Sacrament Church in Washington, D.C.

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On Tuesday users of Legal Cheek‘s iPhone app received the last and perhaps most important deadline alert of the graduate recruitment year — alerting them that in seven days time the 31 July training contract application deadline used by many law firms closes. Now that’s just six days away!

Not decided which firm to apply to? Don’t panic. Here are eight ways you can narrow down your choices and hopefully make that winning TC app.

1. Money

OK, so officially you’ve been fascinated by M&A since you were a child. But in reality a major part of what draws you to corporate law is basically the opportunity to earn lots of money. So you may as well go for the firms which pay most.

To find out that crucial information in the easiest way possible, go to our Firms Most List, select ‘Most Money’, and away you go. Currently the London offices of US firms Akin Gump, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and Milbank are the top payers — handing their newly qualified solicitors a whopping £145,000 a year (based on the latest US dollar conversions).

Note, though, by searching the List for ‘Most UK training contracts’, that these firms offer much fewer training contracts that many. So it’s worth balancing that quest for riches with applications to some firms with higher numbers of trainee places.

2. Average arrive and leave the office times

Next priority: how much time you’ll be expected to spend at work in return for all those corporate law megabucks.

In each of our firm profiles (which are accessible through the Firms Most List) we detail the average arrive time and average leave time of trainees and junior lawyers at the nation’s top firms. The figures are based on Legal Cheek’s annual survey of over 2,000 trainees and junior lawyers.

The earliest average arrive time is 8:24am (Hill Dickinson), the latest is 9:34am (Kirkland & Ellis). The earliest average leave time is 6:05pm (Browne Jacobson and Irwin Mitchell), the latest is 10:02pm (Kirkland & Ellis again).

For comparison purposes we have collected all the average arrive and leave times into a table.

3. Target hours

To get a further idea of what’s expected of you, check out firms’ official annual hours targets. To do this go to the Firms Most List and select ‘Most target hours’. Bear in mind that these are billable hours, not just hours spent in the office, and shouldn’t include things like going to the toilet or general admin. Anything over 1,700 is a lot.

4. Firm scorecards

The Insider Scorecard of the 2018 Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year, Osborne Clarke.

Which firms perform well in areas important to you?

Using the data from the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey we rank firms A*-E on different categories: training, quality of work, peer support, partner approachability, work/life balance, tech, perks, office, canteen and social life. You can view each firms’ scorecard by accessing their profile through the Firms Most List.

The firms that came top in each category were revealed at the Legal Cheek Awards earlier this year.

5. The Legal Cheek View

Alongside the scorecards, each of our firm profiles features a ‘The Legal Cheek View’ section with detailed insider insight about the firms, based on our journalists’ in-depth market knowledge and the thousands of comments we receive — both via the survey and our comments threads — from trainees and junior lawyers at these firms.

6. International opportunities

Major law firms are great examples of globalisation, with offices all over the world doing huge cross-border deals. You can see just how international a firm is by searching ‘Most offices’ and ‘Most countries located in’ in our Firms Most List.

But, beware, a firm’s global megafirm status doesn’t always correspond with the chances rookies have of doing a coveted international secondment during their training contract.

We have used our survey data to paint a picture of how common international secondments are at each firm. The results are brought together here.

7. Diversity

Search our Firms Most List to find out who has the most female lawyers and the most lawyers from BME backgrounds. Then access the individual firm profiles to drill down into the diversity details. Where firms have shared the data with us, with have charted the proportion of trainees who attended Oxbridge, Russell Group and non-Russell Group institutions.

8. Retention rates

Finally, browse ‘Most retained trainees’ on the Most List to see which firms have the highest trainee retention rates. While retention rates can be misleading — particularly for smaller firms which can to see their figures thrown off by the departure of just one or two trainees — they are, generally speaking, a decent guide as to a firm’s health and the prospects you’ll have of getting a full-time position on qualification.

Now get applying! Good luck!

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8 essentials for last-minute training contract applicants

How to be smart and maximise your chances

Not decided which firm to apply to? Don’t panic. Here are eight ways you can narrow down your choices and hopefully make that winning TC app.

1. Money

2. Average arrive and leave the office times

Next priority: how much time you’ll be expected to spend at work in return for all those corporate law megabucks.

For comparison purposes we have collected all the average arrive and leave times into a table.

3. Target hours

4. Firm scorecards

The Insider Scorecard of the 2018 Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year, Osborne Clarke.

Which firms perform well in areas important to you?

The firms that came top in each category were revealed at the Legal Cheek Awards earlier this year.

5. The Legal Cheek View

6. International opportunities

But, beware, a firm’s global megafirm status doesn’t always correspond with the chances rookies have of doing a coveted international secondment during their training contract.

We have used our survey data to paint a picture of how common international secondments are at each firm. The results are brought together here.

7. Diversity

8. Retention rates

Now get applying! Good luck!

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8 essentials for last-minute training contract applicants

How to be smart and maximise your chances

Not decided which firm to apply to? Don’t panic. Here are eight ways you can narrow down your choices and hopefully make that winning TC app.

1. Money

2. Average arrive and leave the office times

Next priority: how much time you’ll be expected to spend at work in return for all those corporate law megabucks.

For comparison purposes we have collected all the average arrive and leave times into a table.

3. Target hours

4. Firm scorecards

The Insider Scorecard of the 2018 Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year, Osborne Clarke.

Which firms perform well in areas important to you?

The firms that came top in each category were revealed at the Legal Cheek Awards earlier this year.

5. The Legal Cheek View

6. International opportunities

But, beware, a firm’s global megafirm status doesn’t always correspond with the chances rookies have of doing a coveted international secondment during their training contract.

We have used our survey data to paint a picture of how common international secondments are at each firm. The results are brought together here.

7. Diversity

8. Retention rates

Now get applying! Good luck!

The post 8 essentials for last-minute training contract applicants appeared first on Legal Cheek.

from Legal News https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/07/how-to-get-a-training-contract-law-firm/

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Recently, Amy Krouse Rosenthal wrote an essay for The New York Times titled “You May Want to Marry My Husband.” In it, Krouse Rosenthal, who was dying of cancer, created a dating profile for her husband in the hopes that he would find new love after she was gone. Her touching tribute went viral. Hopefully, one woman’s story of preparing the way for her family to go on without her will inspire others to think how they can do the same for their own families.

SEE ALSO: Death of a Spouse: The Under-Discussed Risk in Retirement

Estate planning may make people uneasy because it deals with death. However, it can give people an incredible peace of mind. It certainly was a blessing for my own family. My father passed away two years ago. My dad was a scientific developer, earned his advanced degrees in mathematics and joined the emerging industry of information technology.

Needless to say, he was process oriented. I’m the eldest of three girls. Dad prepared us. Before he went on a business trip, he’d make me crack the safe so I knew what to do just in case. I was destined to become a planner because Dad planned for the inevitable.

Here are some elements of final planning that your family will appreciate you settling for them in the event of your passing away.

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The first step in estate planning is a will. A 2016 survey by Harris Poll for Rocket Lawyer found that 64% percent of American adults don’t have a will. Either they thought they didn’t need one or they just never got around to it.

This document is where you state who you want to inherit your money and property, among other directions. A will is also where parents can name a guardian to care for their young children. Without a will, whatever assets you owned, such as a summer home, a car or jewelry, will end up in probate court. Even less-expensive items, such as Grandma’s knitted shawl, can cause a big headache.

Another option is a living trust. A trust transfers assets from your name to your beneficiaries. A living trust goes into effect right away, whereas a will becomes active after your death.

End-of-life decisions

It is important to communicate with loved ones your exact wishes in the event you are unable to make medical decisions for yourself. Do you want to be resuscitated or kept on life support? Do you want to donate your organs? In the living will there is a health care declaration with a power of attorney stating who will ensure your medical wishes are granted.

Beneficiaries

Make sure you complete all the beneficiary information for your bank accounts, brokerage accounts and life insurance policies. When you start a new job and sign up for life insurance coverage, you are asked to put down beneficiary information in the event of your death. You can list more than one person for life insurance and many other types of accounts. In fact, you can even specify both primary and contingent beneficiaries.

Funeral

Document if you want a funeral. Do you want to be buried or cremated? My dad was terminally ill and died from complications from Parkinson’s disease in 2015. Dad had life insurance and prepaid for funeral plots, years in advance. As his condition worsened and he knew the end was near, he identified some of his favorite music and scriptures for his end-of-life celebration. Do you want a life celebration or some other memorial service? Estimate how much the funeral will cost. Are you a veteran? Do you have funds put aside for funeral costs?

Documents

Of course, it goes without saying that you should keep real estate and car deeds, wills, trusts, insurance policies, retirement benefits, 401(k) and IRA documents in one safe, secure spot, but be certain to inform the executor of your estate where these items are stored. The main takeaway is to figure out where you want your assets, property and finances to go to avoid issues in the future. It’s hard enough for your loved ones to deal with the emotional aspects of your loss.

Considerations for married couples

If you are married, you shouldn’t have joint wills since it is unlikely you will pass away at the same time. Separate wills also take into consideration other personal circumstances, such as previous marriages, other children, causes a partner wants to support and outstanding bills/debt.

Other considerations

While it is often recommended that you seek help from a financial planner and/or lawyer, you can get started on your own. There are many websites with will templates, such as the one by Nolo.

A will should be updated after a huge life change, such as marriage, divorce, birth and death.

Do you own a business? Create a succession plan that details who you want to take over in the event of your death.

Do you, like Krouse Rosenthal, have hopes for your family you want to make known? Consider writing an “emotional will.” It isn’t legal, but it’s a place where you can share your thoughts, memories and hopes for your loved ones as a lasting remembrance of your life.

A will for Facebook?

You might want to consider drawing up will just for your social media accounts, especially if you have many online ventures and also a strong social media presence. Facebook allows users to determine a person who can take care of their profile in the event of death. Check each site to see what you need to confirm the death and next steps.

Do it for the ones you love

One of my friends shared a story of how a co-worker died of colon cancer the day before his third child was born. He had thoughtfully made his arrangements, which took an incredible burden off his grieving wife. For those out there who are avoiding thinking about drawing up a will because it seems morbid, remember, just because you plan, doesn’t mean you’ll jinx yourself into dying. But the flip side is also true: Just because you don’t plan, doesn’t mean you won’t die.

So be prepared. Your family will thank you.

See Also: 5 Types of People You Should Gift to Using Your Wil

Marguerita M. Cheng is the Chief Executive Officer at Blue Ocean Global Wealth. She is a CFP® professional, a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠, Retirement Income Certified Professional and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. She helps educate the public, policymakers and media about the benefits of competent, ethical financial planning.

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