What happens when a lawyer follows his conscience and uses his training to help right a wrong? You'd be surprised. Or, maybe not, if you know a the type of lawyer who gives lawyers a good name.
Wilbur Tennant's cows were dying at an alarming rate, and he was sure he knew who was responsible: the DuPont chemical company, according to The New York Times' Magazine. When he couldn't get local "politicians, journalists, doctors and veterinarians" as well as lawyers to pay attention, he reached out to Rob Bilott, an attorney whose grandmother had lived in Vienna, W.Va., a suburb of Parkersburg, where Tennant lived. Bilott nearly hung up on Tennant, until he realized the connection.
The Times' Magazine's story, "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare", due out in tomorrow's New York Times Magazine, tells how Bilott, an environmental lawyer who defended corporations - including working several times with DuPont's lawyers - decided to take Tennant's case and later became, in the words of the Magazine, "DuPont's worst nightmare.
The article is a must-read for anyone who cares about the environment. To read the article in its entirety, click here.
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