Lawyers quitting BigLaw due to disputes over pro bono dealings with President Trump mainly face unemployment. A tally from Bloomberg Law shows at least 12 lawyers resigned in protest. Some former associates have found roles outside of BigLaw. Siunik Moradian aims to work as a public defender. Rachel Cohen and Brenna Trout Frey joined a new firm to address issues against the Trump administration. Taylor Wettach is campaigning for a congressional seat in Iowa. However, many are still jobless after their resignations.
Some of the attorneys are resurfacing months later in jobs outside of Big Law, from running for Congress to working at a small firm taking on the Trump administration.
It is going to be impossible both in the short and long term to come close to the wealth I could have accumulated for myself and my family had I remained in BigLaw.
Taylor Wettach, a former Simpson Thacher associate, is seeking a congressional seat in Iowa in what Bloomberg Law calls 'a long-shot run'.
A majority of the lawyers who left in protest are between jobs, according to interviews with a number of them and LinkedIn profiles for the others.
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