DISCOVERY
A Q&A, in brief
My nickname is … Hindi.
I can’t go a day without … coffee with chicory ordered from
the Café du Monde in New Orleans.
My colleagues would be surprised to know that …
when I was in law school, I swore I would never go to court.
When I was a newbie lawyer I … would shake at motion calendar
hearings and hyperventilate at records-custodian depositions.
The lawyer I most admire is … David Boies. He’s a rock star in my book.
The quality I most like in a lawyer is … someone who doesn’t
take themselves too seriously and who treats other attorneys with respect.
My pre-trial routine is … nonexistent. Nothing I do is routine.
When I started, I wish I knew … when to shut up.
My career high point (so far) has been … making equity partner.
If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be … a novelist.
When I win a case, I celebrate by … moving on to the next one.
The SCOTUS justice I’d like to meet is … Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
My favorite Twitter feed is … none. I hate Twitter.
I can’t believe more people haven’t read … anything by Pat Conroy or David McCullough.
I can do a pretty good impersonation of … absolutely no one.
My fictional hero is … Atticus Finch, at least in
To Kill a Mockingbird
.
My real-life hero is … Frank Lloyd Wright. Or Teddy Roosevelt.
On weekends I … catch up on really bad TV and let my brain rest.
My most bizarre talent is … when I write things longhand (which I still remember how to do),
I’m able to commit them to memory.
The talent I wish I had is … wit, like Dave Barry.
On my worst day I … lose a motion or a case for reasons entirely unrelated to the merits.
On my best day I … get so absorbed in my work and remember why I became a lawyer.
Hinda Klein
PARTNER,
CONROY SIMBERG
APPELLATE
HOLLYWOOD
Hinda Klein, head of her firm’s appellate
department, has a talent that confounds
courtroom foes: If it’s committed to writing,
it’s committed to memory.
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