D.C. Law Firm Suspends Woman Who Worked as Escort

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

A legal secretary at one of Washington's most prominent and well-connected law firms, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, has been suspended after telling her bosses she secretly worked at night for the escort service run by the so-called D.C. Madam, Jeane Palfrey.

The woman both serviced clients and, at times, helped to run the business, Palfrey told ABC News in an interview to be broadcast on "20/20" Friday.

The firm said it would not make her name public.

According to e-mails the woman sent to Palfrey on her Akin Gump account, she "enjoyed and even missed" the work she did at night for Palfrey, who has been charged by federal prosecutors with running a large scale prostitution ring.

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Considered one of the most powerful firms in Washington, Akin Gump partners make up a who's who of Washington insiders, including Vernon Jordan, former Speaker of the House Tom Foley, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman and co-founder Robert Strauss, an adviser to numerous presidents.



Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/dc_law_firm_sus.html

[treestar]

1. Looks like she can go into it full time now

[CottonBear]

2. She's suspended not fired. There is a fim rule against moonlighting.

CHeck out this thread from earlier in the day. The partners are a who's who of DC:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3248274&mesg_id=3248274

edit: add link and correct sp.

[FightingIrish]

3. Sounds like a rainmaker to me.

[Bake]

4. Remember the hot law student/call girl on West Wing?

This just reminded me of that situation.

That is all.

Bake

[deadmessengers]

5. Oh, yes. Yes I do.

Played by the redonkulously hot Lisa Edelstein, who now plays Dr. Cuddy on "House".