I Love A Lawyer
Michele (Shelly) Freedenthal was born in Connecticut in 1963.  She moved to Houston, Texas in time for kindergarten, and lived there until she left for the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1981.  After receiving a B.S. in economics, Shelly moved to Binghamton, New York, where she worked for IBM for one year.  During that time, she met Jim Hughey, who is now her husband of nearly 15 years.  After IBM, Shelly completed a joint degree in law and public affairs at The University of Texas in Austin.  In 1990, she began her career as an employment lawyer at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP in Los Angeles, and has been there ever since.In 1994, 1997, and 2000, Shelly and Jim welcomed three wonderful children into their home:  David, Sarah, and Jonathan.  After seeing and hearing so many negative portrayals of attorneys, Shelly decided that she wanted to write a book that showed children the many beneficial and positive things that lawyers do.I Love A Lawyeris that book!