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(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran in the May 5, 2011, issue of the BrieflyLegal e-newsletter)

In March of this year, the 91视频 held its first Leadership in Law awards as a way to recognize local attorneys with more than 10 years of experience. And while the profiles we wrote at the time for each of them were interesting, we felt they left us wanting to know a little more about what really makes these legal leaders tick.This week, we talk to Peter Richter, a partner at Miller Nash in Portland.

Briefly Legal: What is one of the most amusing or unusual memories you have from law school?

Peter Richter: Dean Orlando John Hollis, who was the most formal man alive with no sense of humor, reciting the words to the then-hit song, “Come on Baby Light My Fire” at the annual law school “Smoker.鈥�

BL: If you could choose a fantasy career that is totally different from practicing law, what would it be?

Richter: My fantasy career would have to be acting.

BL: In your opinion, what is the best legal movie or novel ever?

Richter: The best legal movie ever is To Kill a Mockingbird, and the best novel is “A Time to Kill.”