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(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran in the May 26, 2011, issue of the Briefly Legal PDX e-newsletter)

In March of 2011, 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 David Markowitz, a shareholder at Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf in Portland.

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

David Markowitz: I was fortunate as a third-year law school student, to be hired as a staff attorney to the Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City. I would commute to Carson City from Sacramento four days per week. I would spend four days a week clerking for the Nevada Supreme Court and four nights a week gambling at Cactus Jack鈥檚 Casino, perfecting my hold 鈥榚m poker skills and fleecing tourists. It was a great year.

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

Markowitz: In the movie 鈥�10,鈥� Brian Dennehy plays a bartender working in a hut at an idyllic beach resort in Acapulco, where he serves up advice and cocktails for the guests. I want that job.

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

Markowitz: The movie 鈥�12 Angry Men.鈥� It鈥檚 a wonderful movie.