Bonner remembers his friend, “We were both
Another classmate, Susan Sampson ’74,
claims adjusters, handling personal injury claims
remembers “we were just entering the time of
and we thought ‘we can do better than this’ so
waffle stompers and hippie clothing, but Lott was
we decided to go to law school.” In 1970 they
always impeccably groomed. He said at one time
took the LSAT together and entered UW Law in
that he was happy to be out of professional sports
September of 1971.
because he didn’t like to sweat.”
Of his law school days, Lott specifically remembers
This January, at his office in New York State’s
Professor Harry Cross’ property law class. “I’m
largest courthouse on Jay Street in Brooklyn,
not saying that law school was not a wonderful
Judge Lott appeared as if he has never sweated –
experience – this class was difficult.” He added,
at least not over his career. Lott described his first
“An area of law to avoid for me.”
job as editor at the Matthew Bender Company in
“Plummer wanted to be a tax attorney,” adds Bonner, “he took all the tax classes and went to NYU law school for a graduate degree in tax. But it was our summers that solidified our future careers.
New York and as Queens County Assistant District Attorney in 1978. In 1981, Lott joined the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) as Assistant General Counsel. “In the DA’s office the volume of work was demanding but the variety
“In the summer of 1973, we worked at the
of cases were not challenging. I did not find the
Seattle Corporation Counsel Office which is
variety of work I preferred,” Lott elaborated.
now the Seattle City Attorney’s office. The
“But when I was at the Human Resources
following summer we both went to the King
Administration I found I liked the change,” but
County Prosecutor’s office and worked under
he added “I did no trial work, all supervisory.”
Christopher Bailey.”
Lott supervised over 50 attorneys citywide and was responsible for litigating neglect cases in the New York City Family Court System.
Seattle Sonics Players Thorn, Hazzard, Kron and Lott April 4, 1969 — Seattle Times
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