The idea of an attorney like David Ulich not only being a documentarian, but also being nominated for an Emmy by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is something of a stunner. That’s quite an achievement and quite a side project.

But Ulich, a partner at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton in Los Angeles, achieved just that on Tuesday. He was selected to compete for a News & Documentary Emmy in the category of “Outstanding Research” for his work on the film “Munich ’72 and Beyond.” He shares the nomination with his co-researcher on the project, Dr. Steven Ungerleider.