The Wall Street Journal profiles a lawyer who ditched his partnership at a smaller firm in 2000 so he could make cheese on the Vermont farm he bought some 25 years ago as a respite from his fast-paced city lifestyle. It was tough going at first, and John Putnam and his wife spent four years learning the craft of cheese making and acquiring all the necessary equipment, the WSJ reports. But today, Putnam's earning more than he ever did as an attorney, and he's working fewer hours.
June 09, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
We could not resist linking to this Wall Street Journal profile of a lawyer who ditched his partnership so he could make cheese on the Vermont farm he bought some 25 years ago as a respite from his fast-paced city lifestyle.
John Putnam, 53, earned his law degree in 1983 and went to work as a bankruptcy litigator for Boston-based Craig and Macauley, the WSJ reports. Putnam had cinematic epiphany No. 1 while taking a deposition in New York City, the WSJ reports.
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