Remember the Southwest Airlines advertising campaign featuring people caught in embarrassing or awkward situations calling for a quick exit—followed by an announcer’s voiceover of “Wanna get away?” and a plug for the airline’s discounted fares? Probably every attorney can relate, since we’ve all had some “wanna get away” moments ourselves, whether in the courtroom or the conference room. But for some lawyers, those moments happened in the public eye.

Aw, C’mon, Mom and Dad