Thursday Profile: James A. Iafrate

 

If you weren't a lawyer, what would you be?

A sports writer.

Your proudest moment(s) as a lawyer?

Successfully settling a challenging products liability case for a 15-year-old spinal cord victim after litigating for six years in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, Omaha Nebraska Bankruptcy Court and the local Federal Court.

Which things do you not like to do?

Watch a video deposition playback at court.

What would surprise people about your job?

Secretaries run the office and do most of the work.

What's your greatest achievement?

Winning the toilet bowl in a Gus Macker Basketball Tournament.

At Thanksgiving dinner, would you rather talk politics, religion or the weather?

I would rather watch football and eat.

What would you say to your 16-year-old self?

Sell the Camaro.

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be? Cure cancer!

Must-see TV:

"Breaking Bad."

What's your favorite animal?

My dog Lizzie.

What's one thing you would like to learn to do?

My 13-year-old son is currently teaching me how to long board.

What is something most people don't know about you?

I was born in California.

If you could have dinner with three people, living or dead, who would they be?

Bo Schembechler, Woody Hayes and Howard Cosell.

Who is your favorite character of fiction?

James Bond.

Favorite movies:

"Miracle" and "Hoosiers."

Favorite law-related movie: "Michael Clayton."

Favorite place to spend money:

Tiger Stadium.

Where would you like to be when you're 90?

Watching the Lions win the Super Bowl at Ford Field. (It might take that long.)

 

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