Public Interest
Apr. 28, 2012
Former Lieff Cabraser partner gives up the law for life behind the camera
William B. Hirsch gave up his partnership at Lieff Cabraser to create documentaries with the goal of inspiring social change. His first film was just acquired by PBS.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
About a decade ago, William B. Hirsch decided he'd had enough of litigation.
"I loved being a class-action lawyer, but I wanted to have a different kind of impact in society," said Hirsch, then a partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP.
Having attended the Sundance Film Festival in Utah for many years, he decided his next calling in life would be to produce films...
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