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Law Practice

Dec. 24, 2015

Trial fatigue never a factor for bodybuilding attorney

When he's not defending Hollywood's hottest venues in court, Michael N. Schonbuch can be found lifting big in the gym. Colleagues say his high energy at trial is due to his discipline and focused regimen 37 years in the making.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Trial litigator Michael N. Schonbuch remembers well the day he decided to start bodybuilding. It was September 1969, and Arnold Schwarzenegger had just been featured on the cover of Muscle Magazine.

"I was 12 years old, and I don't know exactly how I got my hands on that magazine, but Arnold was doing this side chest pose and he was just massive," Schonbuch recalled...

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