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Law Practice,
Appellate Practice

Aug. 9, 2022

What Vin Scully taught me about life (and law)

Scully was of course no lawyer, but he had in spades the qualities and skills that we would do well to borrow.

Nathaniel L. Bach

Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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In a town of entertainers, he was perhaps the most reliable talent we had. Like many reared in the greater Los Angeles area, I, too, grew up to the sound of Vin Scully’s voice. His presence on the airwaves was our steady companion each March through September, and longer into the postseason if we were lucky. A humble Hollywood star who was also part of the family, and spoke to us like a dear friend.

We remember his pregame refrain—“It’s ti...

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