Off the mat
First Chuck Norris and now this? Mike Huckabee’s campaign announced Tuesday that the former Arkansas governor will receive the endorsement of wrestling legend Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair this weekend at the Clemson-South Carolina football game.
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In a statement, Huckabee said the backing of the 16-time champion “will help us put a figure four leg lock on our opponents.”
Flair said: “Like I always say, to be the man, you’ve got to beat the man and Mike Huckabee is the man. Whoooooooo!”
| Billy Martin |
Which lawyer is top of the class?
Go-to litigator Billy Martin, who has represented Sen. Larry Craig and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in the past year, has cracked the upper echelon of Washington’s elite lawyers, according to the next issue of Washingtonian, due out next week.
For the fifth time, the magazine has identified the 30 best lawyers in a city filled with 80,000 of them.
Also joining Martin in the top four: trial lawyer Brendan Sullivan of Williams & Connolly, and divorce lawyer Sandy Ain of Ain & Bank.
As for the top dog, the magazine is staying mum until the issue hits stands. The previous No. 1s: Robert Bennett of Skadden Arps, Sullivan, Michele Roberts of Akin Gump, and Robert Barnett of Williams & Connolly.
