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“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury … So what do you think of this pantsuit?”

Like many professionals, lawyers worry about their appearance.

A “tired” dress, a stained tie or a rundown pair of shoes may be just enough toruin an otherwise stellar closing argument or client meeting.

So while lawyers should be looking to “dress to impress,” we all know thatmany really put the “frump” in “frumpy.”

Thus, the fashion imagineers here at Lawyers Weekly have devised anexperiment: Seventeen legal professionals. Two judges. One runway. And anunprecedented fashion show on June 3 to find out just how stunning amember of the bar can truly become.

Local designers have contributed their time togussy up the “victims,” outfitting them inattire that will be enough to dazzle anyjury or corporate mucky-muck.

On these pages, you’ll find thebrave souls with some pre-showthoughts on fashion. To see the“after” version of the models… well, you’ll just have tojoin us on June 3.

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Rachael Splaine RollinsAge: 37

Area of practice: Assistant U.S. attorney

Office: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Boston

Office dress code: Professional/business-casual

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? If I have a courtappearance, I always wear a suit. Otherwise, I usual-ly dress business-casual.

How important is it to you to look good? It’s important.I’m not Miranda Priestly, but I try to look presentablewhen I leave my house.

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear?No, not really. I only own clothes that I think are flat-tering and functional except, perhaps, for some ofmy shoes. But they look great.

Do you like to shop for clothing? Ah, is this a trickquestion? Of course.

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever commit-ted? I was a walking, talking fashion faux pas through-out high school. Can you say Robert Smith hair with“Hungry Like the Wolf” eye- and face-makeup? Yikes!

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live without?Shoes — heels, in particular. Also, a great pair of jeans

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should do awaywith? My workout clothes are old, worn, frayed, grayand terrible. When I go to the gym, I look like an aw-ful hybrid of Rocky Balboa, circa 1976, and Lou Far-

rigno as he turned into the IncredibleHulk.

Do you pay attention to the way otherlawyers are dressed? Always. I am constantly

looking to see the way other female attorneysare dressed.

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a differ-ence? I think clothes make a difference to clients.

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress? Ithink we are doing OK. I would give us a B-.

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Anthony M. DonigerAge: 58

Area of practice: Litigation

Firm: Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Co-hen, Boston; 27 lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Business-casual

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Suit

How important is it to you to look good?Fairly important

Do you ever stress about what you’re goingto wear? No

Do you like to shop for clothing? No

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’veever committed? Mismatched socks

What’s one item in your wardrobe that youcan’t live without? A belt

What’s one wardrobe item you probablyshould do away with? Bow ties

Do you pay attention to the way otherlawyers are dressed? Not really

When it comes to lawyering, do clothesmake a difference? Sometimes, especial-ly before juries

As a whole, how well does the legal profes-sion dress? Pretty well

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Jeffrey R. ScalziAge: 37

Area of practice: Director of marketing

Firm: Foley Hoag, Boston; 250 lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Business-casual

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Usually a suitbut always a jacket, collared shirt (usually Frenchcuffs), dress shoes, tie — usually when I have exter-nal meetings or presentations

How important is it to you to look good? Very. My pref-erence would be a shift back to business attire.

Do you ever stress about what you are going to wear? No,I’m usually pretty confident when it comes to dress.

Do you like to shop for clothing? I do like to shop, but I doit quickly — in and out, as I usually have a few things inmind when I go.

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever committed? Ithink the transition from single, 20-something to marriedfather of two caused me to make a few bad choices try-ing to hold on to those 20s. There was a peculiar light-blue visor that I wore to a dinner and that my friends stillmake fun of me for. I think I’m over it now.

What’s one item in your wardrobe that you can’t live without?My shoes. I am fairly certain I have more than my wife.

What’s one item in your wardrobe you should do away with? Iactually clean out my closet every year at Christmas, sowhat I have is worth keeping.

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers are dressed?Yes, I do, but more attention to those who take busi-ness-casual too far.

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a difference?Clothes are part of the complete package, so if the per-son gets additional confidence that comes with dressingwell that he/she can extend to client service, sure.

As a whole,how well does the legal profession dress? Generally well,but again, I would not mind an industry shift back to business attire.

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Kate M.BaileyAge: 28

Area of practice:Subrogation para-legal

Firm: Robinson &Cole, Boston; 225lawyers in eight of-fices

Firm dress code:Business-casual

What’s your usual“uniform” forwork? Nice pants and a long-sleeve top. I’m usually in heels of some sort, sinceI’m on the short side. Sometimes I’ll wear a suit or a skirt.

How important is it to you to look good? How I dress affects how I feel. If I look good,I tend to feel better. If I’m dressed professionally, I find that my work ethic for theday reflects that.

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear? Yes. There are mornings when Ilook in my closet and think, “I have nothing to wear!” On those mornings, a nicesuit can be a lifesaver.

Do you like to shop for clothing? Sometimes. I like to shop for clothing when Ihave flexibility with my time and my budget, although nothing beats finding that

great outfit — especially on sale.

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever committed? Hmmm. … I’m sure I’vemade millions. One that I commit constantly is not properly matching my shoes

and outfit with my coat and purse.

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live without? My comfortable gray, wrin-kle-resistant pants. They always look classy.

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should do away with? My old, oversized zip-up sweater

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers are dressed? I’m not an attorney, but Ido pay attention to the way other paralegals dress when deciding on my workwardrobe.

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress? From my experience, most pro-fessionals in the legal field have two dress codes: one for the everyday office envi-ronment, which is slightly more casual, and a second for client meetings or courtappearances, which are more formal.

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Edward M. GinsburgAge: 75

Area of practice: Family law

Firm: Founder, Senior Partners for Jus-tice; supervisor, Legal Assistance Corp.of Central Massachusetts; retired Probate& Family Court judge

Firm’s dress code: None

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Suitand tie

How important is it to you to look good?Very

Do you ever stress about what you’re goingto wear? No

Do you like to shop for clothing? As ahunter, not a gatherer; quick and pres-sured is fine with me

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’veever committed? Wearing a casual sportsjacket to a formal seventh-grade dance

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’tlive without? Butterfly bow-ties

What’s one wardrobe item you probablyshould do away with? An old sports jacketthat has shrunk from hanging in the closet

Do you pay attention to the way otherlawyers are dressed? Yes

When it comes to lawyering, do clothesmake a difference? Yes

As a whole, how well does the legal profes-sion dress? Quite well

Amy CraftsAge: 34

Area of practice: Litigation

Firm: Proskauer Rose; 110 lawyers in the Bostonoffice and about 700 worldwide

Firm’s dress code: Business-casual

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? A silk skirtwith some personality, a basic top and a fun neck-lace — and always nice shoes

How important is it to you to look good? Very. Consis-tently looking nice is an important component ofpracticing law.

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear?Rarely. I have fun with it.

Do you like to shop for clothing? Yes, I’ve alwaysloved fashion.

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever com-mitted? I aspire never to commit a fashion faux pas.

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live with-out? A nice black cashmere sweater

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should doaway with? An orange Marc Jacobs coat; it’s prob-ably too much for the office

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers aredressed? Yes

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a differ-ence? Appearances are important. Dressing poorlycan definitely affect perceptions of yourcapability/credibility.

As a whole, how well does the legal pro-fession dress? I think there’s a lot ofroom for improvement.

John L. StrandAge: 31

Area of practice: Intellectual property litigation

Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, Boston; 80 attorneys and tech-nology specialists

Firm’s dress code: Business-casual; jeans OK on Fridays, with a$1 donation to charity

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Dress pants, collared long-sleeve shirt, with the sleeves rolled up

How important is it to you to look good? Very important

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear? “Stress” is thewrong word. I definitely consider what I am going to wear eachday, however. Some days I am not happy with my choices, but Idon’t let it bug me too much. There are more important things inlife.

Do you like to shop for clothing? Yes

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever committed? I amsure I have done many worse things, but probably wearing awhite crew-neck shirt underneath an open-collared dress shirt

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live without? A high-quality, well-tailored, navy-blue suit

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should do away with? I tendto hold onto old sneakers forever. I think I still have some fromcollege.

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers are dressed? Yes, butonly if their outfit is completely inappropriate for the situation

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a difference? Yes, butit depends on the situation. It doesn’t really matter what a first-year associate wears when reviewing documents in his or her of-fice. It does make a huge difference in court or during some oth-er official proceeding.

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress? It dependswhere in the country you are. I’ve seen some people show up toofficial proceedings in other cities wearing completely inappropri-ate outfits — for instance, khakis and an untucked, un-ironedpolo shirt to take a deposition of the opposing party’s CEO orone party’s courtroom technology specialist who showed up tothe first day of trial in a mauve velour sweat suit. Boston attor-neys, however, are pretty traditional dressers, and it usuallyworks to their benefit.

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Gregory T. DonoghueAge: 32

Area of practice: In-house

Company: Tedeschi Food Shops

Company’s dress code: Business-casual

What’s your usual “uniform” for work?Slacks and a buttoned-down shirt

How important is it to you to look good? I tryto present a professional appearance in allbusiness situations.

Do you ever stress about what you’re goingto wear? Occasionally — for an importanthearing or meeting

Do you like to shop for clothing? I like toshop for new clothes once or twice a year.

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’tlive without? Navy suit

What’s one wardrobe item you probablyshould do away with? Flannel jacket withelbow patches

Do you pay attention to the way otherlawyers are dressed? Not particularly

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes makea difference? Inappropriate clothing canadversely influence any business situation.

As a whole, how well does the legal profes-sion dress? The legal profession tends tobe well dressed.

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Michelle R. PeirceArea of practice: Litigation(white-collar criminal defenseand complex civil litigation)

Firm: Donoghue, Barrett & Singal,Boston and Providence; 20 lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Business; busi-ness-casual on Fridays and duringthe summer

What’s your usual “uniform” for work?Pantsuit

How important is it to you to look good?Fortunately, not too important, al-though it is an aspiration

Do you ever stress about what you’regoing to wear? No

Do you like to shop for clothing? Not at all

What’s the biggest fashion faux pasyou’ve ever committed? Participatingin this event; trying civil contemptcase with two different shoes

What’s one item in your wardrobe youcan’t live without? Lucky jeans

What’s one wardrobe item you probablyshould do away with? Suit with Nehrucollar

Do you pay attention to the way otherlawyers are dressed? Yes

When it comes to lawyering, do clothesmake a difference? Yes

As a whole, how well does the legalprofession dress? C+/B-

Charles P. WagnerAge: 38

Area of practice: Employment law counseling and mediation

Firm: Yarashus, Wagner, Boston; five lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Fab/metro-sexual/1980s’ Preppy-Handbook-compliant

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Lug penny loafers, sailboat belts,khakis and blue oxford-cloth buttoned-down shirts

How important is it to you to look good? Extraordinary

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear? No

Do you like to shop for clothing? Of course

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever committed? 1980s’ wear,before it came back

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live without? My mermaid belt

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should do away with? My mermaid belt

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers are dressed? Of course

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a difference? Of course not,unless, you are rainmaking, marketing, presenting live … well, every-thing except talking on the phone

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress? Conservatively taste-ful; the ad industry this ain’t

Sarah L. WhippleAge: 33

Area of practice: Health care

Firm: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, Boston; 500lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Business-professional

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Suit/dress, pants and sweater

How important is it to you to look good? Very important

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear? Yes

Do you like to shop for clothing? Love it

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever committed? Wearingmy clogs with a suit in the morning

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live without? My shearlingcoat in winter

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should do away with? None

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers are dressed? Yes

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a difference? Yes

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress? Very well

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Marsha V. KazarosianAge: Let’s just say that I am no longer the new kidon the block.

Area of practice: Litigation, divorce, personal injury,criminal defense

Firm: Kazarosian Law Offices, Haverhill; four lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Respectful business attire, taste-ful, comfortable

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Rarely a suit;usually skirt and top or pants and top

How important is it to you to look good? Very impor-tant. If I am confident about my appearance, I ammore confident overall, and with confidence, greatthings can happen.

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear?Every single day

Do you like to shop for clothing? Doesn’t everyone?

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever com-mitted? High heels/wedges with leggings and a bigtop. In the old days it conjured up the image of Car-ol Burnett at the Laundromat snapping her gum.Today it is couture.

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live with-out? High wedge/heeled shoes

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should doaway with? High wedge/heeled shoes

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers aredressed? Not unless it is fabulous or horrendous

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a differ-ence? I think so. It’s human nature that initial impres-sions carry weight, whether with a juror or aprospective client.

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress?Men have far less of a choice than women. But Ithink, as a whole, lawyers don’t take a lot of risksbecause we are always on display.

Alyce T. MooreAge: 54

Area of practice: In-house

Company: Kronos in Chelmsford; nine lawyers, with sevenlocated in Chelmsford

Company’s dress code: Basically casual. When I interviewedat Kronos 17 years ago, I interviewed with the then-vicepresident of marketing, Pat Decker, and the then-CEO andfounder, Mark Ain. Pat was dressed in gray flannel slacksand a white shirt, both crisply pressed, and loafers. Markwas dressed in wrinkled orange pants, a colorful floweredshirt and sandals. I left thinking that if I got this job I couldpretty much wear anything that was in my closet to workand get away with it, and I have.

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Unless there is aboard meeting or I have an outside meeting, I generallywear black or khaki pants and a blouse or sweater. I don’tlike to have to think about what to wear.

How important is it to you to look good? I’m as vain as thenext person — it’s important. It’s just as important to me,however, to be comfortable.

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear? Not really.I have black suits in three sizes, so when I need to dressup, I just grab one in the size that fits me that day.

Do you like to shop for clothing? I hate shopping — for any-thing — and I don’t like to spend a lot of money on clothes,so I buy most of my clothes from eBay, which my friendsfind appalling.

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever committed? Ihave three pairs of shoes in the same style but in three dif-ferent colors, and once I wore a black one and a blue one.But I don’t think that anyone really noticed — or were toopolite to say anything if they did. I was just happy that oneof the shoes wasn’t the tan one.

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live without? My fa-vorite wardrobe item is a blue and silver lapel pin of WinstonChurchill that I bought in London. Whenever I wear it, I thinkof Churchill, whom I admire, and of London, which is my fa-vorite city. Also, because I tend to dress in neutral-colored,conservative clothing, I like loud stockings. If they also haveunusual designs or pictures of animals on them, even better.

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should do away with? I stilloccasionally wear a pair of tan and brown saddle shoes that Ibought when I was 16. I have been waiting for 38 years forthem to come back in style — and am still waiting. I love themso much that it’s worth the abuse I get when I wear them.

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers are dressed? Notreally, although I always notice when someone looks nice.

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a difference? Ithink so. It probably sounds stupid, but I actually feel smarterwhen I’m wearing a suit as opposed to something more ca-sual. I always feel more lawyerly when I’m dressed up.

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress? Mostlawyers whom I interact with dress casually, as I do. How-ever, my bother, Jerold Paquette, who is a sole practitionerin Gardner, wears a suit and tie and wingtip shoes everyday to work. He just looks like a lawyer. If you were going tocast someone in a movie to play a lawyer, you would castmy brother. If you showed someone his picture and askedthem to guess what his profession is, nine out of 10 peoplewould guess “lawyer.”

John N. RiccardiAge: 46

Area of practice: Assistant dean for gradu-ate and international programs

School: Boston University School of Law

School’s dress code: Backpacks and jeans

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Blaz-er and tie — never a suit

How important is it to you to look good? Notas important as feeling good. I just needto avoid being mistaken for a student.

Do you ever stress about what you’re goingto wear? No

Do you like to shop for clothing? Only if Ineed something and it’s on sale

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’veever committed? Two completely mis-matched shoes

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’tlive without? Black jeans

What’s one wardrobe item you probablyshould do away with? My New York Metsuniform

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyersare dressed? No

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make adifference? I hope not.

As a whole, how well does the legal professiondress? Fairly well put together and conser-vative; not a lot of fashionistas, which is fine

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Ingrid C. SchroffnerAge: 37

Area of practice: Probate litigation

Firm: Executive Office of Health and Human Services,Boston; 25 lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Business casual/business attire as appro-priate

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? A pantsuit or slacksand blazer outfit

How important is it to you to look good? Very. Being put to-gether bolsters my confidence and feeling of preparedness.

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear? Of course,especially when I am about to be late and can’t find the ex-act black blazer that falls precisely the right way on ablouse/slacks combination

Do you like to shop for clothing? If the karma and company are right

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever committed?Wearing clogs to court. It was summer, and I had not antici-pated needing to go into an emergency motion that day.

What’s one item in your wardrobe that you can’t live without?Tall black shoes. Platforms have better stability, but thinnerheels are more elegant.

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should do away with?Scarves. I love the materials and patterns, but tend to messwith them too much when I am actually wearing them, sothat they become more of a distraction than an accent.

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers are dressed? Ab-solutely

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a difference? Iwould not go so far as to place form over substance in thatway, but appearing classy, neat and well groomed generallywould help a presentation in most contexts.

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress? It’s amatter of style, which is a personal choice. The fact thatsuits are generally required for court appearances does im-prove the standard, however.

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Christine M. McEvoyArea of practice: Superior Court judge

Dress code: Judicial robe

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? Suit(skirt/pants) or blazer with skirt or pants,and judicial robe

How important is it to you to look good?Very

Do you ever stress about what you’re goingto wear? Not often

Do you like to shop for clothing? Yes

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’veever committed? Too tight clothes

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’tlive without? Black skirt

What’s one wardrobe item you probablyshould do away with? Knit skirt

Do you pay attention to the way otherlawyers are dressed? Yes

When it comes to lawyering, do clothesmake a difference? Yes

As a whole, how well does the legal profes-sion dress? Very well

Tracy D. SkahanAge: 32

Area of practice: Executive administrator

Firm: Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton,Waltham; 28 lawyers

Firm’s dress code: Business-casual

What’s your usual “uniform” for work? I usually weardress pants and an appropriate top.

How important is it to you to look good? It is very im-portant within the culture of my firm to look profes-sional and polished.

Do you ever stress about what you’re going to wear?Absolutely. I sometimes feel that my wardrobe isvery limited.

Do you like to shop for clothing? I love shopping forclothing.

What’s the biggest fashion faux pas you’ve ever com-mitted? I honestly cannot think of one. I certainlyhave had occasions of being at work and won-dering what I was thinking when I dressed thatmorning.

What’s one item in your wardrobe you can’t live with-out? My black boots. I wear them as often as I can.

What’s one wardrobe item you probably should doaway with? My jacket. I have been wearing thesame one for 10-plus years.

Do you pay attention to the way other lawyers aredressed? Sometimes. Lawyers are not my peers, but Ido notice how staff and paralegals dress, especially ifthey are wearing something new or different.

When it comes to lawyering, do clothes make a differ-ence? Clothes always make a difference for lawyersand everyone else. It matters how you presentyourself to the world.

As a whole, how well does the legal profession dress?I am not sure about the legal profession as awhole, but, overall, everyone in my firm dressesappropriately.

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Anqunette Jamison is the news anchor on FOX25 Morning News. She

starts her on-air day at 5 a.m. bringing early risers up-to-date and staying

on top of developing news stories. Anqunette joins FOX25 Morning News

co-hosts Gene Lavanchy and Kim Carrigan each weekday morning from 5

– 9 a.m.

Anqunette helped launched FOX25 Morning News in 2003 and loves

being part of the unpredictable format. While anchoring requires her to write

and deliver mostly hard news stories, she enjoys going head-to-head with

VB, Gene and Kim in the show’s ‘Let It Rip’ segments.

Anqunette joined FOX25 from KVBC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas,

where she was weekend anchor and general assignment reporter. Prior to

KVBC-TV, Jamison spent four years in “Notre Dame” country where she was

a general assignment reporter at WNDU, the NBC affiliate in South Bend,

Ind. Her first job in broadcasting took her to the cornfields and farms of rural

Indiana near West Lafayette. While there, she produced the early morning

newscasts and reported on stories ranging from Purdue University football to

local and state political issues.

Anqunette was born and raised in Gary, Ind. She’s a graduate of Butler

University in Indianapolis with a degree in radio-television and journalism.

EmceeAnqunette Jamison, FOX25 Morning News Anchor

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