High-flying LA attorneys' toxic emails revealed

High-powered attorneys John Barber (55) and Jeff Ranen (45) who started their own law firm earlier this year, routinely sent each other vile emails while they were senior partners at the Los Angeles law firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith.

When Barber and Ranen left Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith to form their own firm earlier this year, Ranen told the Los Angeles Business Journal, 'We wanted to lead with empathy, collaboration and compassion, to do it our way and not have any baggage,' and to 'build something that's reflective of our values and our beliefs.' — Read the rest