Partner Retires from BigLaw to Write Novel, Chooses Progeny over Lucre in Farewell Memo

A litigation partner at Sidley Austin in Chicago has decided to give up his job to finish writing a novel, but not before sending out a farewell memo that caught the attention of legal bloggers. The lawyer, David Johnson, told Above the Law that his book is about a series of murders in a small town in Depression-era Kansas. Here is his memo, reproduced by Above the Law and the Constitutional Daily: “I have realized that I cannot simultaneously meet the demands of career and family. Without criticizing those who have chosen lucre over progeny, let me just say that I am leaving…