The Law Firm

Ah, the 2010s. Say what you want, but there was something special about the 2010s. Maybe it was something in the air. Or maybe this was the calm before a supposed storm. But there was something so special about this era. Something unexplainable, yet garishly obvious. Though that may be easier to say in retrospect. After all, when you look back at life with the rose-tinted lens of nostalgia, things appear to be simpler than they seemed to be back then. But, what if you could see a peek into what life was in a by-gone era? What if you can take a look at the normal back then, warts and all? Well, now you can see it through the eyes of the now-famous documentarist Al Stoney, who found an old documentary he filmed, all the way back between 2014 and 2020, while he was a student at Cornell.

The documentary takes place at Costa, Verma and Yamada Law Associates, a law firm based in Brooklyn, NY. The main focus of the show will be on a particular group of people:

Stanley Davis (25): smart, ambitious, wants to become a judge, mischievous
Rhea Alight (25): really intelligent, socially anxious, really hates paperwork, enjoys films
Piper Laverne (31): really girly, THAT girl, can be a mean girl but isn't, enjoys hiking
Ivan Pavlov (41): dramatic, wants to be the cool boss, smarter than perceived, competent, Russian born in Texas
Eli Miller (25): polite, optimistic, into niche stuff, hard worker, considers these people family
Norman Bailey (54): sweet old man, package deal with Bud, loves puzzles and cafes
Bud Tucker (56): sweet old man, hates puzzles but does them for Norm, met Norm at Community College
Aaron Hoope (31): hardass, hard worker, loves order and precision, lowkey best lawyer, respects Ivan a lot,
Lenny Herschel (42): Ivan's best friend at College, famous stand-up comedian, quotes sitcoms and movies all the time, wants Ivan to return to stage