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To some people, pursuing law after receiving an English literature degree might seem like an unusual choice. But for Zev Hardman, it was \u201cpretty effortless\u2014a no-brainer.\u201d The attorney explains himself: \u201cI\u2019ve always been interested in words, and communication, and how two people can remember the same conversation in two different ways, if not more than two different ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I don\u2019t really have the urge to play basketball, and I don\u2019t really have the urge to play in a band, because somehow my practice is scratching those itches for me.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

His creative roots and interest in the arts are still very much front and center. Based at WeWork Berkeley<\/a>, the 44-year-old founder of Hardman-Law<\/a> spends his days negotiating deals for clients who are often artists. \u201cI feel like they\u2019re my people,\u201d says Hardman, who after dropping out of high school, played music and worked a variety of jobs\u2014house painter, bartender, short order cook\u2014all the way through his twenties. \u201cI’ve been in more dive bars around the country playing music than I can count.\u201d In addition to working with the nonprofit California Lawyers for the Arts<\/a>\u2014\u201cThat way, I can get access to clients who are artists having legal trouble, or are looking to avoid legal trouble in the future, and I can hopefully help them\u201d\u2014Hardman works with East Bay Community Law Center<\/a>. \u201cLast year, we reached an incredible milestone: getting one million dollars of debt discharged and back into our clients’ pockets. Proud to play a small part in that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Sarah Gerber<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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