Then there's the muffler shop/proctologists' office . . .

Legal Grind cafes, in Santa Monica, is a coffee shop where lawyers dispense advice for a small fee. Its kind of like doin' deals from the "office" at the local Starbucks. As this NYTimes item (Offering Legal Advice and Lattes) notes, founder Jeff Hughes wants to franchise. Interesting. The snip:

Eight years ago, Mr. Hughes opened a cafe called Legal Grind in Santa Monica, Calif. Every weekday and Saturday afternoon, lawyers arrive at the cafe - which offers legal advice in addition to coffee - to make themselves available to customers for about 15 minutes for a $25 fee.

Posted by Grayson at August 5, 2004 06:51 AM