After reading an article on the passing of Judge Stephen Reinhardt, I googled around a bit to learn more about this fascinating person. Apparently he used to work at O'Melveny, and these were his experiences:
From William Overend, Leading Law Firms - A History of Minority Bias, L.A. Times, Sep. 28, 1987, at 19. I certainly empathize with Judge Reinhardt's characterization of this experience as "hell." And I admire Judge Reinhardt's courage; he provides nasty details I left out of this blog (I don't want to risk getting sued in a "he said, she said" case.)