My Name's Cameo Appearance:
Several people have e-mailed to ask about this, and How Appealing posted about it, so I thought I'd briefly note it: "Eugene Volokh" was indeed the name of an (entirely off-screen) security guard character mentioned briefly in this week's season premiere of Boston Legal. Was it a coincidence?, some asked. There are no coincidences! As some gathered, it was a shout-out from a friend of mine who writes for the show, and whom I gave some tips about a legal plot twist. And, yes, I'm available for such consulting to others; I'd actually done it before on several occasions, though this is the first acknowledgment like this that I've gotten.
I can't believe I didn't notice... at least I would finally know for sure how your last name is pronounced. I even asked another Conspirator once to no avail!
Security guard named Eugene.
Who woulda thunk it.
The program was also unusual in that both legal cases came to a libertarian conclusion. Most of the time the result is a case where everyone recommends they settle for $100 but the jury gives them $100 million because some big business corporation has deep pockets.