There are not many lawyers who have multiple tattoos and/or facial piercings. That being said, when I attended law school, there was a heavily tattooed law student who was a year ahead of me. She went on to graduate, and I am sure she is doing just fine.

Some of my fellow blawgers do not necessarily conform to cultural norms. I’m not sure if she has any tattoos, but Siouxsie is a goth lawyer. You should check out her blog; she always has great posts. In fact, I learned about Fritz Clapp from one of Siouxsie’s posts. Fritz Clapp is a lawyer who represents Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club. He also has a red mohawk; see his photo on Siouxsie’s blog.

If, despite the enormous costs of law school tuition and poor job prospects for new law school graduates, you still want to be a lawyer, but don’t want to conform to societal norms, it might be possible to carve out a niche legal market for yourself: representing business owners that run tattoo parlors; representing body modification artists; and those who have been discriminated against because of their facial piercings. You might even be interested in representing people who have been injured by tattoos, like this attorney who calls himself a Tattoo Removal Injury Attorney.

Some lawyers have created a niche market for themselves based on their personal interests, like Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. of Biker Law Blog.

As for your question regarding The Church of Body Modification and discrimination, that’s a great topic for a blog post. So, I will address your question in a separate blog post soon.

I happened to stumble upon your blog when I Google searched lawyers with body modifications. I am currently a body piercer/business owner. I am also a pre-law major. I am heavily pierced, and tattooed. I find that a lot of people are surprised when I tell them my aspirations to be an attorney one day. I find it funny that they are surprised simply because I am modified, a lot of people also ask what will I do when it’s time to work in a firm being as though I have so many piercings and tattoos. I tell them that things don’t change overnight and I am more than willing to remove my mods to conform to the rules of the workplace. My goal is to ultimately open a firm in the practice of business or entertainment in which all employees of the firm can wear their mod’s with no problem.

I also have a question. I know the laws are relative to jurisdiction in each state, but how effective do you think the defense of being a member of The Church of Body Modification is when someone’s job is being threatened because they are modified?

Thank You

Keep studying and take care.

I wear them to stand out, and I think many people generally think that I’m a bad kid because of them. But in all reality, I’m an honor student.

I feel like people should grow up and realize kids these days aren’t going to conform to their idea of a “student.”
:) PIERCINGS ROCK!

Just because your school’s policy requires you to remove your piercings in school does not necessarily mean that it is constitutional. The state and federal courts in your jurisdiction may decide that your school’s policy goes too far. But maybe not. There is no definitive answer at this point, and the outcome will most likely depend on how well the lawyers persuade the judge.

If you feel that this is an issue you want to address, you and your parents may wish to consult with a lawyer who is knowledgeable about constitutional law or contact your local ACLU chapter.

Rock on.