Ted Boutrous

Bio
L.A. law

Who: Theodore J. Boutrous Jr.

Age: 46

Title: Attorney. Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Co-chairman of the firm's appellate and constitutional law and media and entertainment groups

Education: Bachelor's degree, Arizona State University; law degree, University of San Diego

Favorite news sources: The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times in the morning; television and online news the rest of the day

Personal: Married to Helen Boutrous, assistant professor and chairwoman of Mount St. Mary's College political science department, for 20 years in September; a cat, Cub

Hobbies: Going to the beach, NBA basketball, politics, movies

Favorite book: "The Great Gatsby"

Reading now: "Off the Record" by Norman Pearlstine and "The Overlook" by Michael Connelly

Favorite TV show: "The Rockford Files"