He lives near Silver Lake with his girlfriend, beagle and three cats. He’s a vegan and fervent animal rights supporter. And he once performed with a local comedy troupe.

These are some of the intriguing personal details contained in LA Times reporter Maura Dolan’s “Column One” profile of disgraced New Republic fabricator Stephen Glass. While his successful passing of the State Bar of California currently sits on counter-appeal at the state Supreme Court level, his boss since 2004 – Paul Zuckerman – vouches for the reformed reporter and provides a long description of how Glass was hired on as a clerk at Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley LLP:

Zuckerman said he reflected on his own descent into substance abuse and his recovery with a 12-step program. “Who was I to deny the guy a second chance?” Zuckerman said. He invited Glass for an interview.

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Disgraced journalist Stephen Glass, who was the subject of the 2003 film Shattered Glass, is back in the news. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Glass, who fabricated more than 40 stories between 1996 and 1998, is now working as a clerk at a Beverly Hills law firm, and is attempting to get the state of California to approve his attorney’s license. He passed the bar in 2007 but was turned down due to doubts about his ethics. Glass appealed his denial and found a host of character witnesses to testify to his redemption. Even Glass’ former New Republic editor Martin Peretz went to bat for him in court.

From the Chronicle:

Glass appealed to the independent State Bar Court, which ruled 2-1 in his favor in July. The majority found “overwhelming evidence of Glass’ reform and rehabilitation” since 1998 and noted he had impressive character references from 22 witnesses, including two judges who had employed him, two psychiatrists who treated him, and the former editor in chief of the New Republic, where most of the fabricated articles appeared.

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