Since I, like many other DCers, are fascinated by food trucks, I thought it would be interesting to see how many lawyers turned food truck vendors I could find. So turns out a couple lawyers across the country have decided to run a food truck rather than review documents (although not as many as I’d expected). Cupcake trucks appear to be winning (for now) among the lawyer turned food truck owner crowd. But I’m sure that will change with the market for lawyers continuing to be difficult and as entrepreneurial lawyers catch on to the food truck craze (I admit, I sometimes think about it myself…). Although their trucks and cities vary, and they come from a range of law school tiers, lawyers turned food truck vendors have practiced law for 8 years or less, and none appear to be former “biglaw” attorneys.
Buttercream (Philly) – University of San Francisco School of Law
Buttercream offers a variety of cupcake flavors, from “vanilla vanilla,” a yellow cupcake with vanilla frosting, to red velvet and cream cheese frosting cupcakes, and occassional special flavor cupcakes. The founder, Kate Carrara, worked for time in Scranton at the law firm her grandfather founded, Lenahan & Dempsey, for 6 years, followed by working for 2 years at another firm where she did coding.
Washington Post article on Buttercream here
Cupcake Stop (NYC) – New York Law School
Cupcake Stop has a host of delicious and fun flavors, including Boston Cream, Black and White Cookie, Hostess Cupcake, Drunken Raisin, and Nutella Crunch. The founder, Lev Ekster, is a recent New York Law grad turned cupcake entreprenuer. Seems from the press and his success that he’s probably making more money than many of his law school peers.
Inc.com coverage on Cupcake Stop here
Curbside Cupcakes (DC) – George Washington University Law School
Curbside Cupcakes sells mainly traditional flavor cupcakes like vanilla, red velvet, chocolate, and lemon, with some less traditional flavors like almond joy, key lime, and cookies and cream. The founder, Sam Whitfield, a 2002 graduate of GW law, was a contract attorney before starting his truck. I’ve waited 45 minutes in line to buy a couple and they were delicious.
Above the Law coverage on Curbside Cupcakes here
Green House Food Truck (Dallas) – unknown law school
The Green House Truck was started by a “nonpracticing” lawyer turned foodie, and serves up healthy, seasonal food under $10, like grilled sweet potato fries, miso flank steak, and watermelon gazpacho.
Dallas Observer coverage here
Sabor’a Street (DC) – USC Law School
According to welovedc.com, this newcomer to the DC food truck scene plans on serving latin-inspired food, including interpretation of staples such as tacos and arepas. It’s being started by a married couple; he’s a chef and she is a practicing immigration lawyer and 2003 University of Southern California law graduate.
Welovedc.com coverage here
Are there any others…?
Eat. Drink. Law. 
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