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Paradise Found
Saul Froomkin - Class of 1960
In the sub-tropical climate of Bermuda, where weather
reporting is all but redundant and the deep-sea fishing is
always good and often spectacular, Saul Froomkin, struck
the perfect work/life balance long before the concept
became mainstream.
Most fish tales are prone to exaggeration,
but Froomkin’s is definitely the real deal.
“The truth of the matter is I came here for
the fishing,” says the 76-year-old, who still
begins his full day at 8 a.m. as a senior
litigator at the ISIS Law Group office,
leaving at 6 p.m. and working weekends
when his case load is heavy. “I had in
mind to come here for three years or so
and 34 years later I’m still here. I can’t say
it was done with much foresight.”
“It’s as close to paradise as I’ll ever see. The
island is beautiful and the weather is
temperate. It doesn’t snow, it doesn’t freeze.
Fishing is wonderful and the people are
great. What else can you ask for? Oh, did I
mention? There’s no income tax!”
Obviously a man who plays hard, Froomkin
brings that same degree of focus and stamina
to his professional life. Moving to Bermuda
in 1978, Froomkin served as Solicitor General
until 1981 and Attorney General from 1981 to
1991, when he joined Mello Jones & Martin.
Currently, Froomkin is involved with an
attempted murder appeal; he is also
working on an administrative law matter
and he is handling a huge trust case
from the UK. “Just a nice complex mix of
pretty well everything involving corporate,
commercial, and civil litigation, insolvency,
insurance, and administrative law.”
Reflecting on 50 years of legal practice,
Froomkin says, “I’m really thankful for the
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