TRUE-LIFE
YOU’RE THE JUDGE!
Flicking through the latest edition of People magazine, it was hard for Gary Zerola, then 29, not to feel smug.
It was 2001.
The magazine had just published its annual list of the 50 most eligible bachelors in America.
And Gary had made the cut.
His name nestled alongside the likes of Hollywood actors Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck.
It wasn’t something he took for granted.
Sure, he was a success now.
Had his own private law practice.
In court, he was known for his flashy suits, brooding good looks and charm.
But it wasn’t just his legal work that caught the eye of newspaper gossip columns and, eventually, magazine.