ON THE SKIDS: Losses continue to pile up for Detroit-area 'QB'

By Tom Kirvan Legal News As any casual football fan in the Detroit area would know, the Lions haven't won much on Thanksgiving. Neither has Ed Sosnick. In fact, the Oakland County Circuit Court judge is mired in a Thanksgiving Day winless streak on the gridiron. It's a record that now stretches to five games, perhaps six. "I've lost count," says Sosnick. Losing, he admits, does have a way of "clouding my memory," even if the sting of the latest holiday setback is still fresh in his mind. Last week, as most Thanksgiving celebrants slept in or girded themselves for the inevitable Detroit football debacle to come, Sosnick trotted out on an area high school field for a game of 5-on-5, a pass-filled affair that he has orchestrated with the help of his pal Joe Stamell. While they have been friends since high school, Sosnick and Stamell are on opposing sides come Turkey Day, each determined to prove their football manhood in a game where only passing is allowed. "I keep tweaking the rules in hopes that it will help, but so far I have a little more work to do," says Sosnick in explaining his inability to fire a TD pass in this year's contest. "Fortunately, there is no salary cap, so I have hope that better days are ahead." This year, the Oakland County jurist, who quarterbacks his team, imported some youth in hopes of turning the football tide, welcoming attorneys Danny and Ronnie Victor to the squad. Ronnie, a lawyer with Weil Gotshal in New York City, sports an impressive football pedigree, starting as a wide receiver on the British national champion Oxford Cavaliers while he attended prestigious Oxford College in England. Danny, a family law attorney with Victor and Victor in Bloomfield Hills, even brought along his young son, Davis, for good measure. "Unfortunately, not even the Victors could lead us to victory," Sosnick. "I have plans for next year, however." In the past, Sosnick has even enlisted the help of former Detroit Lion Luther Blue, a wide receiver and kick returner for the NFL squad during the late '70s. "We were known as 'Luther's Blues,' but it still didn't help," says Sosnick with a shrug. All has not been lost, however. The judge did taste victory several years ago when he decided to join forces with Stamell's squad in a secondary contest against a team comprised of attorneys from two other area law firms in an 8-on-8 showdown. "I've assured them that there will never be a rematch," says Sosnick, setting aside momentary thoughts of sportsmanship in favor of the long-term satisfaction that goes with winning. "The victory was just too sweet." Published: Fri, Dec 4, 2009

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