I fricking love fonts so much. Have you ever seen the documentary Helvetica? 
I do too, and I have, although it's been awhile. When I was in private practice (as a lawyer), I got hooked on Bembo for all of my non-court stuff. Sadly court submissions were pretty limited; Times New Roman was pretty much what everyone used, while the appellate courts in my state required it, Courier, Arial, or Verdana. It made me sad every time.
I'd never come across Bembo, and just looked it up and it is very pleasing. Extremely comforting, somehow, like a museum. I then investigated and the National Gallery in London (where I spent hours as a kid) uses it for its publications, so perhaps that's why I find it soothing. I like Gill Sans for similar reasons (London tube map). Most of the writing I do is film scripts, which is even more restrictive than appellate courts: only courier allowed! I kind of love courier though, in a gross way. There's something honest about it.