When you lose the internet and hear your Dad telling you his rolodex works better.
When you lose the internet and hear your Dad telling you his rolodex works better.
Six Flags Not Liable For Woman’s Injury Fleeing From Clown
My sister was terrified of a giant clown that loomed over us every time we drove past a certain car dealership on Sunrise Boulevard. “Six Flags cannot take the fright out of Fright Fest, just as baseball teams cannot remove their bats and balls without fundamentally changing the game,” the opinion reads. Read more at: […]
When Your Lawyer Walks Into The Courthouse and You’re Going To Jail
Sure, its superficial but there’s a reason things become a meme. In every endeavor, the most effective participants are often the best prepared. That preparation often includes taking care to protect a routine of putting your best professional foot forward – regardless of the situation. Make it real – every time – and expect nothing […]
“(Judge) Smith said he wouldn’t consent to delaying the trial for any reason “up to and including a zombie apocalypse”.
Federal District Court judges wield an awful lot of unappreciated power. I was joking with a colleague about the “tells” they use – a ‘menacing cough’ came up more than once. Early in my career, I hadn’t been able to read a room that well. One judge actually told me to “stop talking” because “you’re […]
A sentence ends in an appeal. What’s so funny about that?
New Years’ Resolution: lighten up.
Pro-Tip: Try To Avoid Having To Call The Judge Minutes Into A Deposition
It happens. I get it. But when the witness has taken “less than her normal dose of painkillers” to get through the deposition, there are ways around that problem other than asking a Federal judge to treat it as an emergency. I don’t know if it is rule number one, but it is certainly top […]
It’s National Mad Hatter Day
“A land was full of wonder, mystery, and danger. Some say, to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter. Which, luckily, I am.” Lewis Carroll, Through Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
Yes, The Onion’s SCOTUS Brief Is Hysterical. And Brilliant.
The Onion is the world’s leading news publication, offering highly acclaimed, universally revered coverage of breaking national, international, and local news events. Rising from its humble beginnings as a print newspaper in 1756, The Onion now enjoys a daily readership of 4.3 trillion and has grown into the single most powerful and influential organization in […]
I’m A Ram
Bart and I were sitting around an early morning campfire waiting for the day lineup to start when this white kid in dreadlocks and a hangdog look walked out of the Suwanee mist. “Was I here last night? Have you seen my car keys?” He was despondent and couldn’t remember where he’d been the night […]