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on the bright side, they offer simultaneous OCI and office interviews. "don't say 'no' till you've seen the van"

cue the "ship be sinking" guy.

There's actually a toilet in their office. Enough said.

Chicks dig it. It's a shaggin' wagon.

I believe in some jurisdictions, rules of professional conduct prohibit the use of a mobile office. If I am not mistaken, back in the early '90s there was an incident (I don't recall if it was a gas explosion or a plane crash) in the NY metro area. Within an hour of the tragedy, ambulance chasing attorneys appeared at ground zero (like cockroaches after Thanksgiving leftovers have been left out in the dark) in mobile offices to solicit retainer agreements from aggrieved victims and their families. This type of bottom feeding conduct was condemned. I realize that in this dour economy it may be too expensive to rent an office when hanging a shingle. However, this should not be an excuse to practice law out of your mobile home. Overall, I think there is an ethics issue here. Imagine you are a client sitting in these cretins' mobile office. What is to stop Chris from saying: "Nate, get in the drivers' seat, step on it and don't stop until Mr. Client signs the retainer agreement!" I think it is disgraceful that the overabundance of attorneys has desecrated my once beloved profession.

Funny last comment, Elie.

- Not Elie
- Not Elie's mom, wife, etc.
- etc.

As a bottom feeder, I resent your comment #7. However, it seems like you may have a case with which I can help. Call me ASAP at 922-2222.

PE - Disappointing. Set your game up.

i've seen one in brooklyn, on dekalb and fulton mall. I saw it there about two months ago.

After reading the story, it actually doesn't sound like a bad idea given the circumstances of their practice.

5,6, well played.

We live in a corporate world of laws and regulations. And those laws and regulations have to be interpreted by erudite people with the ability to astutely analyze complex relationships and synthesize reams of information – but even more elementally basic and incredulous to you– effectively read and write.

Who's gonna do it? The Cowboy Bankers? Their asleep-at-the-switch Risk Managers and Credit Officers? Some blogger whose never done more than elementary diligence before bolting for less challenging pastures?

Corporate lawyers have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. Bankers weep for the points shaved off their precious profit margins and they curse the lawyers. They have that luxury. They have the luxury of not knowing what we know: that our fees, while exorbitant, and the loquacious product of our intellect, while impenetrable to them (and the MSM), create certainty and diminish risks.

Furthermore, our existence and due diligence, our inability to expedite their transactions without interminable delays, while grotesque and incomprehensible to them, are all that indemnifies the Cowboy Bankers and all of their buddies on The Street from being jointly and severally bankrupted, sued, fined and/or incarcerated for the cornucopia of obscene risks they recklessly generate every day...

BofA didn’t want to know about the bonuses. Because deep down, in places i-bankers don't talk about at their bacchanalian “capital introduction” events, they want us on their calls…They need us on their calls!

We use words like “heretofore,” “whereas,” and “for the avoidance of doubt,”...we use these words as the backbone to a life spent obfuscating something.

They use 'em as a punch line.

I have neither the time, nor the inclination, to spend any fraction of an unbillable hour explaining the intricacies of corporate law to the bankers who rise and sleep under the blanket of the very freedom from liability that we provide, then question the garrulous manner in which we provide it and/or dime us out to the judge! Personally, I'd rather they just said thank you and went on their way.

Otherwise, I suggest they have you, Elie, pick up a treatise and draft a Material Adverse Change clause.

Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!

Photograph of the van in question:

http://static.pyzam.com/img/funnypics/misc/free_candy_van.jpg

6,14 - well done

6,14 - well done

Mobile Alabama is a growing city, way to break into an emerging market guys!

isn't there a porn site like this?

Holy shit the bang brothers became lawyers too?

Pretty good way to turn a RV into a tax-deductible "business expense". I suspect it gets as much RV use as "office" use.

PE:
I can't think of any other word to describe you other than a "hater"

You love to look at the bad and wretched of our profession and use that to bring down any lawyer or law student who intends to do good. Yes, there are some "bottomfeeders" who would set up a great ambulance chasing business with a mobile law office. There are, however, lawyers that use such a service to provide representation to clients who otherwise would not be able to obtain such representation.

For example, many clients (who you will never deal with) suffer from handicaps and attempt to apply for disability. Ethic rules permitting, a mobile law office is a great way to provide such service.

PE, I ask that you look at the totality of the circumstances (a way of thinking you should know) before you spit your rhetoric on this board.

Also, University of Detroit Mercy has been using a pro bono based mobile law office for many years http://www.law.udmercy.edu/about/mlo/index.php

13 - Being funny shouldn't take that much effort. I like your enthusiasm, but that is obviously a substantial FAIL. Shitty movie, shitty comment.

21 = Loves disability work more than life itself.

Good place for boobs too ( . )( . )

23--Hell yeah, business is up more than 12 percent.
Statutory fees too!!!!!!!!!!!!

21--laughing all the way to the bank while simultaneously providing great representation to disabled Americans

13 - too long, didn't read.

11 - Are you talking about the 1-800-VICTIM2 van guys from the TV commercial?

http://www.nyclawfirm.com/CM/Custom/Media-Center.asp

This is the most TTT thing ever!!!

What makes it TTT?

deirdre dare fucked every guy in this commercial.

The thing is what does the RV accomplish that could not be accomplished by just driving there and meeting the client in their own living room, or even the local McDonalds? Is the RV going to inspire more confidence than showing up in a Lincoln?

Cool idea. Like the circuit preachers of old. Too bad it can't cross a state line, tho.