Rudeness
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ATL Idol, Rudeness, Violence
Desk Rage: Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] Does this sound like your supervising partner? [He] aggressively and rapidly advanced…with clenched fists, piercing eyes, beet-red face, popping veins, and screaming and […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Job Searches, Layoffs, Rudeness, Small Law Firms
No Cadwalader Lawyers Need Apply?(Actually, CWT lawyers are welcome at D&S. See the update.)
In case you missed the big news, last week Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft laid off 96 lawyers. This is, as far as we know, the largest lawyer layoff of the current economic cycle. When combined with the January layoffs, which hit around 35 lawyers, CWT has axed upwards of 130 attorneys. This makes it “America’s […] - Sponsored
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Cellphones, Email Scandals, Law Schools, Rudeness, Vicious Infighting
'How To Handle This?'(By not sending out over the law school list-serv?)
When you’ve been wronged, there’s a part of you that wants the whole world to know. Maybe you think exposing the evildoer’s misdeeds will bring solace, revenge, sympathy… But more often than not, it brings scorn. People just don’t like tattletales. Several tipsters sent along such an exchange from the University of Michigan’s law school […]
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Lunacy, Pro Se Litigants, Rudeness
Pro Se Litigant of the Day: Julio Mora
What is it about Florida that causes its lawyers and litigants to misbehave so egregiously? Just last week, the Florida Supreme Court sanctioned colorful attorney Jack Thompson. And now they’ve expressed their displeasure (PDF) with pro se litigant Julio Mora. What did Mr. Mora do to upset the court? From its opinion: Mora has filed […] -
2nd Circuit, English Grammar and Usage, Reader Polls, Rudeness
A Random Friday Poll: F.3d and the D-Word
Today is Friday, when we present for your consideration quirky queries about style, grammar, and usage. E.g., how to pronounce “substantive”; is a marked-up document a “blackline,” or a “redline”; and do you prefer “pleaded” or “pled” in legal writing. This latest poll may seem a little edgy (especially since today is Good Friday). But […] -
Barack Obama, Cass Sunstein, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Rudeness, Samantha Power, Screw-Ups
'Hillary Clinton's a monster.'
That statement was made by Samantha Power, a top foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama and new-ish love interest of Professor Cass Sunstein. Sunstein recently accepted a position at Harvard Law, leaving behind in Chicago his ex, philosopher Martha Nussbaum. Bossman David Lat posted all the gossip about the academic love triangle here. Power, pictured, […] -
2nd Circuit, Blogging, Education / Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Rudeness
Lawsuit of the Day: Second Circuit Gets That 'Not So Fresh' Feeling
Here’s an interesting factoid. According to a quick search we ran over at the Public Library of Law (powered by Fastcase), the word “douchebag” has yet to appear in the pages of F.3d. [FN1] That may be about to change, if the Second Circuit decides to publish in a case that was just argued. From […] -
Depositions, Lawyer of the Day, Rudeness
Lawyer of the Day: Joseph Ziccardi(And Client of the Day: Aaron F**king Wider)
“That’s Wider, W-I-D-E-R. Got it, f**k face? You’re welcome.” We thought that this deposition was one of the more colorful ones out there. But it pales in comparison to the deposition described by Shannon Duffy in today’s Legal Intelligencer: A federal judge has levied sanctions of more than $29,000 on a lawyer and his client […] - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, Jack Thompson, Lawyer of the Day, Rudeness
Lawyer of the Day: Jack Thompson
Florida lawyer Jack Thompson, who is completely crazy somewhat colorful, has surfaced in these pages before. But he has never been an ATL Lawyer of the Day. With this post, we officially bestow the honor upon him. From Game Politics: [T]he Florida Supreme Court alleged [last] week that controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson has “abused […] -
Biglaw, Fashion, Feminism, Gender, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Sexism
Time for Winston Women To Go Burqa Shopping?
Although many tipsters emailed us about it, we never wrote about this buzz-generating Wall Street Journal article, reporting on how many older lawyers are displeased by the overly informal, even sloppy attire of their younger colleagues. We didn’t write about it earlier because we felt preempted: the piece received lots of online attention, from such […] -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
Judge of the Day: Richard Kopf
Any trial judge with the Gall to benchslap the Supreme Court has a serious set of cojones. Accordingly, Judge Richard Kopf (D. Neb.) — who sent beer to Professor Doug Berman, as recently noted — is our Judge of the Day. See links collected below. We agree with Tony Mauro: Judge Kopf’s irreverent “top 10” […] -
Law Schools, Lunacy, Rudeness
Law School Gunners: Open Thread (Take Two)
Earlier this month, we posted an open thread on the law school gunner. It generated a spirited discussion — perhaps too spirited — and we eventually closed it to new comments. We’re going to try this again. Here’s another open thread to share your gunner stories. But please keep the discourse civil, and please don’t […] -
Bad Ideas, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Lawyer of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Reader Polls, Rudeness, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: People's Choice
Last week was a busy one in terms of bonus news. In addition, we were prevented from publishing as much as we wanted by technical difficulties (which lie outside the jurisdiction of your undersigned blogger, a mere writer and not a tech person). Our recent neglect of the “misbehaving lawyers” beat has given rise to […]
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Law Schools, Lunacy, Rudeness
Law School Roommate Lunacy: In re Oneida Silverware
We were pretty lucky in the law school roommate department. During our 1L year, we lived with a high school friend who was in New Haven doing medical research. During our 2L year, we roomed with a friend from college: the brilliant Steve Engel, a former law clerk to Judge Kozinski and Justice Kennedy, who […] -
Rudeness, Weirdness
Law Firm Temp of the Day (and Open Thread on Quirky Temporary Personnel)
An oldie but a goodie (and the sheer age of this item makes it pretty safe to use). This archived entry was recently located inside the database of a temporary staffing firm. It’s a description of a temp accountant’s less-than-successful stint at a law firm he was farmed out to: 12/13/00 — Terminated from assignment […] -
Law Schools, Lunacy, Rudeness
Law School Gunners: Open Thread
Today’s open thread focuses on someone who is near and dear to all of your hearts: the law school gunner. He’s sitting on your left; he’s sitting on your right; or maybe he is you. If you don’t know who the gunner in your class is, then look in the mirror. We asked the tipster […] -
Fashion, Health Care / Medicine, Judge of the Day, Rudeness, State Judges
Judge of the Day: Holly Hollenbeck
A recent trend: judges who are touchy about courtroom attire. Last week we wrote about Judge William Sosnay, who is no fan of ascots. Now meet Judge Holly Hollenbeck: Bev Williams of Richland wears a knitted beanie cap to cover her hairless head everywhere she goes, but not in Judge Holly Hollenbeck’s courtroom. The District […] -
Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Romance and Dating, Rudeness, Weddings
This Won't Help the Reputation of Trial Lawyers
Last week, our friends over at the WSJ Law Blog asked: “Why do ‘trial lawyers’ have such a bad name?” One possible answer: Because they abandon their brides at the altar. From the Miami Herald: Walk-away groom: Jim Ferraro, multimillionaire trial lawyer. Ferraro, set to marry prominent real estate broker Patricia Delinois on Friday in […] -
Benchslaps, Health Care / Medicine, Insurance, Judge of the Day, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Judges of the Day: Aaron Bowden and Donald Moran
Today we bring you not one, but two Judges of the Day. We can’t decide who is more deserving of the honor. From the Florida Times-Union: Twelve days before Christmas, Circuit Judge Aaron Bowden fired his 17-year judicial assistant, who had been on leave since August with cancer. The Jacksonville judge said he feared her […] -
Bad Ideas, Blackberry-Crackberry, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Email Scandals, Jews, Rudeness
Dewey & LeBoeuf: A Bunch of Nazis?
The firm of Dewey Ballantine was never known for being particularly PC. From a 2004 article by Anthony Lin, for the New York Law Journal: Nearly one year after lawyers at Dewey Ballantine infuriated members of the Asian-American community by performing a stereotype-laden parody song at their annual dinner, the law firm is again dealing […]