Stupid Lawyer Tricks

It’s uniformity, conformity, and that’s what the law is all about.

Please, for the love of God, stop what you're doing. You're making all of us look bad.

What are the sights you can see at this magical, mystical museum?

This is certainly a new defense for rape.

If you come across a frustrating opposing counsel, don’t sign them up at dating websites.

The antics of lawyers and judges who should know better, and who should do better -- but don’t -- continue to astonish.

Guess it's time for a personnel change.

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time for your idiocy, lawyers.

Of all the places this could have happened, it happened in Utah.

Dear Lord, this is horrific.

Don't get greedy; do the right thing.

Sometimes lawyers are a little too quick to send out cease-and-desist letters.

This attorney really seems to be enjoying his new-found reality TV fame.

If this is what the job market is like, you should hope never to graduate from law school.

Dear God, is this really what the legal profession has become?

Dear God, is this really what the legal profession has become?

In this edition of the Law License Plates series, we are writing about legal professionals who are so proud of what they do that they've slapped their titles on their license plates. If this isn't an invitation to get rear-ended, then I don't know what is. These submissions come to us from New York, Ohio, and Tennessee, proving that stupid lawyer tricks know no bounds across state lines....

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By the middle of second semester of that first year, everyone saw the system for what it was. We were furious. We realized that statistically, because of the curve, there was no way for many of us to keep our scholarships. But at that point, you’re a year in. They’ve got you. You feel stuck. […]

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