Rudeness
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9th Circuit, John Roberts, Lawyer of the Day, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lawyer of the Day: SCOTUS Victor Advises Losing Litigant to Read Opinion 'Eternally from Hell'
Sometimes, lawyers can go a little overboard with their victory dances. Sometimes, lawyers will think up some really outside-the-box ways to shame the losing litigant — and in the process, themselves. -
Law Professors, Lawyer of the Day, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Law Professor of the Day: Don't Stand So Close to Me
All is fair in love and war… except for stalking... - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Cars, Law Schools, Money, Rudeness, UVA Law
Law License Plates: First-Tier Degrees on Second-Tier Cars
It’s been quite a while since we last discussed law-related vanity license plates. Today, we’ll be writing about lawyers who really, really love their law schools....
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Clerkships, Crime, Drinking, Lawyer of the Day, Police, Rudeness, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Ex-Clerk Accused in Bizarre Break-In
Our hot-blooded lawyer of the day allegedly drank too much and tried to break into a judge's house... -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Deaths, Football, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Rudeness
Morning Docket: 04.11.12
* Well, at least somebody’s getting a spring bonus. A Biglaw firm has folded against the EEOC’s will on the de-equitization of partners. And all of the underpaid old farts at Kelley Drye & Warren rejoiced! [Bloomberg]
* Jets fans, are you ready for some football? That’s too bad, because no amount of Tebowing could have saved Reebok from settling this Nike suit. You’re going to have to wait for your damn jerseys. [WSJ Law Blog]
* George Zimmerman’s lawyers, Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig, have dumped him as a client. They’re probably just pissed that the “defense fund” he set up wasn’t linked to their PayPal account. [Miami Herald]
* Marrying a terminally ill client who’s as old as dirt may seem like a great way to make some quick cash, but it’s more likely that you’ll just be disbarred. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* When you’ve been late to court so many times that a judge calls your behavior “premeditated, blatant and willful,” you better be ready to open your wallet. That’ll be $500; at least pay on time. [New York Law Journal]
* If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again — but only after a few years, banking on the off chance that the bar admissions people have forgotten about all the bad sh*t you did in law school. [National Law Journal]
* Frank Strickler, Watergate defense lawyer to two of President Nixon’s top aides, RIP. [New York Times]
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Email Scandals, Law Schools, listserv, Rudeness
U. Chicago Law School Listserv War: 'How Embarrassing' for Everyone Involved
Some University of Chicago law students get a little testy on the school listserv... -
Facebook, Privacy, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Sports, Violence
Pennsylvania Judge Allows Facebook Fishing in Sucker Punch Lawsuit
Just another example of why your Facebook profile is never really private… -
Biglaw, Facebook, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Internet Commenter to Facebook Attorneys: What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate
Facebook goes after an internet commenter for, well, we aren't sure exactly what… - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Contracts, In-House Counsel, Rudeness
House Rules: Leverage Abuse
David Mowry thinks that bluster can begin as soon as the adversary reads your bio and decides that you are not quite a peer. This inappropriate elitism only worsens when one side gains the upper hand.... -
Christopher Christie, Law Schools, New Jersey, Politics, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Quote of the Day: Sorry I'm Not Sorry
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is defending remarks he made to a Rutgers Law - Camden student last week. Is he sorry he called the former Navy SEAL an "idiot"? Fat chance. -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Rudeness
Inside Straight: If Law Don't Get No Respect
Current in-house lawyers: Is the law respected in your workplace? Aspiring in-house lawyers: How can you make sure that a potential in-house employer respects the legal function? -
Christopher Christie, Law Schools, New Jersey, Politics, Rudeness
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Calls Law Student an 'Idiot'
In what is being referred to as “the most-heated town hall clash of the year,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reportedly got into a shouting match with a current Rutgers Law – Camden student. Who is this law student, and what was said? -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Hotties, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sex, Sexism
A Quinn Emanuel Partner's Lecherous 'Reply All'
A Quinn Emanuel partner recently sent a "reply all" email that was, er, not very politically correct. What on earth did he write (to the entire New York office)?
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Facebook, Law Schools, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Is There A Facebook Snitch In Your Class?
Yesterday we got something that we don't see a lot: a letter from a law student complaining about the way her classmates use Facebook and Gchat. Let's delve into the mind of a person who wants to be the boss of you... -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Email Scandals, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Minority Issues, Politics, Racism
Richard Cebull Day Two: Time for the Cebullsh** Apology
Chief Judge Richard Cebull of Montana, the judge who sent around a racist and sexist email about Barack Obama and the president's dead mother, has started the "damage control" process that will never really end. What steps has he taken to address the situation? -
Law Schools, Politics, Quote of the Day, Rudeness, Sex, Videos
Quote of the Day: You's a Ho!
"What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex -- what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute." -
Barack Obama, Election 2012, Email Scandals, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Politics, Racism, Rudeness
Judge of the Day: Montana Chief Judge Forwards Racially Charged Joke About Obama
The chief judge for the District of Montana sent around a racially charged joke about President Obama. Was the joke offensive? You be the judge. -
Defamation, Free Speech, Gloria Allred, Google / Search Engines, Harold Baer, Hotties, Romance and Dating, Rudeness, Sex, Sex Scandals, You Go Girl
Lawyerly Lothario's Lawsuit Against His Hot Exes Gets Tossed
At the end of January, we brought you a detailed report on a lawsuit filed by former prosecutor and Court TV analyst Matthew Couloute Jr., who alleged that his ex-girlfriends had taken to the internet to let loose about his alleged infidelities. His exes’ scathing words were found on LiarsCheatersRUs, a website created to “save […] -
Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Prostitution, Religion, Rudeness, Women's Issues
A Contraception Controversy -- and an ATL Debate
Getting upset over inadequate access to contraception is one thing. What about getting upset -- at a Catholic law school, mind you -- over a discussion of birth control? Can you imagine what kind of comments about contraception could cause a law school community to get all riled up? Let's look at -- and argue about -- the email that caused students at one top-ranked Catholic law school to get their diaphragms all scrunched up proverbial panties in a wad. Even the dean had to get involved.... -
Defamation, Free Speech, Gloria Allred, Google / Search Engines, Hotties, Romance and Dating, Rudeness, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer Suing Hot Exes Over Scathing Relationship Reviews Speaks Out
What happens when you're a lawyer and a scorned ex-girlfriend lets loose on the internet about your infidelities? That is apparently what happened in the case of Matthew Couloute Jr., a former prosecutor and Court TV analyst, after he allegedly cheated on two of his exes. He's suing both of them, and now he's speaking out about the situation on television. Check out Couloute's on-air coverage, and see pictures of the women in question, after the jump....