Weirdness
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California, Lawsuit of the Day, Weirdness
Jokes / Torts 101: A California Woman, A Banana Peel, And...?
Legendary humorist Charlie Chaplin was once asked to describe “funny.” He famously responded: “You take a woman walking down the sidewalk. Show the audience a banana peel in front of her. Everyone knows that she is going to step on the banana peel and do a pratfall. At the last instant, she sees the banana […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Weirdness
Lawyer of the Day: The Foreskin Restorer
It’s been pretty slow here at the Above the Law circumcision law desk. So slow, in fact, that Lat has considered putting me on another assignment: “There’s just not enough news surrounding the intersection of foreskin and the legal community. While I appreciate your enthusiasm for the amusing dong beat…I don’t know if the financials […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Crime, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Nude Dancing, Weirdness
Lawyer of the Day: A Peeping Trou-Dropping Tom
There’s a history of lawyers pulling down their pants to make a point. Some of you may recall former Covington & Burling partner David Remes, who dropped trou in Yemen a few years back. Remes, who was representing several detainees at Guantanamo Bay, explained that he stripped down to emphasize the humiliation inflicted upon detainees […]
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Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Ex-Prosecutor Maybe Had A Little Too Much Peet's Coffee
There’s nothing quite like a good old-fashioned Christmas meltdown — and apparently there was an epic one at San Francisco International Airport on Christmas Eve. Angela West, a Harvard Law School graduate and former Los Angeles prosecutor, allegedly went to town on a Peet’s Coffee kiosk. With a three-foot metal pole. Tsk tsk, Ms. West. […] -
Blogging, Law Professors, Weirdness
Dork Ecstasy: Superheroes and the Law
As we mentioned in Morning Docket, the New York Times profiled the most dork-tastic new blog: Law and the Multiverse: Superheroes, supervillains, and the law. The blog brings a legal focus to various superhero universes from comics and movies. I have a few thoughts, in no particular order: Wasn’t this the plot to the generally […] -
Biglaw, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: Is Ted Freedman Out at Kirkland?Plus a request for updates on ex-DPW and S&C partners.
Theodore Freedman is — or was — a prominent bankruptcy and restructuring partner at Kirkland & Ellis, based out of the firm’s New York office. Freedman has been practicing law for almost 40 years; he graduated from Northwestern Law in 1972 and is admitted to the bars of D.C. (1973), Illinois (1976), and New York […] -
Quote of the Day, Texas, Weirdness
Legal Citation of the Day: Pointy Ears Under a Ten-Gallon Hat?
Appropriately weighty principles guide our course. First, we recognize that police power draws from the credo that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Second, while this maxim rings utilitarian and Dickensian (not to mention Vulcan21), it is cabined by something contrarian and Texan: distrust of intrusive government and a belief […] -
Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Fame Brief, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Fame Brief: Seven Theories on Ginni Thomas's Call to Anita Hill & A Reader Poll
By now it’s ancient news that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas — wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, Tea Party-er, and Heritage Club Foundation member — lost her damn mind and called Anita Hill. Many news outlets have speculated as to what in God’s name could possibly have motivated Ginni to “reach across the airwaves and the years” […] - Sponsored
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Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Ginni Thomas Sets the Bar for the Most Bizarre Thing Ever Done by the Spouse of a Sitting Supreme Court Justice
As I tweeted last night, and we mentioned in Morning Docket earlier today, this Ginni Thomas story is the most ridiculous thing ever. In case you’ve been excommunicated from the internet all day, here’s what happened. Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, called up Anita Hill — the woman Justice Thomas allegedly […] -
Caption Contests, Contests, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weirdness
Caption Contest Winner: Best Law Firm Website Photo
It’s time to crown the winner of our most recent caption contest, which featured what might very well be the best law firm website photo of all time…. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Reader Polls, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weirdness
Best Law Firm Website Photo: Caption Contest
On Friday, we showed you what might very well be the best law firm website photo of all time. It came to us from the other side of the pond (where it had been noticed by RollOnFriday). We solicited possible captions, with preference given to ones that would constitute alternative bios for the lawyer in […] -
Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Wildman Harrold
Wildman Harrold Bars the Doors: Enforces 90-Day Notice Period on Partners Who Want Out
Does Wildman Harrold force its partners to take a blood oath? The story ripping around the blogosphere today involves Wildman Harrold enforcing a 90-day notice period on a group of partners who want to leave the firm for Barnes & Thornburg. What is the upside in forcing colleagues to stay who don’t want to be […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Gay, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms, Weirdness
Lawsuit of the Day: Pass the Wooden Dildo, Please
We first mentioned this lawsuit, which was filed back in August, last month (second item). But so many of you have emailed us this AOL news story that we’ve decided to provide more detailed coverage. It’s a lawyer versus lawyer lawsuit, usually the ugliest kind of litigation. But the allegations made here are perhaps more […]
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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…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Caption Contests, Contests, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weirdness
Best Law Firm Website Photo Ever
Yesterday our social media columnist, Adrian Dayton, asked you: What’s wrong with your law firm bio? One possible answer: your photograph (or lack thereof). As law firm marketing consultant Dion Algeri told Adrian, pictures are “extremely important” to attorney bios on law firm websites. Over at Great Jakes, Algeri analyzes the lawyer photos on the […] -
Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Weirdness
Quote of the Day: Finally, A Law Professor Who Listens!
A law school faculty member who is engaged in training as a counselor/therapist is seeking volunteers for listening sessions. The purpose of the sessions is for the faculty member to practice basic listening skills while reflecting back to the volunteer what the volunteer has said. The sessions are not themselves therapy or counseling. Nonetheless, everything […] -
Crime, Perverts, Sex, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
Judge of the Day: He Wanted Them to Touch His Nuts
This is the most bizarre story we’ve seen in quite some time. And we always appreciate the opportunity to use our State Judges Are Clowns tag. (Federal all the way, baby.) So, Isaac H. Stoltzfus is a judge from Intercourse — yes, Intercourse — Pennsylvania. As for the rest of the story…. Eh, res ipsa […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Religion, Weirdness
Lawsuit of the Day: Space Alien Followers v. Pope Benedict (No, Seriously)
A prophet, who now goes by the name “Rael,” once encountered space aliens who told him the secret of life. Later, his followers, “the Raelians,” set up an advocacy group to expose pedophilia in the Roman Catholic Church. But the group’s work was frustrated when Pope Benedict XVI (a.k.a. Joe Ratzinger) covered up the crimes […] -
Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures, Reader Polls, Weirdness
Caption Contest Winner: ‘Linen Closet Associates’
It’s time to announce the winner of our most recent caption contest…. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures, Reader Polls, Weirdness
Caption Contest Finalists: 'Linen Closet Associates'
Last week, we asked for possible captions for this strange photo: Vote for your favorite from the eight funny finalists, after the jump. -
Crime, Quote of the Day, Weirdness
Quote of the Day: Take My Word For It
This is one of those situations that looks odd out of context, but there is a reasonable explanation. This is going to go to court, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to comment on the reason behind each item. — Kym Rivellini, the attorney representing Dennis Hobbs, who has been charged with stalking his own daughter. […]