Tag: US
Toddler who is obsessed by personal injury lawyer has most bizarre birthday party ever
Lawyer overcomes cartoon characters in battle for kid's affection
Adventures in junior lawyer advertising: The Texas Law Hawk is back
Is grabbing fish from a river with your bare hands a good way to build a legal practice? Possibly ...
This is what happens when a judge tweets a schmaltzy motivational quote from the bench during a murder trial
"How are you finding time to tweet during this crazy trial?!" replies surprised journalist to judge's "true friend" musing
Finally the US legal profession has embraced wigs!
American lawyer turns up for his disciplinary hearing dressed as Thomas Jefferson, complete with 18th Century wig
Suspended lawyer’s bid to marry his porn-filled laptop is dismissed by judge
Lawyer claims he "fell in love" with computer and "preferred having sex with it over all other persons or things".
Lawyers aren’t supposed to fall for Nigerian inheritance scams…
A US lawyer is at the centre of a storm of legal blogosphere ridicule after...
Defence lawyer asks to be called ‘Captain Justice’
A battle of semantics between two US lawyers has culminated in one requesting to be...
Cease and desist letter sent to prevent ‘beardism’ that violates ‘Sexually Dynamic Lifestyle’ moustache trademark goes viral
A spoof cease and desist letter sent by the American Mustache Institute (AMI) to a...
Wannabe lawyer places photo of his penis online in protest at ‘tidal wave of social media firings’
Over the summer US law graduate Brian Zulberti achieved international fame after posting a bizarre,...
Lawyer incorporates restaurant tips and Viagra quips into settlement offer letter — letter goes viral
A dispute between two US baseball players has spawned one of the most colourful settlement...
‘F*ckwad’ emails led (somewhat indirectly) to the biggest law firm collapse in history
The New Yorker has revealed a series of previously unseen abusive emails which arguably set...
Legal typo of the week
From a recently-filed document in Frazier v Honeywell Pension and Savings Plan… The howler, which...
There is a real lawyer called Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman, the famously dodgy criminal lawyer in hit TV series Breaking Bad, has a...
Lawyer bills 29 hours in one day
A US lawyer is facing disciplinary proceedings after billing for a 29-hour day. According to...
‘F*ck you!’ — ‘that’s 300 days!’: Judge keeps upping insolent defendant’s contempt of court sentence as insults spew forth
A furious US judge increased a defendant’s contempt of court sentence seven times as she...
Justin Bieber ramps up social media presence in bid to develop personal injury and general litigation practice
US lawyer Justin Bieber, the owner of Philadelphia-based J.Bieber Law, has launched a social media...
A wannabe lawyer’s social media strategy to land a job through the showcasing of his buff physique
Want to make yourself stand out from the crowd of other jobless lawyers? Well, you...
Lawyer sues Apple for letting him access porn after typing error
US lawyer Chris Sevier has filed a claim against Apple for failing to protect him...
Why voicemail is an imperfect medium for threatening to kill one’s former colleagues
A junior lawyer who lost his job at top US firm Bryan Cave is facing...
Lawyer’s swaggering response to ‘ham-fisted’ cease and desist letter goes viral
The US legal blogosphere was lit up yesterday by a brilliant leaked response to a...
Why it’s not a good idea to slap your lawyer’s bum in court
American football star Chad Johnson looked set to receive a community service order for a...