Mom: So you can't help your cousin with his DUI, you can't help your aunt with her divorce and you can't help your grandpa with his will. What can you do?
Me:
Litigation is like having 100 different law school classes with 60 different homework assignments due every night and final exams (trial) every other month. Oh and don’t forget to pay your tuition (bar dues) and actually go to class (CLEs) while also keeping a journal of
Your future lawyer is probably currently struggling to understand Crim Law and using an outline from 6 years ago to learn it so you might want to get your act together
We just secured an eight-figure jury verdict against Akerman’s Orlando office in Seminole County, Florida. The attorneys we faced from that office exemplify the disconnect often found in large firms—where the pursuit of profit eclipses the essence of humanity. It was
Before you marry an attorney:
1. Make sure they don’t have an AOL email account
2. Ask them if they use LexisNexis 🚩
3. Pay attention to how they treat their paralegal
4. Survive one trial while dating them, at a minimum
5. Take note of how partners treat them
6. DO NOT DO IT
Have you ever drafted an amazing brief full of parentheticals and bluebook magic but then been disappointed because none of your friends or family, or even the court, cares?
Quarantine day
#169
: all courthouses are closed. Oral arguments are are uploaded to TikTok and decided by number of likes. Damages are awarded in toilet paper. Punitive damages are paid via hand sanitizer.
Please don’t pick on kids who still believe in Santa. I know some adults who work at law firms and still believe they’re going to get to use their vacation days.