Pissing Off Judges
Last week my cousin Steven got married. He’s a Manhattan corporate lawyer.
I can’t imagine marrying a lawyer, let alone dating one. Come to think of it, I have no idea how my girlfriend even puts up with me.
Steven and his bride Meredith got married in Manchester, Vermont. The town, the wedding, the bride, and the hotel my family stayed at…
…were all beautiful. The hotel was directly across the street from the Manchester courthouse. Which was like twice the size of a car.
If you practice law in Chicago try your cases at the Richard Daley center…
…the building I’m currently working at, and you piss off one of the judges, it’s no big deal. I mean, it is a big deal for your client, but it’s not the end of your career.
On the other hand, if you practice law in Manchester, Vermont and you piss off the judge…
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June 28th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Let’s take a poll of people’s favorite lawyer movies. One of mine has got to be My Cousin Vinny starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei (winner best supporting actress).
June 28th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Liar, Liar
June 28th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
I will address Ricky’s and Ryan’s comments with 4 words: A Time To Kill.
Also, are there any other movies in which two lawyers fall in love (besides Legally Blonde!)?
June 28th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Counselor Kevin!
Welcome to the blog!
Counselor Ryan,
What the hell? This is my blog; I set the topics to be discussed in the Comments section.
Now, if you want to write a guest blog entry…we might be able to make that happen…
-Rick Lax
June 29th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
can we change the topic to favorite movie judges then? that’s sorta related to both. the judge in ‘liar, liar’ found jim carrey in contempt when in fact he held himself in contempt, so that judge is not my favorite. instead, i will go with Judge Dredd, played by Sylvester Stallone. He IS the law!
June 29th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Counselor Lax,
Why did you respond to everyone but me? I feel left out ;(
June 29th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
,,,you feign confusion. You first tell the Judge that you are also a member of the New Hampshire Bar and you were sure that the case was being heard in the local Manchester, New Hampshire court, but apparently your GPS device wasn’t working. You then tell the judge what a fine jurist he is. You next compliment the judge on the very nice vehicle he drives that is parked right outside the front door of the courthouse. Finally you ask for mercy of the court.
July 1st, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Though I realize you visit the Richard J. Daley Center on a daily basis, one would think that those “daily” visits might have improved the spelling of the name of the family that has run this fine city for the better part of 40 years. But then again, if you don’t care about pissing off the judges, then why should you worry about the consequences of misspelling the Daley family name. Just remember what the Daleys did to those Hippies in 1968.
July 1st, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Counselor Silly,
I’m afraid you’ll have to tell me what happened to the hippies in ‘68. I’ve just been in Chicago two years and don’t know all that much about the political scene
Have a great dai!
-Rick Lax