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Bitter Brief 22: Jesus or Jail, Benchslapping, and the Pork-n-Beans Lawsuit

September 29, 2011 by Bitter Brief Leave a Comment

Mark and Kimber discuss a town’s choice of Jesus or jail, plus a literal benchslap, the pork-n-beans lawsuit, and the naked truth about San Francisco.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: benchslap, Bitter Brief, frivolous lawsuits, lawsuits

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Bitter Brief 21: Patent Law Reform, New York's Dominatrix Lawyer, and Sentencing with Blago

September 22, 2011 by Bitter Brief 5 Comments

Mark gets excited about patent law reform, we talk about a dominatrix lawyer, and we deconstruct federal sentencing with the help of Rod Blagojevich

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, lawyers, patent, sentencing, sex

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Bitter Brief 20: Cooking the LSAT, Clerking for Free, and Suing about Sliders & Chips

September 15, 2011 by Bitter Brief 3 Comments

Kimber and Mark dig into the latest LSAT inflation scandal, weigh in on judges asking clerks to work for free, and finish with food and carcasses.

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, clerking, frivolous lawsuits, lawsuits

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Bitter Brief 19: Batsh#t Crazy Abuse, Debunking Mr. Law School, and Sexless in Paris

September 8, 2011 by Bitter Brief 5 Comments

A truly harrowing tale of motherhood gone horribly wrong. Plus debunking Mr. Law School and what to do about French sexlessness and public nudity.

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: abuse, Bitter Brief, crime, nudist

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Bitter Brief 18: Glitter Bombing, Fugly Rights, and the Mother of All Lawsuits

September 1, 2011 by Bitter Brief 1 Comment

[powerpress] This week on The Bitter Brief, Kimber and Mark wax philosophical on South Korean labor contracts and take ridiculous plaintiffs to task in the mother of all lawsuits. We debate the legality of some fabulous protest, and our discussion on employment discrimination gets ugly. Click here to subscribe to The Bitter Brief on iTunes!

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, employment, frivolous lawsuits, fugly, glitterati, labor law

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Bitter Brief 17: Skinamax, Words with Friends, and the New WWITB Standard

August 25, 2011 by Bitter Brief 8 Comments

The What What in the Butt parody case, Words with Friends, and a skinamatic turn toward the surreal. This one is NSFW.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, caselaw, Hollywood, litigation, sex

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Bitter Brief 16: Obamacare, Cash for Kids, and Naked Swordfighting Lawyer

August 18, 2011 by Bitter Brief 4 Comments

The triumphant return of the judge/lawyer of the week, including the “cash for kids” jurist and the swashbuckling naked sword fighting attorney.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Barack Obama, Bitter Brief, judges, lawyering, naked

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Bitter Brief 15: Lady Gaga, Nigerian Lesbians, and Country-Fried Judges

August 11, 2011 by Bitter Brief 6 Comments

[powerpress] On this week’s episode of The Bitter Brief, Mark wonders why Kimber doesn’t lead with the Nigerian lesbian, we go goo-goo for Gaga, and one judge’s country-fried antics leave us as befuddled as a two-dollar hooker on an all-gay cruise. Click here to subscribe to The Bitter Brief on iTunes!

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, judges, lady gaga, legal writing, lesbians

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Bitter Brief 14: Sin City, Righthaven, and Vegas Stripper Cards

August 4, 2011 by Bitter Brief 6 Comments

[powerpress] On this week’s special swingin’ Vegas edition of the Bitter Brief, Kimber regales Mark with tales of her adventures in Sin City, we tackle copyright troll Righthaven, and we discuss the scourge of The Strip. Click here to subscribe to the the Bitter Brief on iTunes!

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, intellectual property, Las Vegas

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Bitter Brief 13: Meet Your Bar Exam Neighbors

July 28, 2011 by Bitter Brief 2 Comments

[powerpress] The bar exam is over–for most people–so now we offer our own take on the types of people you meet at the bar exam. Also, our discussion of Kymberly Wimberly’s valedictory denial devolves into a very personal exploration of Kimber’s own salutatory struggles. Click here to subscribe to The Bitter Brief on iTunes!

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: affirmative action, bar exam, Bitter Brief, discrimination

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