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This Harvard B-School Prof And Lawyer Couldn’t Be More Of A Jerk If He Tried

December 9, 2014 by Bitter Contributor 1 Comment

We know Harvard nurtures and employs nothing but the best and the brightest. Exhibit the First: one Ben Edelman, who holds not one, not two, but three degrees from Harvard (including a law degree) and teaches at his alma mater. So much Harvarding! Mr. Harvard Business School Professor Lawyer Edelman ordered some Chinese takeout a…

Filed Under: Featured Lawyer, Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: ben edelman, boston, Featured, Harvard, ran duan

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Smoke Gets In Your Briefs

October 8, 2014 by Lisa Needham 1 Comment

Let’s say you have a colleague who is a bit of a heavy smoker, and said friend likes to work on her cases into the wee hours, chain-smoking Camel straights all the while. And let’s say you’re the sensitive type, so when you get the case files back, you think “sweet Jesus, did she light…

Filed Under: Featured Lawyer, Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: edward najam, Featured, indiana court of appeals, smoking

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Lawyers, Do Not Let Your Client Ever Give A Deposition Like This Robin Thicke Deposition

September 17, 2014 by Bitter Lawyer 2 Comments

Perhaps you’ve dreamed your whole bitter lawyer life about landing a big fish sort of client. A Fortune 500 company, a baseball player, a celebrity, whatever. Someone that you could just slyly mention at your next hellacious networking event that you’ve been doing a little work for [fill in insanely famous person/company here] and everyone…

Filed Under: Featured Lawyer, Lawyer, Really Real News, Video Tagged With: blurred lines, celebrity deposition, Featured, marvin gaye, robin thicke

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Thomas Jefferson Cosplay Is Probably Not The Best Way To Keep Your Law License

September 16, 2014 by Bitter Lawyer Leave a Comment

Well, what have we here? Let’s say you’re handling a major criminal case. Big time. Huge. Death penalty case. And let’s say that your representation is…less than stellar, largely because you manage to miss nearly everything that you should have done to represent your client, including failing to present an alibi defense and not knowing…

Filed Under: Featured Lawyer, Lawyer, Really Real News Tagged With: cosplay, Featured, really? really, thomas jefferson

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Lawyer Receives Prestigious Award for Tweeting Excellence

April 16, 2014 by Gregory Luce Leave a Comment

An Alabama lawyer has received a legal award for excellence in tweeting, a bar association trade magazine reported Wednesday.

Filed Under: Lawyer, Satire Tagged With: Awards, Featured, state bar

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Local Lawyer Reinvents Himself as Middle-Aged Bearded Man

February 20, 2014 by Gregory Luce Leave a Comment

A Cleveland-area ERISA lawyer has successfully reinvented himself as a middle-aged bearded man, according to legal marketing insiders familiar with the matter.

Filed Under: Lawyer, Satire Tagged With: Bitter News

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Goodbye, LinkedIn, You Were Boring & Useless

January 24, 2014 by Gregory Luce 17 Comments

I deleted LinkedIn because it was boring and useless and increasingly annoying. I’m actually surprised I let it hang around for so long.

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: Featured, goats, social media

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Dislawyering Conference 2014: Call for Submissions

January 22, 2014 by Gregory Luce Leave a Comment

Dislawyering Conference 2014 will disrupt the legal profession through hard-hitting seminars that will mention paradigms, trolls, and agents of change

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: bitter exclusive, CLE, Featured

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FDA to Distribute Free Zoloft to Exasperated Parents

January 7, 2014 by Gregory Luce Leave a Comment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a limited 48-hour free distribution of Zoloft to qualifying parents in 22 states.

Filed Under: Lawyer, Satire Tagged With: drugs, kids

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Yo, Lay People: Beware of Lawyers Bearing Books

December 31, 2013 by Gregory D. Luce 1 Comment

If you’re a lawyer considering donating old law books, make sure you are aware of the unsophisticated lay person.

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: casebook, reselling casebooks

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