So you are a prosecutor. Congratulations! And you are prosecuting actual criminals who seem to have done bad things! Also congratulations! You should be very proud of yourself. What you should not do, ever, though, is do what Canyon County (Idaho) Deputy Prosecutor Erica Kallin did and decide that it would be a great idea…


Lawyers, Don’t Do This: Special Just For Prosecutors Version
So you are a prosecutor. Congratulations! And you are prosecuting actual criminals who seem to have done bad things! Also congratulations! You should be very proud of yourself. What you should not do, ever, though, is do what Canyon County (Idaho) Deputy Prosecutor Erica Kallin did and decide that it would be a great idea…

White Shoe Law Firm Has Insufficient Minions
Remember how we recently told you that you do, at a bare minimum, need to show up for court? You probably read that and thought “Jesus Christ, Bitter Lawyer. Every last one of us knows that we have to show up. Who on earth DOESN’T show up?” Apparently the answer to that is “big shot…

Lawyers, Don’t Do This: Part Eleventy In An Infinite Series
So you talked a court in another jurisdiction into letting you appear pro hac vice! Good for you! But then when you got to that court, you basically behaved like a third-year skills textbook example of how NOT to be a lawyer! Bad for you! Take the case of one Mr. Jeffrey Ryan, who represented…

The Sociopath’s Guide To Grifting Free Stuff On Veterans Day
The hardest part of deceiving local businesses into giving you free stuff on Veterans Day is rationalizing it. At any given moment, you’re disrespecting at least two institutions: America in its entirety, every last part of it, and, you know, Olive Garden. But you have to rationalize it. You have to totally believe in this…