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Valentine’s Day is an important holiday. Period. If you mess it up, there are repercussions. Unlike Groundhog or Arbor Day, you can’t ignore it. And there’s really no excuse for not trying. While it’s not necessary that you care about it, it is necessary that you show your loved one you care. My clients range…

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I will not do any of these things because you are not my client. And I am not your lawyer.

A Bitter BigLaw Partner’s New Year’s Resolutions
How a bitter BigLaw partner views his prospects and resolutions for the future.

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

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We Solve the Sex Offender Problem
Society has been struggling with finding a way to protect itself from known sex offenders. Registration laws don’t prevent recidivism. Luckily, we aren’t all slap stick here at Bitter Lawyer. We also contribute to society. And we have come up with a solution to this problem.

To the Friday Night Janitorial Service
I like to think that I am a friendly person. It isn’t because I feel like it is the right thing to do. I just genuinely enjoy having cheerful interactions with everyone. Not just my friends either. I really enjoy having a friendly back and forth with someone I just met or passed on the…

3 Outrageous Personal Injury Lawsuits
Some of the most ridiculous lawsuits – that were successful.

6 Useless Legal Services To Offer In Prison
Big Law associates don’t have much to offer fellow prisoners in return for protection.