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Lawyers Discover Clients Always Right. Always!

August 29, 2017 by Han Bitter Solo 2 Comments

In a rather embarrassing admission, attorney Mark Klein has stated his clients are “always right.” It is a shocking statement to most lawyers. “I always thought clients were just mistaken when they said ‘my case is a clear cut winner,’ but, as it almost always turns out, they are correct,” stated the Sacramento solicitor. Klein…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: clients, das12, onion, parody

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Five Legal Clients from Hell

September 18, 2014 by Gregory Luce 8 Comments

Every lawyer has the type of client who is unreasonably demanding, annoyingly stupid, or practically worthless—and likely all three.

Filed Under: Bitter by Numbers, Features Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter by Numbers, clients, Featured

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What to Expect When You Are Expecting… Your Client to Kill You

June 7, 2013 by Bitter Editor Leave a Comment

You have gone through years of school. You have built a career from nothing. You have worked hard to become a professional.  Your clientele probably has not. Especially for solo or small firm practitioners, clients can run the gamut from normal to certifiably insane.  Normally you would try to weed out the real creeps, but…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: clients, Clients Gone Wild, criminal law, Solo Attorneys

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Watch Out for These 4 Client Comments

August 14, 2012 by The Northwest 3L 2 Comments

Law clients can say stupid things. That doesn’t mean their attorney should reciprocate.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: client service, clients

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Client Profiling Is Right

September 13, 2011 by Namby Pamby 4 Comments

In all honesty, I can usually predict within the first sentence if a potential client has a legitimate case or not.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: client service, clients

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The Worst Client Ever Apologizes to His Lawyer

June 7, 2011 by Namby Pamby 2 Comments

I recently bought a condo. [Pause for applause] The process, from looking to offering to buying, was anything but smooth sailing. My search for a place began in November. I quickly found a place that I wanted the offer was accepted. That was the first week of December, and I just moved in the last…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: apologies, client service, clients

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I Have a Book of Business

April 29, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 6 Comments

QI’m in the middle of my fourth year as an associate at a mid-size Chicago firm. Over the years, I’ve developed great relationships with the partners and with clients. I’ve been lucky in that respect, having been able to interact substantially with clients on some of my cases. In all honesty, I probably have a…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, business, clients, gl11

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Walking Away from Representing Tooper, a Parrot

March 4, 2009 by Jim Steele 21 Comments

Joey barked out his first official mandate. “Set up a dinner with me and Annette Bening. For tomorrow night. I want her to be the voice of Tooper.”

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: clients, insanity

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