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Legal Antics 

Chronicling legal humor-- because let's face it-- lawyers take themselves far too seriously and the law is damn funny if you look at it through the right lens.
Post Frequency: 2.5/day Last Entry: August 08, 2011 at 07:55:00 Recent Entries: 535
By Nicole Black, Esq.
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Project Law School
Posted on April 14, 2008This parody video from the Cardozo Law Revue is a bit long--but well worth it. Hat tip: Above the Law
Sadly, it's not an exaggeration.
Posted on April 10, 2008Via the Billable Hour comes the following law comic/greeting card:
Isn't it ironic?
Posted on April 09, 2008Another lawyer joke for you: A mobster was on trial, facing a possible life sentence, but his lawyer bribed a juror to hold out for a lesser charge. After hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict carrying a maximum...
Real men of law school III
Posted on April 08, 2008No action guy--yep, I knew you, too: Hat tip: Tax Law Prof Blog
When sarcasm misses its mark.
Posted on April 07, 20081PM I'd Be Disbarred If It Came Out That I Could Understand Plain English Attorney #1: Does anyone know why I can't access my computer's S drive? Attorney #2: Oh, I know the problem. It's an operator error! Attorney #1:...
Great question, counselor.
Posted on April 02, 20085PM More Importantly, Where's Her Wallet? Lawyer #1: Listen to this -- 'The patient's bladder was emptied and transferred back to recovery room in stable condition with no complications.' Lawyer #2: Where's the rest of her, still in the O.R.?...
The hazards of being a prosecutor.
Posted on April 01, 2008Via Above the Law comes this most-excellent transcript that has it all: a prosecutor getting attacked by a defendant, a bad-ass court reporter with a military background and a defense attorney with guts:
Blogrolling
Posted on March 31, 2008Thanks to the following blogs for recently mentioning or adding a permanent link to Legal Antics to their blogrolls: The Cool Justice Report The Reasonable Blawg Build a Solo Practice, LLC Serial Procrastination Quizlaw The Deleware Employment Law Blog Court'o'rama...
Real men of law school II
Posted on March 31, 2008Videos like this one remind me why I married a guy with a career totally unrelated to the law: Hat tip: Tax Law Prof Blog
All's fair in love and...allowance.
Posted on March 28, 2008Hat tip: Power Of Attorney: Not Happy Hour At The Bar
Spitzer spends his riches on high end call girls, and is then sued by Riches.
Posted on March 26, 2008Jonathan Lee Riches is infamous for his pro se pleadings, as more fully described in this recent Law.com article: Boy Named Sue: Inmate Takes on Everyone from the Spitzers to Skadden Arps: Thirty-nine percent of the 491 cases filed so...
Real men of law school I
Posted on March 25, 2008I didn't know there were real men in law school. Ha ha! Just kidding all you Napoleonic complex manly law school men. You're manly. Really. You are. Especially guys like you, summer jobs guy: Hat tip: Tax Prof Blog.
Me too, Seth. Me too.
Posted on March 24, 2008Via Seth at Quizlaw comes the following post entitled "I have so many questions" regarding the following bizarre crime report:
Is it really so wrong to insert images into pleadings?
Posted on March 20, 2008A lawyer representing himself apparently annoyed the Supreme Court of Florida, as described at the end of the first document. The second document is an example of an offensive pleading. Hat tip: Slate.
You can't please everyone.
Posted on March 18, 2008Via Say What? comes the following transcript from a voir dire: Def. Atty: Would anyone here take offense if I tried in a respectful manner perhaps putting a little pressure upon you, because this is not a game of cricket...
Jury duty--with a funny twist
Posted on March 17, 2008Via New York Personal Injury Blog comes this extremely funny description, written by screenwriter Dan Turkewitz, about his experience with jury duty service in NYC: Tales From The Juror Thoughts, observations, and ramblings, from the jury room at 111 Centre...
This is your lawyer.
Posted on March 12, 2008This is your lawyer on drugs. Like 1-900-Perjury? Ethics lecturer, to room of lawyers: Can I call a witness I think is going to lie? Lawyer: ... On the telephone? --Practising Law Institute, 52nd & 7th via Overheard in New...
Ali G and the law
Posted on March 11, 2008Today's comedic break--Ali G's interview with former U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh. If you're not already familiar with Ali G, he's one of the alter-egos of Sacha Baron Cohen the comedian/actor of Borat fame. His M.O. for the Ali G...
A judge who doesn't hold back.
Posted on March 10, 2008Via Above the Law comes the following letter from a federal judge who doesn't beat around the bush:
I cannot tell a lie.
Posted on March 06, 2008Thanks to Quizlaw for bringing this comic to our attention, via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal:
Some trials see a little more action than others.
Posted on March 05, 2008Here's a trial transcript that just goes to show that it's how you choose to phrase your questions that really makes the difference: Attorney: All right, Mr. C., is it not a fact that this witness came into this court...
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Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...
How to evict a roommate?
First, in most jurisdictions "self-help" is not a remedy available to any party ...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
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