The Lighter Side

Dating a Lawyer

by Josh Camson February 14, 2010 The Lighter Side

This Valentine’s Day, Avvo is doing its best to help non-lawyers find a nice lawyer to settle down with. This post offers ten tips for landing and keeping the lawyer of your dreams.

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College in America Infographic

by Joshua Auriemma January 15, 2010 The Lighter Side

Not quite law-related, but hey — we all went to college, right?  And this is a pretty nifty infographic. Wait, I can make this law-related.  Berkeley has an Arguing with Judge Judy course?  Awesome.  That reminds me of a local judge who told me that his mother was a huge fan of the People’s Court. [...]

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Seen Any Weird Wills Lately?

by Joshua Auriemma October 26, 2009 The Lighter Side

Our trusts & estates professor usually begins class by detailing a semi-current event from T&E.  He recently brought this [defective] will to our attention: Background:  A Brooklyn couple were killed in their home, and then a series of wills were found in their apartment. Excerpts from Husband’s Will: “To my brother, who I know hopes [...]

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Jaywalking: Another law that nobody follows!

by Louis Grube September 22, 2009 Legal

While jogging around my college town the other day, I got to thinking about pedestrian traffic laws.  It occurred to me that I have neither followed them well myself nor seen them followed particularly well either.  There is apparently something about liberal arts students from New York, San Francisco, and every other large city known [...]

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6 Most Evil Attorneys Ever

by Sean McGilvray June 10, 2009 The Lighter Side

Joshua already laid out the most badass attorneys of all time. But what about the just plain bad? Here’s a countdown of some of the most vile, evil, and corrupt lawyers ever to enter the popular imagination. From drug lawyers to mafia bosses, let’s just say that none of the attorneys on this list aced [...]

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6 Most Badass Lawyers Ever

by Joshua Auriemma June 5, 2009 The Lighter Side

6. Atticus Finch “No real-life lawyer has done more for the self-image or public perception of the legal profession than the hero of Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.”  97 Mich. L. Rev. 1339.  This guy isn’t even real and there are 19 law review articles entirely about him. Atticus raised two children alone [...]

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NYU Law Revue: We Didn’t Hear The Question

by Joshua Auriemma March 11, 2009 The Lighter Side

For those of you who haven’t been exposed to the NYU Law Revue yet, this is a good ice-breaker.  I could deal without the exceptionally long credit intro, but the rest of it is exceptionally amusing because unfortunately it’s true. We Didn’t Hear The Question sung to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start [...]

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We Aim to Please – Part 1

by Joshua Auriemma February 27, 2009 The Lighter Side

We at Legal Geekery are so intent on giving our readers exactly what they’re looking for that we’ve decided to launch a new segment devoted to your questions.  How does one get selected to be featured in this new segment, you wonder?  It’s simple.  All you have to do is find Legal Geekery via a [...]

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Free Representation Through Dating Websites

by Joshua Auriemma February 19, 2009 The Lighter Side

Apparently the hip new way to get free representation for your patent dispute is by spamming law students on internet dating websites. Background:  Around 2006 I created an OkCupid account to “meet ladies.”  I’m no longer looking for a “lady friend” but I update my profile periodically for no good reason.  The most current version [...]

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