Bookish Barrister Gifts

"Don't judge my client by the covers of the books he reads."

'Who says justice has to be the only thing on tap?'

"You have issues? Be more specific, what issues?"

A book reviewer reads between the margins.

"Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington should write a book about you!"

'Oh, Wow! You write math books? That's wonderful! Where do you get your ideas?'

"I'm sick of writing book reports on spec."

"In view of the new evidence, my client would like to change his plea to 'guilty-ish', M'Lud."

baby birds in a nest reading Chick Lit

Scene from an early draft of Moby Dick

Building Books.

"My lifestyle is empty and meaningless."

So you'd like to be a lawyer...

Pathology.

"Your manuscript is utter trash, of course. How does a half-million first printing sound to you?"

William Blake.

'Enforcing the publish or perish rule, Dean McWit?'

Statue of a lawyer

Michel De Montaigne is quotes as saying the following...

'I bark, therefore I am.'

'I'm on my way to court. What tie goes well with a guilty plea?'

'Relax, baby, and pay no attention to that old man behind you.'

Book in library - 'Crash tests for dummies' (being read by a crash test dummy).

Can you tell me how to sue you for flunking me out of law school?

"I've got about 3 more inches before I'm willing to get reading glasses."

Chicken Soup For The Soul's Soul.

"The circus was good but as 'Jo Jo, the dogged faced attorney', I'm making a killing."

"School is loverly this time of year."

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse, especially when you're majoring in Law."

In too deep

"That book was so cliche. Can you believe the butler actually did it?"

Updated Classic: Treasury Island

"She's always got her nose in a book."

'If you can't afford representation, the court will appoint a lawyer and a book agent.'

"I decided to self-publish."