Courtroom Thinker Gifts

"So the question remains—is justice helped or hindered by allowing attorneys in the courtroom?"

"No, of course there isn't, 'one law for the rich and another for the poor'... There's no law for the poor."

Recruiting litigation lawyers is ALWAYS tricky..my last one took me to court for the emotional and professional damage I caused him by NOT considering him for a position I wasn't asked to fill.

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

The Jose Padilla Experience

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

"Mr. McMurdo has been called 'guilty as the day is long.' And yet, do not biblical scholars tell us a day can mean many things?"

Tell me a deposition, mommy.

"The ignorance of the lawyer is no excuse."

'I couldn't help noticing that nobody swore YOU in!'

The Birth of a Lawsuit

"I think I'm as patient as the next person, but my husband wouldn't stop saying 'yo,' so I shot him."

'What do lawyers really want, Mr. Montague?'

"If we learned anything in law school, we learned that you can never have enough wiggle room."

"Your honor, I intend to put the system on trial."

I Litigate Therefore I Am.

''Congress shall make no law'... now, I wonder what they meant by that...?'

"Can you hear me now?"

"Not guilty"

'I believe my trainee is putting together the trial bundle for you now.'

'I bet this is going to be another round of criminal bashing, isn't it?'

"Objections overruled...I also think the defendent looks extremly dodgy"

Restrictive Abortion Laws

Robert Macaire as a Barrister

'I was afraid cameras in the court would lead to this.'

I know "Ignorance of the law is no excuse" applies to defendants your honor, but

'Brain surgery, right?'

"Can you hold on a sec? I just have to condemn this guy to death real quick."

"Not guilty by virtue of reasonable doubt."

Clarence Thomas

'You'll make lots of money and eat a little caca... that's what attorneys do.'

Time is running out for Julian Assange.

'I need some time off. I just discovered that I'm suing myself.'

"My client pleads not guilty, by reason that everyone else is doing it."

"Well, we saved this attorney. Some poacher shot him and removed his highly-prized fin."