Courtroom Thinker Prints

"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.'

'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?"

The Birth of a Lawsuit

"The ignorance of the lawyer is no excuse."

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

Tell me a deposition, mommy.

"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."

I Litigate Therefore I Am.

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

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

"Can you hear me now?"

"Not guilty"

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

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

"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.'

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

'Brain surgery, right?'

Clarence Thomas

Time is running out for Julian Assange.

"Not guilty by virtue of reasonable doubt."

'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."

'So I'll see you in court tomorrow afternoon...and bring your toothbrush.'

'... And then Goldsmith here, said to him: 'Never mind, if you're innocent you have nothing to worry about'.'