Assume you are the plaintiff’s attorney, and you have tried to settle with the Defendant several times but your offers have been rejected. You run into the Defendant himself at a party. He approaches you and asks, “Hey, why don’t we just settle this case, this thing is getting annoying.” A proper response from you would be:
1. "Sorry, I’m prohibited from talking to you according to the ABA Rules on Legal Ethics."
2. Scream, throw your drink in his face, and yell for help.
3. "Hey, do you mind? I’m trying to have a drink here."
4. "You idiot, we tried to settle. Why don’t you find yourself a real attorney who knows what he’s doing."
5. 3 and 4, but definitely not 1, and maybe 2 if you’ve had a bad day and a few too many drinks.
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I like 5. It's the only one where you basically get to say, "Leave me alone, you idiot" AND maybe throw your drink in his face. Or maybe just slurp the drink down real fast and dump the remaining ice on his head. No sense wasting good booze.
Posted by rebecca | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
no 4? that was one of my favorites.
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
1. ... then 2... then 3, but ask for a new drink.
Posted by cherz | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16