"I think it is most admirable," said Alice, "that you gave up a thriving law practice to be with this lovely child."
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charles lutwidge dodgson, lewis carroll, alice's adventures in wonderland, alice in wonderland, wonderland, nonsense, children's literature, children's lit, children's book, children's books, lawyer, lawyers, legal career, legal careers, family life, family-life, admirable, law practice, law firm, pig, pigs, surreal, literary nonsense, work/life balance, life/work balance, work-life balance, life-work balance"Innocence is no excuse."
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court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, law, laws, legal, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, defence, defense, defendant, defendants, client, clients, innocent, innocence, ignorant, ignorance, excuse, excuses, alibi, alibis, crime, legal principle, legal principles, ignorantia juris non excusat, ignorantia legis neminem excusat, legal doctrine, knowledge of the law, ignorance of the law is no excuse, word play, wordplay"Who's up for archery waivers?"
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waiver, waivers, archery, archer, archers, summer camp, summer camps, lawyer, lawyers, legal representation, legal representative, lawsuit, lawsuits, counselor, counselors, camp counselor, camp counselors, avoid, avoids, avoiding, danger, dangers, endanger, endangers, endangers, endangering, train, trains, training, law camp, law school, attorney, attorneys, file a motion, filing a motion"Me? I'm just one of those shadowy figures who inhabit the mysterious twilight world where the medical and legal professions meet."
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party, cocktails, parties, partying, medical, medicine, pharma, big pharma, big-pharma, pharmaceuticals, medicines, legal, law, laws, legal profession, professions, twilight, dodgy, shady, suspect, sketchy, money, earning, wealthy, corrupt, corruptions, corruption, corrupting, legal, lawyer, lawyers, shadowy, operation, operations, operating, lawful"Well, heck! If all you smart cookies agree, who am I to dissent?"
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dissent, dissenting opinion, dissenting opinions, judge, judges, scotus, s.c.o.t.u.s., supreme court of the united states, justice, justices, law, laws, legal, justice system, legal system, supreme court, agreement, agreeing, disagreeing, disagreement, court, courts, decision, decisions, deciding, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel"The Court finds itself on the horns of a dilemma. On the one hand, wiretap evidence is inadmissible, and on the other hand I'm dying to hear it."
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dilemma, dilemmas, decision, decisions, lawyer, lawyers, solicitor, solicitors, attorney, attorneys, judge, judges, court, courts, courthouse, courthouses, courtroom, courtrooms, wiretap, wiretapping, evidence, inadmissible"And here's good news for the defense. I am disqualifying myself on the grounds of blatant prejudice."
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court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, law, laws, legal, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, defence, defense, defendant, defendants, client, clients, bias, prejudice, prejudiced, biased, judicial impartiality, impartial, impartiality, corrupt, corruption, blatant, obvious, disqualifying, recusing, judicial disqualification, judicial recusal, good news, fair"Never mind what I did, Your Honor. I want to be judged for who I am, as an individual."
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judge, judges, court, courtrooms, courtroom, law, laws, crime, crimes, criminals, criminal, trial, trials, lawyer, lawyers, defense, defence, defense attorney, prosecutor, solicitor, barrister, trial lawyer, defense attorneys, judging, ruling, rules, indignant, individual, individuals, character, characters, trial lawyers, defendant, defendants, guilty, not guilty, guilt, jury, honor, juries, weak defense"Let's be reasonable. Just approve my client, and we'll all be spared a lot of nasty litigation."
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st. peter, saint peter, representation, legal representation, lawyer, lawyers, defense attorney, defense attorneys, attorney, attorneys, litigation, lawsuit, lawsuits, intimidate, intimidates, intimidation, intimidating, client, clients, veiled threat, veiled threats, judgement, judgements, judgment, judgments, judge, judges, representative, representatives"I can't decide whether to specialize in criminal law or legal punditry."
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specialize, specializes, specializing, specialise, specialises, specialising, pundit, pundits, punditry, legal pundit, legal pundits, lucrative, attorney, attorneys, lawyer, lawyers, ambulance chaser, ambulance chasers, crime, crimes, criminal, legal expert, legal experts, tv lawyer, tv lawyers, media pundit, media pundits"Look, I'm not saying it's going to be today. But someday - someday - you guys will be happy that you've taken along a lawyer."
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legal representation, legal representative, legal representatives, representative, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, prepare, prepared, always be prepared, overprepare, overprepared, toboggan, toboggans, sled, sleds, sledding, prepare for the worst, safety, personal injury, solicitor, solicitors, legal team, legal teams"Not guilty, Your Honor, and thank you for asking."
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polite, politeness, etiquette, manner, manner, good manners, thank you, crime, criminal, law, court, courst, court of law, courtroom, judge, judges, judged, judicial, jury, jury service, not guilty, defendant, defendants, lawyer, lawyers, legal, legality, legal system, criminal justice, justice, guilt, verdict, verdicts"I see. And precisely what methods did you use to determine that my client was a 'bad boy'?"
"You can't plead cute."
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plead, pleads, plea, pleas, plea deal, plea deals, plea bargain, plea bargains, court, courts, courtroom, courtroom, innocent, innocence, innocent look, innocent looks, puppy, puppies, dog, dogs, adorable, verdict, verdicts, trial, trials, defendant, defendants, defense attorney, defense attorneys, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, soulful, big eyes, big-eyed, doe-eyed"Please remind your mom and dad that its not a parent-teacher-attorney conference."
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parent teacher conference, parent teacher conferences, parents evening, parents evenings, parenting, parent, parents, pushy parent, pushy parents, helicopter parent, helicopter parents, teacher, teachers, teaching, bad parent, bad parents, over parent, over parenting, over-parent, over-parenting, blame, attorney, attorneys, lawyer, lawyers, legal representation, argument, arguments"No, I don't think your decisions are too Draconian. Do you think my decisions are too Draconian?"
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court, courts, courthouse, courthouses, trial, trials, case, cases, decision, decisions, legal system, justice system, law, laws, legal, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, draconian, old-fashioned, strict, harsh, opinion, opinions"Judgement Day: Division Four"
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court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, prosecutor, prosecutors, prosecution, defense, defence, defendant, defendants, client, clients, witness, witness, bailiff, bailiffs, police, police officer, police officers, cop, cops, day in court, justice, chaos, confusion, judgement day, american court system, punishments, sentence, sentences, sentencing, crime, criminal, criminals, media, press, journalist, journalists, reporter, reporters, jury, juries, juror, jurors, murder, murders, homicide, swearing in, incompetent, incompetents, incompetence"If you want justice, it's two hundred dollars an hour. Obstruction of justice runs a bit more."
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obstruction, obstruction of justice, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, legal team, legal teams, legal, paid by the hour, corrupt, corruption, injustice, cutthroat, price, prices, cost, costs, bribe, bribes, bribing, bribery, felon, felons, white collar crime, white collar crimes, corporate crime, corporate crimes, corporate criminal, corporate criminals"What are you - some kind of justice freak?"
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lawyer, lawyers, judge, judges, court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, insult, insults, insulting, tantrum, tantrums, temper, temper tantrum, temper tantrums, justice, justices, impartial, frustration, frustrations, boil over, boils over, boiling over, irritation, irritations, irritated, irate, trial, trials"I'll work on the appeal. You try to escape."
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lawyer, lawyers, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, defense lawyer, defense lawyers, defense attorney, defense attorneys, appeal, appeals, guilty verdict, guilty verdicts, defendant, defendants, convict, convicts, escape plan, prison break, prison breaks, escape plans, jail break, jail breaks"I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. After that, law school was pretty much a given."
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reno, nevada, country song, country songs, country music, song, songs, lyric, lyrics, shot a man, outlaw, outlaws, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, defense attorney, defense attorneys, old west, western, westerns, saloon, saloons, confession, confessions"This firm has a long history of bringing gravitas to frivolous lawsuits."
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corporate law, corporate lawyer, corporate lawyers, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, law firm, law firms, corporate law firm, corporate law firms, shakedown, shakedowns, shake-down, shake-downs, frivolous lawsuit, frivolous lawsuits, sue, suing, settlement, settlements, big corporation, big corporations, gravitas"Remember to round each billable hour off to the nearest week."
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billing, bill, bills, legal bill, legal bills, legal team, legal teams, lawyer, lawyers, bill by the hour, billing by the hour, round, rounds, rounding, round up, rounds up, rounding up, attorney, attorneys, fee, fees"There. Now it's all on paper. Feel better?"
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