Do Lawtalkers Dream of Electric Sheep?

[Gattigap]

Frozen, for 5 minutes. (Supposedly).

I say supposedly because I know it's just bullshit. Like anyone at Jordan's would hold their drink in place for 5 minutes.

Gattigap

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint

List of possible Facts:

1. I have been known to eat crackers dipped in salad dressing as a snack. Ollie

2. I'm closely related to Fran Tarkenton. gwnc

3. I was a nationally-ranked motocross rider in high school. Slave

4. I lost my virginity to someone with braces. Jesus, Slave again. Wait, one per person? Shit. OK, Wonk.

5. I was a Rhodes Scholar. NotBob

6. I had a sleepover with Doug Liman. Hank

7. I was in a long-running television commercial for consumer goods. TM

8. I watched Peter Weller's wedding from my shower. fake

9. I sat next to Snoop Dog at a Superbowl. NFH

10. I was kicked out of my high school cheerleading squad for fighting. tmdiva

11. I was a lead singer in a Hong Kong bar band. fake

12. I had a leading role in my university's stage production of DeathTrap. Gatti

13. I once got on the wrong transatlantic flight with my sibling as a child. RT

14. I was the subject of my school's gossip rag for engaging in public sex. fake

15. I once found a bag of solid gold coins in an old chimney.Coltrane

16. I was interviewed by CBS News during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. Burger

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Frozen, for 5 minutes. (Supposedly).

I say supposedly because I know it's just bullshit. Like anyone at Jordan's would hold their drink in place for 5 minutes.

Gattigap

Taxwonk was absolutely still in Grand Central once, but then the paramedics arrived with the AED. Whether it was art, I leave to others to decide.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by LessinSF

LessinLuangPrabang, Laos

Oh, and I have an entry for this game -

Possible Participants - Anyone

Fact - I have smoked opium and drank snake venom whiskey in the last 24 hours.

LessinVangVieng, Laos

[dtb]

List of possible Facts:

1. I have been known to eat crackers dipped in salad dressing as a snack. fake

2. I'm closely related to Fran Tarkenton. NotBob

3. I was a nationally-ranked motocross rider in high school. Ollie

4. I lost my virginity to someone with braces. fringey

5. I was a Rhodes Scholar. burger (I am tempted to say "fake" because with this crowd, there is no way this factoid would not have "accidentally slipped out" at some point)

6. I had a sleepover with Doug Liman. dtb

7. I was in a long-running television commercial for consumer goods. TM

8. I watched Peter Weller's wedding from my shower. Coltrane

9. I sat next to Snoop Dog at a Superbowl.flinty

10. I was kicked out of my high school cheerleading squad for fighting. NFH

11. I was a lead singer in a Hong Kong bar band. Hank

12. I had a leading role in my university's stage production of DeathTrap. gattigap

13. I once got on the wrong transatlantic flight with my sibling as a child. gwnc

14. I was the subject of my school's gossip rag for engaging in public sex. Slave

15. I once found a bag of solid gold coins in an old chimney.fake

16. I was interviewed by CBS News during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. tmdiva

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by dtb
List of possible Facts:

1. I have been known to eat crackers dipped in salad dressing as a snack. fake

2. I'm closely related to Fran Tarkenton. NotBob

3. I was a nationally-ranked motocross rider in high school. Ollie

4. I lost my virginity to someone with braces. fringey

5. I was a Rhodes Scholar. burger (I am tempted to say "fake" because with this crowd, there is no way this factoid would not have "accidentally slipped out" at some point)

6. I had a sleepover with Doug Liman. dtb

7. I was in a long-running television commercial for consumer goods. TM

8. I watched Peter Weller's wedding from my shower. Coltrane

9. I sat next to Snoop Dog at a Superbowl.flinty

10. I was kicked out of my high school cheerleading squad for fighting. NFH

11. I was a lead singer in a Hong Kong bar band. Hank

12. I had a leading role in my university's stage production of DeathTrap. gattigap

13. I once got on the wrong transatlantic flight with my sibling as a child. gwnc

14. I was the subject of my school's gossip rag for engaging in public sex. Slave

15. I once found a bag of solid gold coins in an old chimney.fake

16. I was interviewed by CBS News during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. tmdiva

AoN, I think I told this story right after the Superbowl, but I definitely did see Snoop Dogg there, though I did not sit next to him.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Frozen, for 5 minutes. (Supposedly).

I say supposedly because I know it's just bullshit. Like anyone at Jordan's would hold their drink in place for 5 minutes.

Gattigap

I heart those guys. That's the same outfit that sent 100 men to Abrecrombie and Finch to take their shirts off.

[Hank Chinaski]

I have a pint of very nice raspberries, but thet have that fuzz on them. normally i see only a few and trash those, but most of my pint is fuzzy and i want to eat them. is this a mold and is it eatible?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Icky Thump
Assume for the purposes of the hypothetical that the former attorney is an unwilling contingency fee attorney.

If he thought he was going to be paid by the hour and now the client doesn't want to pay him, I can understand why he'd be cranky about it, but I wouldn't think it get in the way of substitution of counsel.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
Same rules as before--though I disclose that there are 4 fake facts, and 4 non-participating posters, so you might get credit for saying "fake fact". All are welcome to play--results will be tallied after the 3-day weekend.

Possible Participants:

dtb
Burger
Coltrane
Flinty
Fringey
Gattigap
gnwc
Hank
Ollie
NFH
NotBob
RT
Slave
taxwonk
TM
tmdiva

List of possible Facts:

1. I have been known to eat crackers dipped in salad dressing as a snack. Wonk.

2. I'm closely related to Fran Tarkenton. NotBob

3. I was a nationally-ranked motocross rider in high school. Ollie

4. I lost my virginity to someone with braces. tmdiva

5. I was a Rhodes Scholar. FAKE

6. I had a sleepover with Doug Liman. dtb

7. I was in a long-running television commercial for consumer goods. There were 4 of them and they ran for over 4 years during every Mariner and Sonics playoff game (when they made the playoffs) and most other sporting broadcasts. They even ran during the time I left the company and was in law school.

8. I watched Peter Weller's wedding from my shower. TM

9. I sat next to Snoop Dog at a Superbowl. RT

10. I was kicked out of my high school cheerleading squad for fighting. Come on people, I was in the band. Cheerleader? Really? bnb.

11. I was a lead singer in a Hong Kong bar band. Fake

12. I had a leading role in my university's stage production of DeathTrap. Gatti

13. I once got on the wrong transatlantic flight with my sibling as a child. Fringey

14. I was the subject of my school's gossip rag for engaging in public sex. Coltrane

15. I once found a bag of solid gold coins in an old chimney. Fake

16. I was interviewed by CBS News during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. Hank

[Icky Thump]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
If he thought he was going to be paid by the hour and now the client doesn't want to pay him, I can understand why he'd be cranky about it, but I wouldn't think it get in the way of substitution of counsel.

No hourly rates. Assume just switching one contingency fee lawyer for another.

How do courts look at this? If the client wants to switch do they simply rubber stamp his wishes?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Icky Thump
No hourly rates. Assume just switching one contingency fee lawyer for another.

How do courts look at this? If the client wants to switch do they simply rubber stamp his wishes?

is the agreement silent? I've heard of agreements where is a client swaps out the old guy he has to pay the guy his hourly rate for the time invested.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by LessinSF
Oh, and I have an entry for this game -

Possible Participants - Anyone

Fact - I have smoked opium and drank snake venom whiskey in the last 24 hours.

LessinVangVieng, Laos

How does that whiskey taste?

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Icky Thump
No hourly rates. Assume just switching one contingency fee lawyer for another.

How do courts look at this? If the client wants to switch do they simply rubber stamp his wishes?

Client's wishes are usually paramount. But the lawyer who had it on contingency will claim an interest in whatever settlement or verdict is reached, at least for his costs to date. Some like to call it a "lien" against the settlement, though it's not.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Client's wishes are usually paramount. But the lawyer who had it on contingency will claim an interest in whatever settlement or verdict is reached, at least for his costs to date. Some like to call it a "lien" against the settlement, though it's not.

remember the intermittent windshield wiper patent case? the guy who was local counsel on it for about 8 years got disbarred a few months before verdict. got Zilch.