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What can you do when your lawyer ignores you? 1

Why may not that be the skull of a lawyer? Where be his quiddities now, his quillets, his cases, his tenures, and his tricks? – Shakespeare, Hamlet When I was collecting apt quotes about lawyers, I realized that virtually all … Continue reading

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Finding a lawyer: The worst lawyers in the U.S.

They’re a big law firm, too, Sullivan & Cromwell. But they were so negligent in managing one particular case, a death row prisoner nearly lost his legal rights and his life. It’s a story that will give your mind whiplash, … Continue reading

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Finding a lawyer: Another story

A better attorney, for the purposes to which his life was devoted, did not exist in London than Mr Camperdown. To say that he was honest, is nothing. To describe him simply as zealous, would be to fall very short … Continue reading

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