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Work in a lit boutique for Mostly corporate clients

Customer claims usually go to mediation and binding arb

Regulatory stuff usually goes to consent/settlement or to regulatory forum

Almost 9 months barred now

Been to court merely one time other than to observe

Appeared for to defend and successfully mediated a small claims matter

But I went alone w no supervision so that was cool

Congrats on the success. I have heard like 90% of litigation settles before court.

I think some forms of arbitration would actually be quite refreshing because you get to skip a ton of the procedural bullshit in court. I think it'd be unfair for a lot of personal injury/wrongful death stuff, but fantastic when litigating corporate suits between two companies.

yomisterd wrote:Congrats on the success. I have heard like 90% of litigation settles before court.

Those few things that have happened is apt from the vast majority of things that settlr

Also it's hardly my succes

Tanicius wrote:I think some forms of arbitration would actually be quite refreshing because you get to skip a ton of the procedural bullshit in court. I think it'd be unfair for a lot of personal injury/wrongful death stuff, but fantastic when litigating corporate suits between two companies.

I actually haven't even got the opportunity to watch one yet

It's certainly business friendly tho

Also work at a lit boutique. Trial is indeed rare but "going to court" does happen for motion and status hearings.

Most cases are won or lost in motion practice anyway.

bdubs wrote:Also work at a lit boutique. Trial is indeed rare but "going to court" does happen for motion and status hearings.

Most cases are won or lost in motion practice anyway.

The partners go occasionally

I don't

Fed ct doesn't want hearings all the time

State ct sometimes I suppose

I went to state court once

We were in a fire drill situation, couldn't get a courier, and I recorded some property

Do you write

All of your motions

Like this too?

If so, it doesn't really surprise me

That you haven't gone to court much

Not to say any litigators really do go to court

Just that I've never seen anyone post like this before

And it's weird

ResIpsa21 wrote:Do you write

All of your motions

Like this too?

If so, it doesn't really surprise me

That you haven't gone to court much

Not to say any litigators really do go to court

Just that I've never seen anyone post like this before

And it's weird

COMES NOW Baal hadad, by and through the undersigned counsel and pursuant to fla r civ p 56, and moves this court to grant summary judgment in favor of Baal hadad (herinafter "BH" or "plaintiff") and as grounds therefore states:

1) I'm not the first to poast like this

2) u need to read TLS more often

3) honestly some state court stuff I've seen is closer to this style than not

Respectfully,
Baal hadad

baal hadad wrote: 3) honestly some state court stuff I've seen is closer to this style than not

more coherent for sure, even in comparison to federal court.

I was told by a partner not to write any paragraphs that are more than three sentences. Seemed a little extreme but he's the successful one.

I went to court once. Totally won my motion to change venue (in an immigration matter where the guy moved). As you can tell, I'm a big deal.

Desert Fox wrote:I went to court once. Totally won my motion to change venue (in an immigration matter where the guy moved). As you can tell, I'm a big deal.

Client bill - $600+

baal hadad wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:I went to court once. Totally won my motion to change venue (in an immigration matter where the guy moved). As you can tell, I'm a big deal.

Client bill - $600+

pro bono, nobody would pay for me to go do anything

dixiecupdrinking wrote:I was told by a partner not to write any paragraphs that are more than three sentences. Seemed a little extreme but he's the successful one.

Judging from my experiences so far I don't think that's too crazy

Desert Fox wrote:

baal hadad wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:I went to court once. Totally won my motion to change venue (in an immigration matter where the guy moved). As you can tell, I'm a big deal.

Client bill - $600+

pro bono, nobody would pay for me to go do anything

I know that feel

Often clients won't pay me to do anything

It is what it is

ResIpsa21 wrote:Do you write

All of your motions

Like this too?

If so, it doesn't really surprise me

That you haven't gone to court much

Not to say any litigators really do go to court

Just that I've never seen anyone post like this before

And it's weird

+1

I guess his court filings are quadruple spaced.

SLS_AMG wrote:

ResIpsa21 wrote:Do you write

All of your motions

Like this too?

If so, it doesn't really surprise me

That you haven't gone to court much

Not to say any litigators really do go to court

Just that I've never seen anyone post like this before

And it's weird

+1

I guess his court filings are quadruple spaced.

Do u even paeg limit bro

dixiecupdrinking wrote:I was told by a partner not to write any paragraphs that are more than three sentences. Seemed a little extreme but he's the successful one.

I might say 4-5 sentences, but that's not really bad advice. Judges are old, tired, bored, and probably have to squint to read half the time. If you write 10-sentence paragraphs, they'll fall asleep.

baal hadad wrote:Work in a lit boutique for Mostly corporate clients

Customer claims usually go to mediation and binding arb

Regulatory stuff usually goes to consent/settlement or to regulatory forum

Almost 9 months barred now

Been to court merely one time other than to observe

Appeared for to defend and successfully mediated a small claims matter

But I went alone w no supervision so that was cool

Some go to court. A lot just depends on the nature of the cases and the clients you have. Personal random pet peve - settling clearly bullshit cases that have no merit because cost of defending is more than throwing dollars at plaintiff. Hate that shit. Client once had tiny small claim filed against them for breach of warranty (small size was out of ordinary for that client but wanted us to handle) - claim was actually barred by prior class action settlement that directly covered the claim (plaintiff never filed a claim, lost his right to sue). Didn't matter. To establish that would have cost thousands of dollars in motion practice, when it was easier to just pay the douchebag.

baal hadad wrote: COMES NOW Baal hadad, by and through the undersigned counsel and pursuant to fla r civ p 56, and moves this court to grant summary judgment in favor of Baal hadad (herinafter "BH" or "plaintiff") and as grounds therefore states:

1) I'm not the first to poast like this

GRANTED
can confirm

baal hadad wrote: 3) honestly some state court stuff I've seen is closer to this style than not

GRANTED
definitely can confirm

baal hadad wrote: 2) u need to read TLS more often

DENIED
Material issue, court doubts anyone should read TLS more often

smallfirmassociate wrote:

dixiecupdrinking wrote:I was told by a partner not to write any paragraphs that are more than three sentences. Seemed a little extreme but he's the successful one.

I might say 4-5 sentences, but that's not really bad advice. Judges are old, tired, bored, and probably have to squint to read half the time. If you write 10-sentence paragraphs, they'll fall asleep.

re bolded: this is definitely true, so why does everyone blindly use Times New Roman 12 pt. it's an objectively shitacular font

judges read briefs?

bankruptcy lawyers go to court all the time

sundance95 wrote:

smallfirmassociate wrote:

dixiecupdrinking wrote:I was told by a partner not to write any paragraphs that are more than three sentences. Seemed a little extreme but he's the successful one.

I might say 4-5 sentences, but that's not really bad advice. Judges are old, tired, bored, and probably have to squint to read half the time. If you write 10-sentence paragraphs, they'll fall asleep.

re bolded: this is definitely true, so why does everyone blindly use Times New Roman 12 pt. it's an objectively shitacular font

Also true. I use Wing Dings, that way I know if the judge actually even tries to read it.