A Curmudgeon's Perspective
Hey, Old Guys!
By Otto Sorts | Oct.13.11 | No Comments
There's a scene in the movie "Men in Black" when Will Smith's character tries unsuccessfully to get the attention of his bosses, and finally succeeds when he bellows “Hey, Old [...]
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High Five the Legal Profession
By Otto Sorts | Sep.20.11 | No Comments
When my kid played soccer, there was a ritual at the end of every game. Each team would line up single-file, facing in opposite directions, then walk by the entire other team an[...]
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Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Lawyers
By Otto Sorts | Aug.16.11 | 3 Comments
When I was growing up, among my favorite heroes were Atticus Finch, Perry Mason and Clarence Darrow. Yes, I know it could have had something to do with Gregory Peck, Raymond Burr a[...]
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Fear of Phoning
By Otto Sorts | Jun.23.11 | 2 Comments
When I was an associate, the most prominent item on my desk was a big, black, ugly toad that sat on the front corner and stared at me expectantly all day, every day. Occasionally i[...]
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Say What?
By Otto Sorts | Jun.02.11 | No Comments
I got an email from one of the younger partners the other day and, frankly, I couldn’t figure it out: "snicker77: why not? @fiddle @sweaterneck @sideways = Curmudgeon?" Upo[...]
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Get Out of the Way!
By Otto Sorts | Apr.23.11 | No Comments
There’s a straight stretch of freeway along my morning commute where most people in the left lane drive well above the 65 mph speed limit. Today, some guy in a big, fancy SUV was[...]
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Decisions, Decisions
By Otto Sorts | Mar.23.11 | No Comments
Fred sat at the end of the table, sweating and looking at the six of us as we waited expectantly for his decision. He hemmed, he hawed. And he asked to go over the options yet one [...]
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The Sound of Silence
By Otto Sorts | Mar.14.11 | No Comments
“It’s the silence that gets me most,” he said. We were sitting in his small office in a 1950’s building just off the main drag. His name was stenciled on the frosted glass [...]
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Late … Again?
By Otto Sorts | Feb.24.11 | 1 Comment
“She’s late.” “Yeah, she’s always late, but she’s a good attorney.” “At these rates, she’d better be!” It didn’t matter whether she had asked for the mee[...]
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