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To: Will_Zurmacht
He he that reminds me of a case an old firm of mine was involved in where some young attys were doing some document production late one night in an opposing counsel's conference room, and after a liquid dinner, they left a really silly note to the paralegal (who had given them the documents and the room for review) to pick up the next day. I'm sure it was funny to them at the time.

Through some brilliance of the atty in my firm what should have been AND WAS INTENDED AS a trite silly joke resulted in the document (a full size poster paper) becoming Exhibit A when it came to allocating attorney's fees ("your honor - here is an example of how the other side conducted itself in these serious proceedings.. .")

That note cost their client over a million $ and the two young bucks their job.

My simple rule - when you are not sure or you are drunk - shut the F up until you are sure or you have at least sobered up. And even then try to keep as much unwritten as possible.

my 2 c

19 posted on 01/19/2005 5:31:47 AM PST by freedomlover
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To: freedomlover
"My simple rule - when you are not sure or you are drunk - shut the F up until you are sure or you have at least sobered up. And even then try to keep as much unwritten as possible."

An even simpler rule. Don't drink on the job.

sheesh, those guys should have been fired even if they didn't write anything stupid.
47 posted on 01/19/2005 11:54:54 AM PST by monday
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