Black dude in a onesy and a cape- check
Fight guy sporting the shocker – check
Strange guy in the background witha South Florida HOCKEY shirt on – check

Just making sure

It’s the chemistry of my blackberry, a crowded courtroom, and waiting for my case to be called while “checking important emails from the office that may pertain to the case”. Also, this only occurs at routine scheduling and motion calls, not Jack McCoy or Johnnie Cochran OMG trial stuff. Still, it would be very hard to explain my laughter erupting through the dull silence while the judge considers a motion for leave to file a third amended complaint. Maybe I should stop. Or not.

Internet access in court? Are you sneaking in a cell phone or have the judges gone lax?

You (Domer Guy) might be interested to know that one of the Notre Dame alums I really liked was a guy about my dad’s age with whom I worked very closely on a large trust litigation matter. He was one of the firm’s appellate gurus. He was valedictorian of his undergraduate class at ND and then won the Hoynes Prize (first in class) as a summa graduate at ND Law School three years later before clerking at the Supreme Court for then-Chief Justice Burger. He is kind of a quiet, introverted guy, but extremely likable and brilliant. As we were both college football fans, we chatted a fair amount about the Ty Willingham-Urban Meyer-Charlie Weis saga.

One of the other Notre Dame guys I liked a lot was a trial partner with whom I worked on another T&E litigation matter. He graduated third in his class at ND Law School in the class ahead of the first guy I mentioned, and his wife was valedictorian (sadly, that being in the ’70s, her employment options weren’t nearly as numerous as his). He served as the Director of the state Office of Professional Responsibility for a number of years, so he had some really interesting stories about lawyer misconduct.

My bad. That’s the result of grinding away all day in court trying to make that scratch in an effort to get a leg up on the man (a/k/a repay student loans). I am beginning to think that asphyxiating myself with the golden handcuffs is the way to go.

In all honesty, my initial post was supposed to be (at least partially) sarcastic, but we all know how sarcasm goes over on the interwebs and in comment sections in particular. I mistakenly let the disdain I feel for some lawyers seep into my EDSBS post, and for that I apologize.

As for the “Domers being Domers” comment, yeah, I guess I deserve that one.

FWIW, I do have a few friends who are Notre Dame alums who I like a lot and of whom I think very highly, so I was not making any blanket insinuations–just a response to one guy who was over-reacting to a goofy post by me @ #2 and countering what seemed to me to be an attempt to imply some sort of superiority through the otherwise-random Above the Law reference. That was directed at him; I’m not trying to impress anyone else. There are plenty of bright people who post here, as we all know. It’s one of the reasons–apart from Orson’s sense of humor and ample linguistic creativity–I love this site above just about all other college football-themed blogs.

Peace and goodwill to all.

Twenty-ninth!!!

Also, I take umbrage at the unnecessary name-calling (I’m a little sensitive that way). I’m an extremely nice guy, not . . . what you called me. You wouldn’t want Notre Dame fans to get a bad reputation, now, would you?

“What the hell is Ellis T. Jones doing coaching football? What’s the penalty for blowing an assignment in that defense? Taze ‘em and Trunk ‘em?”