Practice Pointer: Don't be a jerk off
2 Comments Published by Augur on Monday, March 24 at 10:07 AM.
As the Professional Responsibility experts at the Above the Law teach us, if you make a masturbatory gesture to a judge, you're only screwing yourself.
Their lawyer of the day is Adam Reposa.
Adam Reposa, 33, was held in contempt of court by County-Court-at-Law Judge Jan Breland for his "intentional and contumacious conduct during the court's review of the plea bargain offer to his client before jury trial."
Reposa, who could not be reached for comment, "made a simulated masturbatory gesture with his hand while making eye contact with the court in response to an objection by the state to his interference with the court plea bargain inquiry," Breland wrote in a judgment of criminal contempt of court filed March 11.
Check the Above the Law post, for more of his exploits, including his graceful handling of the press and his inspiring YouTube commericials.
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Practice Pointer: Dont get cute with Congress
4 Comments Published by Augur on Friday, March 7 at 5:22 PM.
Homeland Security Secretary Cherthoff attended a House hearing questioning his Department's diversity practices. Who did he bring with him to this hearing? Ten aides, all of whom were white males.
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) took notice, and asked all of Chertoff's aides to stand up. Watt says to Cherthoff: "You brought 10 staff people with you...all white males. . . . But I hope you've got more diversity in your staff than is reflected here. Please reassure me that is the case." Cherthoff responds: "I think that is definitely the case." So far, not good, but not completely humiliating.
Watt was about to move on when Cherthoff chimes in, "I wouldn't assume that the ethnic background of everybody behind me is self-evident." Watt responds: "I wouldn't assume the ethnic background of everybody behind you is self-evident, but I think I know an African American when I see one. . . . If anyone wants to stand up and volunteer and tell me they are an African American, I hope they will do that right now." Of course, no one stood.
At this point people started laughing. Watt kept pouring it on: "If anybody is a female that's sitting back there and wants to stand up and volunteer to tell me that . . . I hope they will do that right now. And I want the record to show clearly that nobody stood up to volunteer in either one of those categories."
To round out the pwnage, Watt chided Cherthoff: "So if you want to make that point and be cute about it . . . let me be explicit about it. . . . If we are going to do law enforcement in this country . . . we need to understand that there is an element of diversity in our country that is not represented here."
Taking ten white guys to a hearing on diversity -- he deserves it.
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Practice Pointer: Don't be an insolent little tweak
9 Comments Published by Augur on Tuesday, October 16 at 1:12 PM.
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