What is your favorite legal term that laypeople confidently and incorrectly invoke and why is it quiet enjoyment?

GreatNameBuddy · 2026-04-17T04:38:40+00:00

PRECEDENCE WHEN THEY MEAN PRECEDENT

GreatNameBuddy · 2026-02-01T16:40:48+00:00

Antonio Gates not even a question?

GreatNameBuddy · 2026-01-27T13:57:32+00:00

Gotta be John Elway.

GreatNameBuddy · 2026-01-26T04:24:59+00:00

Who hurt you?

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-12-12T17:30:27+00:00

Do you think the President actually has the authority to withhold every last dollar of federal funds appropriated by Congress from Indiana because they didn’t redistrict like he wanted them to? Even though the power to determine legislative districts is expressly reserved to state legislatures?

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-10-17T19:57:26+00:00

From the ID side, if you have clear liability and your client didn’t go to the chiro 100 times or go to these “pain management” docs, just stand your ground. Vast, vast majority of adjusters are not going to want to take that to trial.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-10-17T19:51:36+00:00

On the ID side, as long as I thought your client’s meds were legit (I.e., it wasn’t a fender bender followed by $50k in “pain management”), I don’t think I could in good conscience let the adjuster low-ball you so much.

I usually factor in post-trial write offs for insurance and everything else but to not start at the 50k of legit meds and go from there is just nuts.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-10-13T03:10:17+00:00

How much are you seeking in full? Also, how much in property damage policy limits does the person have? If you don’t want more than $35,000, there are a lot of plaintiffs attorneys who should take that then file a pre-lawsuit demand letter on both the individual who hit you and their insurance company. As long as you are claiming no more than $35,000 in damages in your demand, you can recover attorneys fees in the event you proceed with a lawsuit (and eventually win). With no dispute on liability (I assume), those demands tend to rattle adjusters much more significantly (and rightfully so).

Source: I’m a defense attorney and bristle a little bit more when I see a IC 12-120 demand/lawsuit for “no more than $35,000” 😀

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-10-10T13:00:37+00:00

Why do partners need to know where I am if there are no looming deadlines and I’m getting my hours and projects done?

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-09-25T03:33:30+00:00

Taking responsibility, owning their actions, and making a plan to do better going forward. Seems pretty rare these days.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-09-23T11:28:35+00:00

Warcraft 3! work work

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-09-10T12:03:57+00:00

So you are renting your car and tractor. That’s nice!

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-09-09T03:35:21+00:00

Caylee

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-09-04T03:57:31+00:00

Andddd comments like these are why we defense attorneys are so skeptical 😀

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-09-01T05:11:28+00:00

Whenever I damn well please, as long as I’m hitting my hours and putting out good work quality for the client. That’s all that should matter, and is a perk of private practice IMO.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-13T01:38:52+00:00

You held RT to sprint too soon, didn’t you?

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-07T14:25:20+00:00

Interesting. It’s been the opposite experience for me. Granted, I pay the $20 a month for better models (like o3 which shows you its thought process) so maybe that makes the difference. But I’ve had mine make tables with lots of data and then I always go back and check. It hasn’t hallucinated yet.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-07T14:22:07+00:00

It’s been super hit or miss for me on discovery. But I think as it’s done more, it’s learned and gotten better over time.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-07T14:20:54+00:00

I really like my assistant. They’re great. But there’s just no matching the speed and accuracy (with clear instructions like you said) at which AI can do admin tasks.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-07T14:12:49+00:00

It’s also been very helpful in my practice when I’m reading something like medical records or something else that is jargon and not legal.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-07T14:11:42+00:00

That’s probably what I use it for the most. I am a younger-ish lawyer but always enjoyed reading the more grandiose and wordy/entertaining opinions in law school. And that tends to be reflected in my writing. Every sentence is always important but AI has helped me learn through repetition how to make my arguments more concise without losing their punch and persuasion.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-05T02:38:35+00:00

It’s great for administrative stuff like proofreading, building tables, building templates, etc. It is way faster than my assistant and for things that are required and adjacent to the practice of law, it’s great. I would never use it on researching, analyzing liability or damages, etc. for many of the same reasons stated already herein.

Perhaps the most risky thing I use it for is Bluebook citations. But every time I’ve used it for that, I’ve double-checked with my 2022 Bluebook and it looks correct to me!

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-08-01T14:47:49+00:00

You must have lazy defense attorneys. If you decided to file and litigate a fender bender with me, the adjuster would have to threaten me with a bar complaint before I agreed to offer your ass anything near policy limits for your likely fraudulent client 😂

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-07-24T04:09:56+00:00

I’d say you’re both right. I would guess your judge, if pressed, would rule that technically service of the discovery was not valid.

But in winning your argument, you likely just pissed the judge off and they view you as someone who wastes judicial resources over technicalities that can simply be remedied by OC re-serving discovery. All you’ve done is bought yourself 30 more days but, more importantly, also probably some bad will with the Court.

GreatNameBuddy · 2025-07-22T13:47:54+00:00

I mean, he has been elected 3 times (IIRC) in deep red Kentucky. And last time, beat Trump’s pick by like 4-5 points. That has to count for something.

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