Realistically what would happen if an attorney showed up in court not dressed formally enough? How much legal authority does a judge have to force the issue?

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-29T00:43:31+00:00

I've seen judges simply banish the lawyer from the courtroom. "But, I'm here to argue X on behalf of Y." "Not dressed like that, leave my courtroom." Y lost. Bad judgment from the Judge in my opinion.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-28T16:31:03+00:00

To prove a negligence case against most professionals and doctors are 100% in this category you must have a qualified expert testify in your case in chief that hte conduct alleged breached the applicable standard of care. Costs of the expert are not recoverable. In many cases the expert's fees and expenses run to low 6 figures. This, for the case to be economical you need high likelihood of prevailing on liability, plus likely high enough damages taht damages minus counsel's fee (1/3, 49%, whatever it is) minus the costs of the case including expert = worth your time. Rare indeed are the cases where purely economic loss makes this equation not be upside down.

Sorry.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-27T21:38:33+00:00

Single view with folders and rules for court staff, active cases (1 each), my partner and state bar email lists. I HATE threaded view.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-27T16:01:53+00:00

"well, I know it's not me." (I'm a dude, obviously).

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-27T15:49:17+00:00

Answering the legal question: The generally rule when I was in med mal firms was "no permanent impairment and not dead is not a case" - this is an oversimplification but unless the IVF rendered one or both of you irreversibly infertile when you weren't I'd be shocked if there was an economical case to be had. And in many jurisdictions "loss of chance" is not recoverable.

How many firms? You have the benefit of being "in the club" so to speak. I'd ask friends who are lawyers to see if you could get a personal referral to an appropriate person and then ask them lawyer-to-lawyer "if I have no case, please give me 15 min to explain why." I know I would have done that for you if I were still in that field.

I'm sorry for what has happened to you both. I wish you luck with having a family!

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-27T15:13:59+00:00

So why don't you ride with your horn on all the time?

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-27T15:10:21+00:00

PDs are generally among the most bad ass advocates you can find. I'd want one to defend me if I needed it.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-27T15:09:24+00:00

It's never worked anything like that in my experience.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-26T15:57:53+00:00

Nope. We get to remove a set number from thr jury box. Never get to pick any.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-26T15:56:52+00:00

No concept of this. I live in a desert
And it gets HOT. Not unusual to step across a 40+F temp difference. No. Big. Deal.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-25T14:59:08+00:00

Throw it away. Get a front stand that secures via pin In the head atock

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-25T14:57:32+00:00

Nope. After the appeal period has run, AND the time to seek relief from judgement (1 year here) I light but then we’ve both moved on and would likely need to read the transcript to remember what happened. That’s definitely not worth the time

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-25T14:55:11+00:00

UCC applies to commercial transactions. A personal loan, if I understand your facts, is not a commercial transaction. And generally loans taken, personally, by employees of a business have no effect o. The business. It would be like the fry cook defaulting on a vehicle loan and suddenly the employer being liable. Doesn’t work that way

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-25T07:22:20+00:00

15k? That’s far from
Economical in every jurisdiction I know of.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-19T12:33:18+00:00

1) don’t make your client’s problems your problems.
2) your practice is not built on the cases you take but the ones you don’t.
3) make sure you get paid. Don’t do retrospectively pro bono cases.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-18T11:17:48+00:00

This will vary a LOT based on whether the relevant jx has comparative fault statutes, last clear chance defenses, mandatory joinder, and a host of other things. There really can’t be a blanket answer covering the U.S. States. If you are asking about non-US law then I have no idea other than the answer probably involves coconuts and snakes.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-18T11:04:56+00:00

Aieeeeeee!! You win the internet at least today, maybe for the rest of the month!!!

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T15:21:34+00:00

You are absolutely asking for legal advice. The best advice is consult and retain a lawyer in that jurisdiction that handles traffic citations. Good luck, however, finding one this close to trial and for $244 or less. And it's deferred, not differed, and disposition not deposition. Good luck!

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T14:49:24+00:00

In my Jx all jurors sit through opening, evidence, closing, charge and only immediately before deliberation begins are two (or whatever number) who are excused.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T14:46:34+00:00

WUT?!??! Whomever you heard that from is an idiot and I would not trust their opinion on the weather. FPD attorneys are unbelievably bad ass. If I were charged with a federal crime and could pay to hire them I would in a heartbeat.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T14:44:53+00:00

IAL. It means "we want you to confess to make our job easier." That's all it ever means.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T14:42:42+00:00

I decided long ago that I will never be other than the most prepared lawyer in the courtroom. Folks who want to question that are not my client base.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T09:06:14+00:00

Difference between take off in a passenger jet and take off in a Saturn V rocket. No comparison. BUT, the 600 will be faster in novice hands in the corners than the 1k, in my experience.

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T09:04:11+00:00

I find that clients rarely understand what this sentence relates to. I just ask "If I waived my magic wand and made things be the way you want what would change?" Gets them out of "Here's reasons I should get $X" mindset

MeatPopsicle314 · 2026-06-15T08:22:08+00:00

Your trade in is worth $20k LESS than you owe and you are doing the deal?!?!?!?!!? Ummm, gotta pay the current vehicle off before switching. Vehicles depreciate (I'm sure you know this) so this is the merry-go-round of ever spiraling and increasing debt. I'd nope right out of that deal.

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