Law Practice
May 5, 2012
Profanity’s role in the language of lawyers
Language is not just a means of communication for lawyers, it is the source, process and product of our work. By Wendy W. Smith of Binder & Malter LLP
I went to a pre-trial settlement conference recently for one of those cases that should have settled long ago. I stepped into the case hoping to resolve it quickly. The local attorney called us into the airless jury room set aside by the court for mediation, and started speaking with the foulest language. This was not just your everyday version of cursing that most of us hear as attorneys, but sounded like something from the "Sopranos."...
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