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May 1, 2007
Legal Ease
Appearances count—just take a look at those dull, gray, monolithic documents you present to the judge. By Howard Posner
By Howard Posner
Appearance Matters
Years ago, when I was an Associate Without Prospects at Humpty & Dumpty, the senior partner asked me into his office, where he was holding a Very Important Motion I had drafted the previous week and hadn't seen since. He asked what the most important point in the motion was. I told him. He handed me the draft and...
Appearance Matters
Years ago, when I was an Associate Without Prospects at Humpty & Dumpty, the senior partner asked me into his office, where he was holding a Very Important Motion I had drafted the previous week and hadn't seen since. He asked what the most important point in the motion was. I told him. He handed me the draft and...
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