Author: portiaporter
“There were four of us altogether: The indefatigable and brave Raccoon and his shadow Hoppy attended to the legwork of the practice. The Management—a strict but unfair ruler—counted the money and always found it lacking. My job, as the only one with the law license, was to attend to the nebulous demands of the Law. I was pretty sure that the other three on my crew thought they could do better … without me, if only the capricious state laws of South Duck stopped making practicing law without a license illegal, an actual crime.” Alienation of Affections Slighted by the…
When a multi-millionaire businessman hires rookie lawyer for his very complex and expensive divorce, young lawyer thinks that she is special. But what’s the real reason for this odd choice, and will the rookie lawyer guess it before it is too late? For law students, pre-law, young lawyers with a solo practice, and anybody who enjoys laughing at lawyers.
For law students and pre-law, young lawyers contemplating a solo practice in any area, and for divorcing people who want to go into the game with their eyes open. Through a mix of cautionary tales, inside information, and elaborate tongue-in-cheek instructions, Portia Porter exposes the achilles heel of the legal profession: if you don’t want to pay your lawyers, there is little they can do … can do about it. In the spirit of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal,” this hilarious instruction manual for grifters should be required reading for any law student, and for anyone contemplating divorce litigation. In…