The Top 9 Reasons Your
Practice Is in Bankruptcy

9> You’re supposed to triple-bill the rich corporation and do pro bono work for Our Lady of the Perpetually Empty Purse, not the other way around.

8> Cutting school the day they explained that whole “statute of limitations thingy” was not your smartest move.

7> Maybe that “If we don’t win the entire judgment for you, we’ll pay you twice the difference!” promotion wasn’t such a smart idea.

6> Firing all your paralegals in favor of a room full of monkeys in front of typewriters just hasn’t produced the quality of work you expected, although their grammar is quite good.

5> Jurors now demanding “cost of living” increases in bribe amounts.

4> Your class action suit to force the legalization of pot tanked because the class representative kept forgetting to show up for court.

3> The “Criminals! No fee until you’re released!” marketing plan.

2> Partners spend all day collaborating for funniest Top 5 Law List entry. And can’t come up with any.

and the Number 1 Reason Your Practice Is in Bankruptcy…

1> You only bill for the hours you’ve actually worked.

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Credits:

Selected from 42 submissions from 9 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Marty Cole, Fayetteville, NY — 1, 3 (5th #1!)
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 1 (8th #1!)
Bruce K. Skillin, Ocean Park, ME — 2
SH Armstrong, Surf City, CA — 4, 8, Topic
Dawson E. Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 5
BT Cesul, Troy, OH — 6
Bill MacDonald, Alexandria, VA — 7
Nick Ortiz, Somerville, MA — 9
Geoff Brown, Ann Arbor, MI — Top5 Law Chief Justice