The Top 9 Ways to Tell
You’re About to Win Your First Case

9> Your opponent is out of time outs and hasn’t been able to move the burden of proof all day.

8> The jurors boo every time your opponent speaks.

7> CNN reports that Hell is freezing over.

6> The partners finally decide to start looking for a way to get your desk out of the janitor’s closet.

5> The judge refers to opposing counsel as “Counselor Schmuck Face.”

4> Every time opposing counsel speaks, the jury breaks into peals of laughter.

3> Out of nowhere, you start rhyming your closing argument.

2> Your client: A gorgeous woman seeking the right to dance naked in the front yard. Your jury: Ten guys from Delta Tau Delta, a construction worker and a woman wearing leather and a buzz cut.

and the Number 1 Way to Tell You’re About to Win Your First
Case…

1> Sappy orchestra starts playing and your client, the cute dog with the floppy ears, is reunited with his long-lost family.

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Credits:

Selected from 49 submissions from 10 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

BT Cesul, Troy, OH — 1 (7th #1!)
Nick Ortiz, Somerville, MA — 2, 6
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 3
Dawson E. Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 4, 5
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX — 7
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 8, 9
Brian E. Foster, Holt, MI — 9
Bill Wickart, Hillsboro, OR — Topic
Geoff Brown, Ann Arbor, MI — Top5 Law Chief Justice