Lawyers Break Down The Worst Legal Advice They've Ever Seen Given Online
January 20 | 2021
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Objection! Much like WebMD, everyone should not use the internet for a for the legal equivalent. If you need legal representation, then put some pennies together and get some, or do the only research you should, find free legal aide. Too many people are trusting people they'll never see for life matters that are too important. Once and awhile some lawyers take a look to see what's being thrown about and most of it is problematic.
Redditor u/NoodlesTheKitty wanted to hear from employees of the court about the times they couldn't believe what they were hearing and seeing by asking.... Lawyers of Reddit - what is the worst advice you've seen on r/legal advice?
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Different Place... Different Troubles....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTUwMzQxMy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMDMyMzk3NH0.MTn-2Pdl0RST8bd9KhTNysq3gJAKJQgp8mZ6QznVNf8/img.gif?width=980" id="702b4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ffd065ad559e27076eafbffefacb9d0f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="400" data-height="300" />Lawyer GIF by memecandyGiphy<p>I'm a lawyer and the biggest mistake I see people make is assuming the law is the same everywhere. There is a reason we need to be licensed in every state to practice there. Furthermore, if it's not your specific area of expertise, a general knowledge of the law is probably not enough. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj97s8s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wizzdom</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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In Bad Faith
<p>Not <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">r/legaladvice</a> but <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">r/exmormon</a> for legal advice. I remember the time someone was mentioning they were gearing up for a divorce but didn't have enough money to retain an attorney for the proceedings. Someone on the sub gave them the advice that they should get consultations with all of the top divorce attorneys in the region. The reasoning was that if the attorney has consulted with one side in a case that they are obligated to not be able to represent the other side. They wanted the spouse to also not have access to an attorney.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Comes out later that OP actually took that advice & consulted with 30 divorce attorneys. None were able to take the case so spouse has a hard time hiring one. Eventually the spouse & attorney found the thread on reddit and were able to tie the account back to OP.</p><p>Judge not only rules totally in favor of the spouse but OP was also ordered to pay part of the attorneys fees due to abuse of process, acting in bad faith, etc which made things more expensive for her.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/2cqp34/what_happens_when_you_ask_rexmormon_for_legal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here's a thread summerizing it all</a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj9f21z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Skrivus</a></p>
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"not a lawyer"
<p>In a thread asking about the legality of physically assaulting people who don't wear masks in public (Big surprise, its still assault) the general consensus was "Feeling strongly enough about something means laws don't matter."</p><p>I tend to notice its common on reddit to have this weird, psychotic power fantasy going on where you can respond to minor rudeness with immediate and overwhelming violence and be applauded for it while doing so. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>A lot of advice in <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">r/legaladvice</a> from "not a lawyer" types seems to advocate blatantly illegal and often violent behavior in reprisal to some pretty minor slights. The mod team is pretty good at taking down these types of comments, but you still see a lot of them. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj8nefq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vict0r117</a></p>
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Looking....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTUwMzQ2NS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NTUzMjg2Mn0.dmcduKduq8W_NTJzLrJUnZ7LqZOK391kRiVuU2NTAw4/img.gif?width=980" id="2919a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="075c2cc2838fef83c681665c124b11d3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="253" />Looking Jim Carrey GIF by Golden GlobesGiphy<p>The only half decent advice I've ever seen come from that sub was what <em>kind</em> of lawyer you need to look for. It's safest to assume that everyone else is a cop or a maroon. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj94hmd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">matcha-hatcha</a><span></span></p>100% Wrong
<p>It was regarding a noncompete or some kind of employment contract. All of the advice in the thread, including from quality contributor flared posters, was saying "looks like you're stuck, it's a contract and you agreed to it, consider it a life lesson."</p><p>With 2 minutes of research I found an appellate case directly on point from the relevant jurisdiction saying "employers can't enforce this contractual clause because it's against public policy." Meaning that everyone else giving advice in the thread was correct generally, but 100% wrong for the OP.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Lexis/westlaw searches (the way lawyers research the law) are obscenely expensive, so I don't expect anyone in <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">r/legaladvice</a> to be doing them out-of-pocket to help internet randos. But I found it with google. Either way, if you're posting there giving advice half-cocked, not knowing the full facts or law, I feel like you're violating your ethical obligations as an attorney. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj8srrf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hawks1TheYoungTrade</a></p>
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Not Reddit
<p>I'm a lawyer. So much of it is straight up garbage. It's pretty clearly full of folks googling away. The best answers are often downvoted lol. I followed legal advice for a few days or something and bounced as fast as possible.</p><p>Don't rely on Reddit if you need advice. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj973fe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Panama_Scoot</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Great Ponds
<p>I'm not a lawyer but I really enjoyed the person talking about my state's Great Ponds law. The question was asking what to do about people trespassing on OP's boat ramp at their summer cabin. According this poster, the Great Ponds law says there needs to be access, so therefore OP is out of luck. In reality, the law says that the town must provide public access to lakes or ponds over a certain size, not that you can just walk through anybody's property to get there. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj8xza1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NativeMasshole</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Basics
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTUwMzQ4MS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MTY4NTM2MX0.7lGvtZQTpSNpORk6tqz55dGmgFx9XFCAjvXbBH99Cjc/img.gif?width=980" id="2162b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cc89d7da3b16216189399d2d6da2255b" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="281" />viola davis side eye GIF by ABC NetworkGiphy<p>In my opinion, there are only three actual pieces of advice from that sub.</p><ol><li>Call the police</li><li>Get a lawyer</li><li>You're screwed. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj92d1v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MooKids</a></li></ol><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Have a Nice Life
<p>I'm not a lawyer, but I used to browse <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">r/legaladvice</a>. A year or two ago, there was a girl who was looking for options to prevent her parents from taking her back to the ancestral third-world country for a year for "school" or something. The post was chock-full of red flags; from the context it seemed pretty likely that the actual reason was far more sinister (I don't remember the specifics, but it seemed likely she would be married off, and in any case would not be returning to the USA at any point). </p><p>As I recall, she seemed reluctant to leave her friends for "a year" and didn't look forward to the trip, but she seemed oblivious that there might be something worse in store. Specifics aside, everyone was justifiably scared for her.</p><p>Nobody had any particularly useful legal advice, because it turns out there's not really anything illegal about leaving the country with your minor/dependent child with a good cover story, and her few preemptive legal options would have required more money and freedom than she had.</p>
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<p>People did, however, have a lot of practical advice. Things like, "under no circumstances should you get on the plane," "talk to a teacher <em>ASAP</em>," "if you can't avoid going to the airport, pocket something that'll earn you a private interview with security and tell them you're being trafficked," etc. Again, I don't remember all the specifics, and maybe not all the advice was useful. But some of it was stuff the girl probably needed to read.</p><p>The comments section got ripped apart by the mods. It was just a graveyard of deleted posts followed by "This comment has been removed because it does not contain any legal advice." And the post itself was removed later with a short note to the effect that "this is not something we can help you with, have a nice life."</p>
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<p>I get it, a sub has rules to keep the conversation focused, and you don't want to get in the habit of making exceptions, or the rules no longer mean anything. But those rules are enforced by people, not robots, and sometimes a rule-breaking comment could literally save a life. Have a little empathy.</p><p>I unsubscribed that day. I hope the girl is okay. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kx731t/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_advice_youve/gj956ce?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">coherent-rambling</a></p>
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You Never Know
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Lawyers Share The Most Incriminating Evidence They Ever Found That They Couldn't Actually Use In Court
December 08 | 2020
Every time I watch Law & Order: SVU I scream at the television when a judge throws out a piece of vital evidence. When they give a "reason" I'm like... that makes no sense. How can evidence be disqualified? It's evidence! Imagine how much more frustrating it is to learn that that happens in real life. I'm stunned. Can you imagine being the lawyer or client when you discover the smoking gun, the linchpin to the whole case is something that can't be used? Ridiculous.
Redditor u/shortbus79 wanted the lawyers of the net to share with us some stories of frustration by asking.... Prosecuting Attorneys of Reddit, what is the most incriminating evidence you've found but couldn't use?
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Cycle Proof
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Authenticity
<p>Lawyer, but not a prosecutor. A buddy shared an old story about this dude who was caught on video (hidden camera) receiving bribe money. Thing is, the footage wasn't authenticated properly. Dude was ultimately acquitted. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/k6ary2/prosecuting_attorneys_of_reddit_what_is_the_most/geklvmn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nopeisweartwasntme</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>I heard this could happen, I'm not clear on the exact laws surrounding it, and I don't live in the US so it could be different for them, but I did hear that there are only certain video file types that are admissible because they can't be modified and returned to the same type. Doesn't make it a completely infallible system, and other video files are likely acceptable within reason, although they're not necessarily counted as solid evidence.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/k6ary2/prosecuting_attorneys_of_reddit_what_is_the_most/gelfkhg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Gate4043</a></p>
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Joe
<p>Not a prosecutor, but I remember reading about a case where a black man (I'll just call him Joe) was arrested for a murder he hadn't committed. After spending numerous years in prison, people began looking into his case because he had said the entire time he had not committed any crime.</p><p>The investigators began to find that many of the eye witness testimony was questionable to say the least and there were numerous errors the police department had made when filing the case which then called into question other evidence that had been originally presented at the first trial.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Basically at this point the investigators believed there was enough evidence to convince a court that Joe was wrongfully convicted due to numerous errors by law enforcement and the fact that many of the original "eye witnesses" later admitted they were either too far away or had an obstructed view to see who actual perp was.</p><p>However, there was ONE witness that truly believed they had seen the Joe commit the crime despite all of the errors and other eye witnesses mentioned above.</p><p>The Joe went to court several times to try and get out of prison on basis of bad evidence etc., but this one eye witness was so passionate when questioned that every single time the jury sided with the witness and Joe stayed in prison.</p>
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<p>So despite the overwhelming evidence that Joe was wrongly convicted, and that all but one eye witness TESTIFIED that they couldn't really be sure they had seen Joe commit the crime, one eye witness was what kept him in prison. Not really incriminating evidence, but overwhelming evidence he was innocent yet the jury kept siding with one eye witness.</p><p>I can't remember if Joe ever got out, but even still, he'd been behind bars for decades at that point. If anyone can find the actual case, please link it below. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/k6ary2/prosecuting_attorneys_of_reddit_what_is_the_most/gekcojz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andy-B1234</a></p>
Hidden Treasure
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Bad Parents
<p>Not a prosecutor. But my parents were horribly abusive. Like to the point what when I was 4 days old, CPS tried to get my mother to give me up for adoption because they already had so many complaints about what they were doing to my 2 older sisters. But it didn't work out. 6 years later, they were taken before the court for child abuse and neglect. My older sisters gave testimony (I couldn't for various reasons), CPS presented their reports. Multiple complaints from neighbors, teachers, doctors, and my own grandmother. But the idiot of a judge refused to commit my parents because my mother didn't confess that my father did abuse us. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Instead they were let go and we were sent into foster care. From then on though CPS would take every child they had. All 6 of them. Fast forward almost 20 years and my mother is arrested and charged with felony child abuse with children 10 and 11. She only served 3 months because "it was all her new husbands fault". As soon as she got out, CPS immediately tried putting the girls back with her even though they knew she had a track record of abuse but it was from another state so it didn't count.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Bluellan/" target="_blank">Bluellan</a></p>
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Burglary
<p>I had this issue where my flat was broken into when I was a kid, they took everything and the worst part was we knew who it was and even asked if they took our PS1 and TV, (I was like 6 and this was many years ago) turns out they did and police couldn't do anything because of "no evidence." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/k6ary2/prosecuting_attorneys_of_reddit_what_is_the_most/gekulig?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HiiiighAllTheTiiiime</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Murder
<p>I'm a lawyer but not a prosecutor but I eat lunch and talk to other lawyers. Here is my story. There's a murder of a college girl in my town. It goes cold. Sadly, cops do what cops do, charge some random black guy that worked at the complex the murdered girl lived at. His trial is a hung jury once and second a mistrial. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Well, while he's awaiting trial for the third time, police are serving an arrest warrant on a totally unrelated person and in that dude's home they find some creepy ass shrine to dead girl. Wasn't a relative or anything. He just had tons of pictures of her on his wall. They couldn't use that and had no proof he was the real killer. Black guy's chargers were dropped. Nobody was ever convicted of her murder. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/k6ary2/prosecuting_attorneys_of_reddit_what_is_the_most/gek8s9e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TyroneSuave</a></p>
Jury Duty
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Po Po Issues
<p>Anything the police mess up and then gets suppressed. If the police violate your constitutional rights, the evidence will be suppressed from court. I've had confessions suppressed. Physical DNA suppressed. That always sucks to tell a victim their assailant is going free because of lazy police work. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/k6ary2/prosecuting_attorneys_of_reddit_what_is_the_most/gel0jj8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">siwwywabbitsnap</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Evidence Says....
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Why is it the two professionals we all tend to fib to most are our doctors and lawyers? These are the two people that need our truths the most, so that they can assist us in our dire situations. Maybe its shame or just pain stupidity? We as clients tend to be our own worst enemies, which makes our life and death situations that much more exhausting and arduous to overcome. Lawyers will tell you.... never have a surprise waiting for them! But do people listen? Read on to find out....
Redditor u/1CarefulOwner-NotMe was hoping lawyers reading along in the world would share some out their tales about certain clients by asking.... Solicitors/Lawyers; Whats the worst case of 'You should have mentioned this sooner' you've experienced?<div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_1"></div>
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The 44
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You just forgot?
<p>Co-suspect was defended by another lawyer, who argued in his closing arguments that there should've been a police lineup during the investigation, since the suspects were brought into the station when the victim was still there.</p><p>Client turns to me and says that there had been a lineup and they were not identified. This was about 30 minutes after the alleged robbery. Nothing in the file suggests a negative police lineup. We do trials based on written statements by police, they are hardly ever in court to testify.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>I mention what my client said in my closing arguments, the prosecutor's mouth drops and she becomes pale, hearing is suspended for further investigations.</p><p>Couple of weeks later, police officers are testifying in shame that they forgot to finish the report on the police lineup. Prosecutors case is thrown out for irreparable harm to the trial. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fx9vk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">TheWayOfTheViking</a></p>
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Listen to Jesus
<p>Had a client charged with being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a handgun. She had been in a car that had gotten into a shootout on the interstate (in the middle of the night in a rural area at least). She was the passenger and her car pulled into the state trooper post in the county I practiced in. Her car was shot to hell so it was obvious something happened, but there was a gun in the car, she had a 30 year old felony theft conviction, so she was charged. She had some crazy story for what happened but it was obvious that it was a drug deal gone wrong, however that didn't matter for her charge really.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>The discovery was really light, the driver of her car wasn't a convicted felon, and it didn't appear the state police had investigated the fact there was another car obviously shooting at my client even though the genesis of the shootout was just up the road in that same post's jurisdiction. Short of it was she had some legitimate defenses.</p>
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<p>I had met with her multiple times, discussed her case in depth, and was preparing for trial. About two weeks from trial in passing she mentioned that a state trooper had interviewed her at the state police post, which was annoying because at this point the case was 7 or 8 months old.</p>
<p>So I look through the discovery again, don't see anything, but file a motion asking for any recordings of interviews. Sure enough the prosecutor was sitting on it, which is shady as hell, unethical, and common practice for that prosecutor office. I get the interview and all of four minutes in she tells the cop not only did she know the gun was in the car, but that she had been the one shooting. That pretty much killed every defense I had.</p><p>We had a come to Jesus talk the next day and she took her offer which was the minimum of five years to serve. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fxcdl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">gianini10</a></p>
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On Camera
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<p>They decided this was their big payday, claimed they could barely walk, had ptsd, serious back trouble, would never work again, the whole 9 yards.</p><p>They neglected to tell their lawyer they had been (i) working a manual labour job (ii) riding motorcycles again (iii) did a bungee jump.</p><p>All of which we caught on video/they documented via social media. They did not get the multi million pound settlement payment they expected and were pursued for fraud. It was a fun phone call after we sent the tape full of evidence.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9ftjk0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">shakeyourrumba</a></p>
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Not Enough $$$
<p>Had a guy with a DUI. Asked about any criminal history, he said no. So I started the paperwork for ARD for him (it's a first time offense program that seals the record and drops the charges once completed).</p><p>Get to the courthouse, talk to the DA, find out the guy had another DUI a year prior. Also was on probation from the first one still. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>His excuse for not telling me was the first DUI was made up and he wasn't intoxicated, but pled guilty anyway. Unfortunately I ended up representing him for both bases, did not get paid nearly enough for the crap I went through, but I did manage to keep him out of jail so he could take care of his elderly mother. Made him give up his vehicles though. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fin8o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">InTooDeepButICanSwim</a></p>
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So Pretty
<p>Learned while my client was on the stand that she had "a little bit of a drug problem." She disclosed immediately after that she was going to fail the drug test the judge ordered because she had been a daily meth user for years. She was stunningly gorgeous, had held the same job for over 25 years, and was a rockstar mom to a kid with special needs. Unlike 90% of my clients, she was always on time, responsive, and did everything I asked. </p><p>To date the only high functioning meth user I've met. But heck that hearing would have gone quite differently had she mentioned that to me beforehand.</p><p>FYI, most of the time we can deal with bad facts. At the very least we can give you the advice you need to hear. But there isn't much I can do with surprise facts in the middle of a trial. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9frrf6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">quelindolio</a></p>
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I'm sorry, other children?
<p>I had a client on a family matter, we were in court and I was going on about how being a father was the most important thing in the world to him and his ex pipes up and says 'well, he never sees his other children!'</p><p>I'm sorry, other children?</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>That being said, many clients leave out embarrassing things until they get called out on them. Please tell your lawyers all the facts. We've literally heard everything and really don't care. Just let me prepare to explain that your weekend habits of drugs and sex dungeons doesn't effect your ability to parent.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fvijr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">amgirl1</a></p>
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Where to Begin?
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"that's not me"
<p>Ok, here we go. defending a lady in a simple neighbor dispute. neighbors said she assaulted them with a hose and threatened their kids, case was pretty weak bc my client was an old lady and she adamantly denied everything. anyways, it's just a small evidentiary hearing in front of the judge so there was no discovery ahead of time or anything like that. anyways, my client is on the stand, come to find out they have video footage of her smearing dog poop on their house. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Then printing out photos of their kids and writing racial slurs on them (family was Jewish), and covering her house with racist signs (like, papering her entire house). needless to say my jaw dropped. client then perjured herself on the stand-they play a video where it's obviously her, but she repeats "that's not me" over and over. most painful court moment of my life.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fulmz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">karichar</a></p>
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Show me the Money!!
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<p>Y'all have no idea how hard it is to trace and prove the existence of that much money in loose 100s, 50s, and 20s is. Cost her several grand in fees alone for how much work went into finding it. When if she had just told us about it we could have placed it into a trust account pending the divorce.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fzxw1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PM_ME_UR_STRANGE</a></p>
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Rest my Case
<p>Spent several hours zealously arguing that my client was severely disabled and couldn't work due to a back injury. It was so bad that the poor dude couldn't even sit in a chair throughout the entire proceedings. Rest my case. Opposing counsel calls in a DEC representative who proceeds to produce record after record of my client's deer hunting activities. He sat in a tree, in freezing weather, for many hours, shot and killed multiple deer, and transported their carcasses out of the woods all on his own. SMH. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9g0mkd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shabbah8</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_18" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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is it real?
<p>In-house attorney here but I interned for a judge at our court of common pleas during law school. There was a case of a guy that asked two early 20 girls a ride from the mall to a gas station. He told them he would pay them cash for the trip.</p><p>During that trip, he sat in the back seat and had advised that he had a pellet gun that closely resembled a hand gun. He said he had only pulled it out to show the girls but never did anything further. That had been his testimony during all the proceedings. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_19" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>He willingly takes the stand and the prosecutor is questioning him about the gun and how he handled it. This dude willingly admits that he held it to the passengers temple threatening to shoot her with what she believed to be a real gun. He also corrected the prosecutor during questioning telling him that he never stated it wasn't a real hand gun.</p><p>That jury verdict came about as fast as one could. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9g1u4z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Tdavis002</a></p>
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Not Sorry
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDU5MzAxMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzODkyMDg5M30.TCRoZ3VCf-RTYrPcTEIeEpxIofudplc--HwG2sjL2dw/img.gif?width=980" id="ef714" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bfcbff934a28589b108aabd086de4e2e" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="360" />Season 4 Episode 21 GIF by The SimpsonsGiphy<p>Special Ed case. School district was supposed to be providing services to the child in the home. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_21" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Clients told us the school district had never sent anyone to provide the services, they hadn't heard from anyone in the district about scheduling, etc. Brought this up during a pre-hearing conference with judge and opposing counsel. After the conference, opposing counsel sends me pages of affidavits and documentation of all the times the school district employees went to the house and were refused entry by my clients for various reasons (or clients just didn't answer the door when they were clearly home). Clients had no explanation about why they lied to me. They fired us shortly after and I was not sad.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9g03oy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">MaleficientBowler</a></p>
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Nobody Wins
<p>My cousin was the moron client. He and his second wife are divorcing and she wants full custody of the kids, no visitation, just lots of child support. He's willing to a 50-50 split (at first) and finds an attorney for the case. They're going over everything when he casually mentions how the mom drugs them literally every night so they sleep and she can go out to the bars while he works the night shift. Cousin thought this was his smoking gun to beat her in the custody battle. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_23" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Attorney had to explain that, no you can't tell this to the judge or that you've known she's been doing this for years. You'll both lose the kids and they'll go to state custody. Both of them are petty incompetent and as you can imagine we don't interact with that side of the family much (this has all been retold to me by other relatives. So don't worry, cps WAS informed of all of this, I do not know the out come yet, I'd have to ask).</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9g58yf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">HatchlingChibi</a></p>
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All she had to do....
<p>There was a temporary order of protection in place, and we went to court on the lengthier Order of Protection. I talked strategy with my client the night before, but unbeknownst to me she reconciled with her abusive dirtbag baby daddy. I had 3 OP hearings that morning, and did not get a chance to talk to her until ~3 minutes beforehand.</p><p>We had the wrong judge. I knew as soon as she told me she was going to be arrested for violating the temporary order. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_25" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Sure enough, they both got a week of jail and I had to watch their 3 week old child for a few minutes before a bailiff carted her off to God knows where.</p><p>They both got fired for missing a week of work. They couldn't get the kid out of the system. Evicted, homeless, the whole nine yards. All she had to do was tell me they got back together. All she had to do. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fy2jj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mackntish</a></p>
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Oh Karen
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<p>Then he got out of the bus yelling at her and screaming expletives. We submitted these responses. We come to find out months later there is actually video on the city bus (of course) of her trying to make an illegal u-turn and ramming herself into the side of the bus. Then SHE got out of the car and started screaming at the bus driver, who stayed silent in his bus. The video also caught her on her phone. Not the smartest person I've met.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9g8qt1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NinaHMonte</a></p>
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"mention it sooner"
<p>With some clients, "mention it sooner" means "I never mention anything that might hurt my case." Like the case I recently had where I sued an electrical contractor based on their assertion that they had paid the guy to replace a box and he had left them with half their lights not working. What they didn't tell me is that they had an illegally installed secondary box doglegged off the first box that was controlling those lights and he had to disconnect that box because it presented a massive danger and code violation. Then they didn't want to pay him to correct the second box.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_29" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>I've have plenty of cases some important fact was left out. That's why when I take notes from a client, I have them sign at the bottom that I did not leave anything out.</p><p>I had a persistent felony offender early in my career who told me this sob story about how she had lost her baby and it drove her back into drugs and breaking the law. I asked her about it during sentencing. The prosecutor gets up and he is familiar with her. He leads with "Are you still using the baby you killed 14 years ago as a crutch for your bad decisions?" </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9gb97q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fingawkward</a></p>
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Bamboozled....
<p>Criminal defense (Canada). Talked to a client in cells. Said that she was hanging out at her baby daddy's and then, as she was leaving, the cops came and harassed her, so she resisted, and that is why she is in jail.</p><p>Turns out she was getting aggressive with him and he kept trying to get away from her. He ended up calling the police. <em>While he was on the phone with the police she starts beating him up.</em> The police hear this and immediately respond. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_31" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>She was trying to flee the scene after beating her man up while he was on the phone with the cops because he was attempting to passively solve the issue, but she wouldn't leave. Luckily she has no record, but, man, I felt bamboozled. I learned a healthy dose of skepticism whenever people told me things from there on out.</p><p>Ya gotta love it. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fvgqq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">therealestyeti</a></p>
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"Love Child"
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<p>After few years on one of the court hearing one brother mentioned a name, that never appeared during the entire lawsuit. Turns out there was one more brother, that they all decided to not mention, because he was "a black sheep" of the family. Years of tiring work went down the drain. From what I understand my father (who was doing it all for free, because he "owed him") got into argument with this friend,they never spoke to each other again and guy found a new lawyer.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jen7hi/serious_solicitorslawyers_whats_the_worst_case_of/g9fxvze?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">NOYB94</a></p>
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Lawyers Share Their Craziest 'Well, You Didn't Tell Me That' Client Experiences In Court
September 22 | 2020
The two people in life that you must always, always tell the truth to is your doctor and your lawyer. Naturally we should always tell the truth in general, but it's not life or death to lie to a priest or a friend (for the most part). Your lawyer is your champion, they can't rat you out and the more they know -good or bad, especially bad- will only serve you in the long run. So don't let them be surprised in the middle of a courtroom like it's an episode of "One Life to Live."
Redditor u/youngster_matt wanted to hear from officers of the court about the times they were blindsided by asking.... Lawyers of Reddit, what is the biggest "well you didn't tell me that" moment you've had in your career?<div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_1"></div>
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Jawed!
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDQyODI3MS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3MTA3NzU4MX0.zie2rGAaqOZg09Y9F9iXfFtY4RzZIvN5Z1XMTWXhaoQ/img.gif?width=980" id="846fc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="593ec0a6a9a8ad3d89672159c3b098f8" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="250" data-height="215" />shocked jaw drop GIFGiphy<p>Recently had a client's fact witness (an employee of the client) reveal at his deposition that he had signed an agreement which pays him a substantial bonus if the client wins the lawsuit. Our jaws dropped. How can you possibly give believable factual testimony at trial if you stand to earn a windfall if one side prevails? Ugh. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g624pl4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lintlickker</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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In a What????
<p>My wife's most recent: guy said his company fired him on a racial issue</p><p>Turned out the employer had an overtly racist, anti Asian culture</p><p>Oh, but the client also kept coming to work and threatening the employer with a hand gun</p><p>...in a funeral home. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g61nwbr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Dr_D-R-E</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The worst part?
<p>When defense counsel asked my personal injury client, a tall, 50ish, leather-vest-wearing biker, to describe the worst part of the neck injury he suffered when his motorcycle was hit by a car, he calmly replied, "The worst part? That I can't give oral sex - you know, cunnilingus - as well as I used to."</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>After a long pause, defense counsel asked him to repeat the answer. My client did. He wasn't faking. He seemed genuinely sad.</p><p>It was the first time I'd heard about that from him. It was heartfelt, unusual, and interesting, on a number of levels. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g629wfp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">mrsnrub77</a></p>
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Oh Maury....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDQyODI3OC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2ODMzNjczMn0.8JMJoGK26z0MNmJT4oEcj3wb--D_vFnhxORi8sbU6b0/img.gif?width=980" id="a2f34" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f3d414e37e9dde960f481b2c1d814de8" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />GIF by The Maury ShowGiphy<p>Came out in open court that my clients brother was her child's father. She'd been super dodgy about dad's identity and this was a restraining order hearing against brother. </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g61ueox?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">sailorsucia</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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by the stats....
<p>I had a client who claimed she was discriminated against by her employer due to disabilities she sustained after a car crash. She said her disabilities were so bad she couldn't drive or sit at her desk for any amount of time, and her company refused to accommodate her by letting her work remotely.</p><p>Needless to say, it was embarrassing when opposing counsel told me my client played in a full contact lingerie football league and had telecast videos of her on Youtube playing, running, getting tackled, and dancing in the end zone on the very date her doctor (who lost his license) gave her a note saying she was bed-bound.</p><p>I showed her the footage and she continued to lie despite having a freaking stat sheet for receiving yards when she was supposedly in the hospital. Never been angrier at a client. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g62paab?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">epgenius</a></p>
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Teeth
<p>I represented a client who was suing for jaw and mouth-related injuries. I retained her regular dentist to act as her expert witness. Two days before our impending trial, my client casually mentions that she will be arriving at the courthouse with her dentist because they had become romantically involved and lived together for the past a year. She had more than a year at her disposal to tell me this little bit of wonderful news.</p><p>And so I immediately became more agreeable to a last minute pre-trial settlement. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g61s2ta?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">countcocula</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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What the....
<p>Had a client tell me that they had just signed a bunch of claim releases that ultimately tanked their case, after I had explicitly told them to let me look at all documents prior to signing since I had seen something similar that they had signed almost a year back. </p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
<p>They'd signed one of these while we were gathering documents and about to take a deposition and when I saw my client's signature on it, I just facepalmed because his signature ended up waiving away any rights they'd had to payment. Ugh. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g61z4a1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Evolone16</a></p>
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I've Lost Count....
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Playing Perry....
<p>Obligatory not a lawyer, but I watched this unfold as the foreperson of a jury. Defendant decided to be his own lawyer; accused of pulling over and switching drivers in a car while being pursued by police for driving without a license while on probation for DUI (officer pursuing was the same officer who arrested him for the original DUI). </p><p>Playing Perry Mason, defendant put his buddy on the stand and asked point blank, "Who was driving the car that day?" Buddy replied, "you mean before or after we switched drivers?"</p><p>It was all we could do to keep a straight face. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g62bnie?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">cat9tail</a></p>
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Not so Public....
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Don't Lift...
<p>A bit of a legend, but I got to read the actual trial record when a guy who claimed total loss of the use of his right arm, testified for 45 minutes he had hurt his left arm. He even lifted his allegedly horrifically injured right arm above his head to demonstrate which appendage was screwed. One of his attorneys just packed up his crap and walked out. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g6284nb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DeLaRey</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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'yes I made it up'
<p>Public defender, doing a felony assault case with a twist - victim claimed that the very unique assault incident happened twice, identically, two days in a row (so imagine she claimed he threatened her with an icicle and she called her sister and the sister told her to eat a fruit snack or whatever but two days in a row).</p><p>During direct she was adamant that things happened this way twice, yes it sounds crazy, yes but it happened, yes she was so scared and he assaulted her etc. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>She sounds pretty believable and I'm starting to get worried.</p><p>Cross examination - I start asking questions to set her up for an impeachment. Finally I ask '(victim name here) are we supposed to believe that these unbelievable made up sounding things, happened to you not once but twice?</p><p>Then she quietly says 'yes' and I push 'yes, what?'</p><p>'yes I made it up'</p>
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<p>This admission put me in such a shock I didn't even know what to say. I asked a few more questions and sat down and the DA attempted to redirect the question as if I had intimidated her. Client walked on the felonies but went down on a misdemeanor time served assault even after all of this. But I never again had a victim admit they they were making things up on stand. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g62vf5u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pollypeony</a></p>
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Get another Hustle...
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<p>They had entered into an exclusivity agreement with one [insert major airline repair provider] and, without telling me that had asked me to engage in a separate exclusivity agreement with another provider so they could get a second, $25mm rebate. They intentionally had 2 separate attorneys for each transaction so we wouldn't know about the double dipping. I don't know if $25mm sounds like a lot to you, but when you're talking about airplanes, which cost $, I am not going to get disbarred so you can make a little extra money. Quit on the spot.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g61izom?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">KenComesInABox</a></p>
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Cuffs in 15....
<p>The most common is that they don't have prior arrests or convictions. That usually ends when you hand them an inch thick catalogue of their activities since their 18th birthday.</p><p>The post violation phone calls are fun. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_18" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Someone will violate their bond or a protective order before trial, they will get caught, they will then call and attempt to explain that everyone was lying.</p><p>One guy showed up for a status on probation date, something that only happens with people who have a habit of getting violated, and he reeked of weed. I informed him he was going to be dropping that morning. He stated that he would drop clean. I said mess it. </p>
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<p>Probation took him down. He was back and in cuffs in 15 minutes. He had tried to poke a-hole in a condom filled with clean pee to beat the drop. The probation officer was looking in a mirror at this guys meat as he pulled the pee condom out of his boxers and tried to create a stream with a needle. His pants were covered in someone else's pee because that's how stabbing condoms works. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g626oxs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DeLaRey</a></p>
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Forged...
<p>Not me, but I just read about the recent disbarment of one of my law school classmates.</p><p>Apparently he told his client that they won the case. They did not win the case. In fact, the case was languishing from inaction on the part of the lawyer. He then created fake documents saying they won the case. <em>Forged the judge's signature on the fake documents</em>. Then had the audacity to bill the client for the time it took to "win" the case.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_21" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Imagine the surprise of the client when another lawyer at the firm called her up and said "remember how you paid your lawyer for a bunch of legal work and he said you won your case? Yeah, none of that happened."</p><p>So yeah, he got disbarred. Weird that it happened to somebody I know. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g62t1ri?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">52ndstreet</a></p>
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"Ms. Smith"
<p>Client intake working pro-bono in a fair housing clinic. Have a really solid case based on what "Ms. Smith" has told us. Her Landlord "John" was calling her a "good for nothing N," - "worthless piece of blah," etc... I think we have a really good case to ensure this woman won't have to pay her current landlord (or any landlord) any rent for a LONG time.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_23" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>I ask the question that ALWAYS has a bad answer, how long has it been since you paid rent? It had been a few months, but I can work with that.</p><p>25 minutes of listening (a lot of venting is going on) and documenting the case later, I start getting all of the final information. I ask for the landlord's address. "Ms. Smith" lets me know it is the same address. I'm surprised. I ask if it is a duplex. "Ms. Smith" says no.</p>
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<p>I ask for the landlords full name. "John Smith."</p><p>The rest of the conversation went something like this:</p><p>Me: "Ms. Smith, is John Smith in any way related to you?"</p><p>Ms. Smith: "yeah, he my dad." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g62jfm2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Em-barrister</a></p>
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Call me X....
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Flames Away...
<p>Kinda the opposite of what you meant, but what's a good lawyer story if it doesn't follow the letter of the law while breaking the spirit of the law?</p><p>My grandfather was a lawyer for a big oil company. They ordered a whole bunch of steel pipe for a new pipeline, and when the construction workers tried to work on it, they found it was somehow magnetized. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_27" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>The pipe was so magnetic, their blowtorch flames didn't go straight, so they were having a really hard time welding the pipe sections together.</p><p>My grandfather tried to sue the pipe manufacturer, but they just said that nothing in the original contract specified the pipe couldn't be magnetic. So the lawsuit fell through, and from then on, they had to specify in every contract that the metal not be magnetic. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g61wnti?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Veritas3333</a></p>
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Seriously?
<p>Standing outside of the courtroom, first on the docket. Matter is for a divorce order, after having to get substituted service because the other party was hiding out in another country. Client says to me "Oh, I think I am already divorced in [country]. I got some papers a month ago." </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_29" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Matter is called 30 seconds later. I explain to the judge that I've just been told this at the door. Judge gives me a look that is half piteous, half "are you freaking kidding me?", then reschedules the matter with instructions to confirm whether the client was divorced elsewhere. Turns out that they were.</p><p>Client proceeded to leave a bad review because we couldn't get her a divorce order, despite the fact she was already divorced. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g62fgaj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hatori_snow</a></p>
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devil the deets....
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<p>For example, I had a client charged with armed robbery. His story was that he needed money and the guy was going to give him some money but never did and it was all totally innocent. The other guy said he took $500 at gunpoint.</p><p>The police reports revealed that he was arrested a couple hours after the alleged incident and had $360 in cash on him. He didn't understand how that detail was relevant.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/iwiy7x/lawyers_of_reddit_what_is_the_biggest_well_you/g61og0k?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MedianNerd</a></p>
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Divorce Lawyers Share The Most Outrageous Reasons They've Ever Seen A Couple File For Divorce
July 22 | 2020
Sometimes love isn't forever, and more often than not the end is closer to the beginning of the story than many would like to admit. The end of a marriage is no fun for anyone involved. It maybe a long time coming and a long awaited satisfaction but never fun. And the reasoning behind the severing of ties can be something only a fiction writer wishes they could think up. It may not be fun, but it's certainly never dull.
Redditor u/xancanreturns wanted to hear from lawyers about all the crazy, most bizarre reasons love fades by inquiring.... Divorce Lawyers of Reddit, what's the most outrageous reason someone filed for divorce?
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How Law & Order....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzUwMzg3MS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NzcyODc0OH0.WBiQ0tioriuyCKE4QMRAUmiz2TjeqWWzZ_-LryPD8dA/img.gif?width=980" id="e7804" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7c18fb0834db000ba3c3dbf8488d061f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="500" />Pleased Law And Order Svu GIF by SVUGiphy<p>To avoid prison. Guy came in saying he was going to be indicted for many things (the list would have been impressive if it wasn't also sickening). So, he wanted to marry his accomplice because he saw on TV that your spouse can't testify against you without your permission and the accomplice had cut a deal. He just needed to get this pesky marriage to his current wife dissolved. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb72ci?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> idliketosmitepls</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/idliketosmitepls/" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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They're both happily remarried.....
<p>One straw really can break a camel's back. I'm related to a couple for whom the last straw was him laughing at a joke about how to light birthday candles.</p><p>Important context: things had been rocky for a while, and they'd gone back and forth with trial separations, counseling, renewal retreats, reconciliations that didn't quite last, etc. But then they were at their son's birthday party, and another relative started lighting the candles from the left side of the cake.</p><p>Wife: Why didn't you start from the center and light outward?</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p><br>Relative: I thought about it, but I was worried you'd have nothing to complain about.</p><p>Husband: <em>chuckles</em></p><p>Wife: <em>storms out in tears, files for divorce the next week</em></p><p>Obviously, it would be dumb to say they divorced over the birthday candles, or over a joke. To her, him laughing at a joke that was made at her expense was a sign of the lack of respect between them. And she just couldn't take living with him if things were going to be like that.</p><p>They're both happily remarried and stayed civil as coparents.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb7pe6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">thefuzzybunny1</a></p>
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"other wife"
<p>Guy came in and wanted to divorce his wife because he found out that she was still married to some other guy. He then asked me if he needed to tell his "other wife" that he was married to this wife.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb3yf6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">porntoomuch</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"Aah"
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzUwMzg3My9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzODQxNTk4N30.mnSSQr4DA4rzt47N8Sw6pnY1wCp_WlPrZHy9Z9iG8mU/img.gif?width=980" id="cd23b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1d835981d57bd94177d33be9856621e3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="500" />Billy Porter Tea GIF by Pose FXGiphy<p>A man filed for divorce because he couldn't stand listening to his wife make the "aah" sound after every drink. Apparently it got to him over the years.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb5mxf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> Katie_19_96</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Oh Boy.... lemme tell you....
<p>Oh boy I've been working at a family law firm for 3 years and I have seen/heard some crazy stuff.</p><p>For example:</p><ol><li>We handled the divorce for an older man (70s), bc he was cheating and wanted to be with his mistress. Two years go by, he comes back to divorce the mistress bc he's been cheating on HER with his first wife.</li><li>Wife found photos of her husband dressed up as a ballerina.</li><li>Husband files for divorce bc wife does cocaine. He brings us photos of her with coke on her bare boobs. Then admits he took the photos. Then admits he's the one with the coke habit.</li><li>Wife filed for divorce bc she didn't want to relocate to a neighboring state for his promotion.</li><li>Couple with "open marriage" both end up jealous and call different law firms, and file separate complaints for divorce within hours of each other. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb28yz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">beloved_wolf</a> </li></ol>Woof....
<p>Because she bought a $3500 dog as a surprise and when she sent him the picture he responded with "this kind of impulsive nonsense is why your family is poor." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fy9vsaz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">MisterBurns313</a></p><p>He was very harsh, but damn, I have to agree with him. Don't waste your money, ladies and gents. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb3bs0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">U2V4RGVtb24</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Pics...
<p>Overheard in court one day a woman wanted to divorce her husband because he likes taking pictures of trains, and had been doing so for years before.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fy9vi4v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> StanMarsh02</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/StanMarsh02/" target="_blank"></a></p><p>If he was a major foamer, i can totally understand that. Some of those people drag their families around the country, chasing heritage units or trains that are hauling neat crap. Literally every Saturday i used to see the same dude in his minivan full of family, happily snapping pictures of us going by while his kids looked bored to tears and his wife (probably) contemplated pushing him in front of a train. I couldn't handle wasting all my free time with someone who just wants to foam at the mouth in excitement over trains. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb2xgh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">engineerkoala</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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No Crusts!
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzUwMzg3Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2OTYzODc1NX0.tbiS9OVU3nBbnSQJw-_QQEsvUHsKXtSSJhNOCvdL2mI/img.gif?width=980" id="07db3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="83830508c309cdf0a109b76ade9482e1" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="281" />gordon ramsey idiot GIFGiphy<p>He a woman who made his sandwich wrong. Well, she made it with an end piece. So he divorced her. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fybra6t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">witchywomanwondersss</a><span></span></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
We never.... you know....
<p>I had a woman call and say she needed an annulment but couldn't find her husband, and hasn't seen him in years. I corrected her that it would be a divorce, not an annulment. She told me they never consummated the marriage so it couldn't be a divorce. I told her that hasn't been the law in a long time, and she fought me on it. I asked her how exactly she intended to prove to the judge - with evidence - that her marriage wasn't consummated, and that got her upset enough to hang up on me. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb8ixe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">beccaroux</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Jealous Much?
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzUwMzg3OC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyODE5MjM4MX0.2q911BpCOaEQvAgflM3K8W8puLcVl2FL-1fZxvVrS6A/img.gif?width=980" id="a69cf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b4c30514342bff1b91e0b3c4316043a4" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="281" />Saved By The Bell 90S GIF by PeacockTVGiphy<p>She saw him in bike shorts and said she could never be sexually attracted to him again. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb19g2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">ragnarockette</a><span></span></p><p>I practically live on a bike path and let me tell you that some people shouldn't wear bike shorts. Or anything with spandex. Ever. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hseayp/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_whats_the_most/fyb2kad?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">sonia72quebec</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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