Lawyers

Attorney: Is this the drawer that’s broken?
Co-worker: Yes. I’ve already told you how to fix it. I mean, it’s not as serious as cancer.
Attorney: Thank you for that assessment.

1999 Harrison Street
Oakland, California

Legal counsel: I normally just crack it when I'm expecting someone.

Madison, Wisconsin

Attorney’s wife: I’m getting so fat.
Attorney: You’re not fat.
Attorney’s wife: Aw, well…
Attorney interrupts: You’re old. You just look fat.

319 West Woodlawn Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky

Lawyer on phone to client: They're fuckin' you, Dave*. It's a new way of fucking, but they're fucking you.

Huntington, New York

Overheard by: Lady Lawyer

Patent attorney: The US is like the popular kid in high school. Nobody likes ’em, but you have to appease ’em.

1425 K Street, NW
Washington, DC

Female attorney to secretary: Even the three-ways are a pain in the butt.

Asheville, North Carolina

Client: I didn’t read this contract yet
Lawyer: I didn’t read it either. But you can just go ahead and sign it.

200 Park Avenue
New York, New York

Associate attorney to boss: Hey! You're smiling! You must've killed a client!

Reston, Virginia

Overheard by: The Receptionist Hears the Darndest Things

Criminal defense attorney: Leave me alone. I have to get back to work.
Peon: Why is that?
Criminal defense attorney: I have a client that might actually be innocent.

39 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois

Law clerk: I was taking international law because I think the world is becoming more global.

Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts