Monkey business
09 May 2007
Today’s lesson in what not to do comes from Delaware, where the state’s supreme court reprimanded a lawyer for “undignified or discourteous conduct” in briefwriting. Delawareonline reports what got the lawyer in trouble:
The briefs were part of an appeal to Superior Court disputing a decision by New Castle County Board of License, Inspection & Review, in which he made several statements including that the county could appoint “monkeys” to the board and “simply allow the attorney to interpret the grunts and groans of the ape members and reach whatever conclusion the attorney wished from the documents of record.”
Hat tip to Legal Writing Prof Blog.
p.s. 5/10/07: The court’s decision is here. Hat tip to Legal Profession blog for the link.