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A mistake for an attorney to do this. While some courts might possibly think it's 'cute' there is a higher risk that some will see it as a negative even if they
by gist 8y ago
A mistake for an attorney to do this. While some courts might possibly think it's 'cute' there is a higher risk that some will see it as a negative even if they try not to be biased.
A court filing is not a job application or a college applications or trying to get funding for your company. It's one shot. Not the type of risk that makes any sense at all. Good for publicity though if that is the idea.
- eigenstuff 8y agoDid you read the article, though? The fonts used were actually specifically designed for use in legal proceedings.
- pdpi 8y agoexcept for the Led Zeppelin-styled headings which were clearly not.
- tptacek 8y agoHas this been your experience as a lawyer?
- gist 8y agoClerked in a Federal Court however I stopped practicing law a few years after that for something more lucrative. [1] In any case the attorney (OP) says: > Some courts mandate certain fonts, font-sizing, spacing, and margin size. Let's hope the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania doesn't. Not sure how it can be any clearer (re: my point) than that. Note also that I didn't say 'not allowed' but that it was a 'risk'. Now perhaps the attorney that filed this knows something about the judge or court. My comment was for HN as a general point which is valid I feel. Let's say you are meeting a new girlfriends family for the first time. You decide to show up in a clown suit. Sure it's possible that the parents might think that's great but also a risk that they will think you are foolish for doing so. (Ditto for most appearance related things). [1] I get paid highly for strategy (non legal).
- skrebbel 8y agoI think the idea is to drum up some public sympathy for the case, without going so far over the top that the case is at risk.