The secret's out.
 

Contrary to what that little pissant Gattigap says (and what kind of bitch compares me to the sissy-ass who played Hart on The TV version of Paper Chase?), I'm the only one who has fessed up to my partner-ness. A few of the overpaid whiners on this board have even suggested that I had "crossed to the dark side," just because I noted that paying their bloated salaries was making it difficult for me to maintain my mistresses in proper style (a difficulty that, most recently, has caused AMM to forsake me, that trashy wench).

Since Deuce and Gatti are actually my socks, this makes them partners too.

The secret's out.
 

Sidd,

It was I who said you had gone to the dark side. It's still not too late for you--I still sense some good in you, but the grip of the dark side (and your McMansion mortgage) is strong. Trust your feelings Sidd, and turn your targeting computer off.

Of course, please give me a raise before crossing back, thanks.

Flinty

The secret's out.
 

It's funny -- I see all sorts of words in your post, but the only message coming through, over and over, is "This is non-billable time. This is non-billable time...."

The secret's out.
 

Whassamatter? Was the nekkid babe startled to see you posing nekkid in your window?

I hear that Newsom's San Francisco will frown on such behaviour, so it's probably best that you got it out of your system ahead of time.

The secret's out.
 

Do not disparage my name, good sir, with such vile accusations. A partner? Moi? Really. I dare say, I haven't been so insulted in my life.

C(denial ain't just a river in Egypt)deuced

The secret's out.
 

Step away from the senior partners, then read it again. The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded.

:P

The secret's out.
 

We can still be his socks, though. Just, you know, mismatched. You'll be fashionable:

http://images.buy-here.com/ohp/12010...1_j012803M.jpg

And I'll be ... well ... a bit less so.

http://www.seanet.com/~brucemo/card_...mages/sock.jpg

The secret's out.
 

You sound like such a geezer, Sidd. Overpaid whiners on this board? Like THAT would ever happen.

AM(going home to count my money now)M

Edley to Boalt
 

I am reliably informed that Christopher Edley of Harvard will be the next dean of Boalt Hall.

Edley to Boalt
 

Yes, you are reliably informed. Here's a link to the press release.

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/r...11_edley.shtml

This ought to be fun, though Uncle Zeb was a very cool interim dean.

Edley to Boalt
 

Don't post this on the PB or FB. I really don't care to hear that Not Me thinks Edley is not sufficiently dark.

Edley to Boalt
 

Good point.

Did anyone see the SF Chronicle headline on this? "Black to Head Berkeley Law School," I think it was. How 1970s of them, and how brilliant to sum up the man's distinguished 20-plus year career with a reference to his skin color.

Edley to Boalt
 

That's exactly what my wife said. I didn't particularly notice it, but felt sheepish after she pointed it out. "Whites to Head All Other Law Schools." Yeesh.

Rant!
 

Opposing counsel just told his client to call me to direct me to make revisions to a deal. Idiot client calls me and tells me he needs something revised (he doesn't know what) and that I should do it. I tell him to have his lawyer call me. Idiot lawyer calls me and tells me he's to busy to make revisions to my last draft and that I should do it. I tell him I can't read his mind and that he should at least tell me what he wants. He's too busy. Idiot lawyer calls back asking me if I'm done yet. I tell idiot lawyer he needs to either sit down and do it or hire an associate to do it. Idiot lawyer's idiot client calls me and asks me if I've got the revisions done yet. I don't know WTF they're talking about, except that I had deleted a provision that idiot lawyer drafted that's void for public policy and he got steamed. Idiot lawyer calls back and yells that he wants it back in, I send him civil code section and he calls back even more steamed that I've been impertinent.

I laugh at idiot lawyer and tell him to note it in my annual review.

Fucking asshole.

Shrinkage!
 

Just saw the Cal Lawyer report on the 50 biggest Cal firms. Wilson, Cooley, and other boom-time players continued to shrink in the past year, at a rate I found surprising -- Cooley had a net loss of over 80 lawyers.