John Y’s Musings from the Middle: The Truth About Attorneys

The truth about attorneys.

Lawyers aren’t always as smart as they want you to think they are.

(Email exchange today with my law firm doing a conflict check for a potential new client.)

Me: No conflict….

Partner: John, Why the ellipsis?

Me: Smart people use ellipses and I never knew why. I thought it would make me look smart if I used one during the conflict check after “No.” So, that’s why I used the ellipsis.

Partner: Nice….