Comments on: Nice Television Station Ya Got Here. Be A Shame If Anything Happened To It.

By: mojo

mojo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:40:45 +0000

Perhaps they should run the ad in California, where the anti-SLAPP remedy is available.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:18 +0000

In a similar vein today:
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2009/s2626012.htm

Chinese consular demands removal of documentary from Melbourne International Film Festival. Ensuring that instead of 20 people seeing it – it will be sold out and get a wider distribution.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:15:49 +0000

I wouldn’t know Linus. My letterhead makes it pretty clear to recipients that they’re dealing with an attorney.

While I don’t have a problem with receiving letters addressed to Me, Esq., I find the practice of putting it behind one’s own name affected, and indicative of pomposity in a profession already plagued with self-importance. After years of reading letters from attorneys, I’ve noticed that those who so adorn their names tend in that direction. And this may be a southern thing, but I meet lawyers who preface their names with “Attorney.” As in, “This is Attorney John Smith.” Don’t get me started on that.

I note that Ms. Chen, properly, also signs by her title of General Counsel. Anyone receiving the letter would know what the title means.

By: Linus

Linus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:58:24 +0000

Tangentially, is there really no appropriate place to put “Esq.” after your name, without looking like Marie Antoinette? I sometimes do it to make clear to the recipient of a letter that I am a lawyer, so I don’t get the dumbed-down version of things. I guess I’ll have to stop.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:17:58 +0000

Unions acting like thugs? You could knock me over with a feather.