Is it a curse for a lawyer not to button his suit jacket on the way to the witness stand? ;)

[NFS4]

Haha, I don't know if it's just the movies (well, can't be b/c I've seen them do it in real life too) but lawyers always make a big deal out of buttoning their suit jacket when they get up. It's so overly dramatic that I get a kick out of it every time

 

Gotta show off the $2000 armani summer line.

 

[Techno]

Thats to hide there beer gut.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I leave mine buttoned when seated, but I am pretty slim.

 

[HansHurt]

What kind of Lawyer are you Don_Vito?


Yes, the 'ol button the jacket thing, is as bad as the taking the eyeglasses off to add sincerity to your words.

 

[kduncan5]

I'd like to shoot the person who invented the suit & tie in the first place -kd5-

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Depends on how hot it is in the courtroom.


But IIRC, Perry Mason always buttoned his suit, and since he never lost a case, that could possibly suggest that yes, it is indeed a curse for a lawyer not to button his suit on the way to the stand.

 

[pulpp]

they gotta hide thier bearbelly somehow

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

<< What kind of Lawyer are you Don_Vito?


Yes, the 'ol button the jacket thing, is as bad as the taking the eyeglasses off to add sincerity to your words. >>



I am an Air Force JAG attorney, so in all fairness I must admit I am supposed to leave my jacket buttoned at all times. But I did the same thing when practicing in civilian settings.

 

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