care summit

one-way ticket

Yay to Los Angeles Metro for getting the hyphen right!

adoption rulings. how gay.

Headline of news article:

"State to appeal gay adoption ruling."

a backed attorney

From a cupcake website, the owner's description of his background:

"Formerly an asset backed securities attorney for a major Wall Street law firm . . . ."

high daughter

The high school-age daughter of a client would like to do an internship this summer for a patent firm or lawyer in the SF/Silicon Valley area. If anyone has a recommendation, please let me know.

I have a hard enough time recommending your client's school-age daughter for an internship when I've never even met her. That fact that she's apparently high makes it only harder.

downloading opinion (and a new thoughtful child)

From the title of a blog post about a court opinion:

A new thoughtful child porn downloading opinion assailing images guideline enhancement

This downloading opinion is pornographic and involves a new thoughtful child? And it assails images?

jury proceedings

Lawyers always talk about "grand jury proceedings."

This involves a normal jury but they have to wear purple robes and enter the courtroom with trumpets blaring. How grand!