Belli’s Law
Melvin Belli
There is never a deed so foul that something couldn’t be said for the guy; that’s why there are lawyers.
Bevan’s Law
Aneurin Bevan
We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.
Dershowitz’s Rules
Alan M. Dershowitz
I have three rules. I never believe what the prosecutor or police say. I never believe what the media say, and I never believe what my client says.
Mencken’s Second Law
H. L. Mencken
Nine times out of ten in the arts, as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
Meyer’s Law
C. L. Sulzberger
If the facts don’t fit the theory, discard the facts.
Michael’s Law of Advocacy
Jerome Michael
If you have the facts on your side, hammer the facts. If you have the law on your side, hammer the law. If you have neither the facts nor the law, hammer the table (attributed to Columbia Law School professor Jerome Michael).
Boultbee’s Criterion
Arthur H. Boultbee
If the converse of a statement is absurd the original statement is an insult to the intelligence and should never have been said.
Cohen’s Law
Jerome Cohen
What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts - not the facts themselves.
Ford’s Commandment
Henry Ford
Use it or lose it.
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