The 4 Scariest Words For Lawyers: The Finalists – Above the Law

On
Halloween,
we
wondered
what
our
readers
thought
would

scare
a
lawyer
the
most.
As
first
seen
on
Facebook’s

Shit
Women
With
Law
Degrees
Say,
there
are
some
phrases
that
will
simply
make
lawyers
cower
in
fear.

But
which
phrases
are
the
scariest
of
all?
Today,
we’re
unveiling
the
10
most
frightening
finalists
in
our
latest
contest.

Want
to
scare
the
crap
out
of
a
lawyer?
Try
using
one
of
these
10
phrases.
Vote
to
help
us
figure
out
which
one
is
the
scariest.

• 1. “We
     destroyed
     those
     documents.”
  2. “You
     missed
     the
     hearing.”
  3. “Your
     fees
     are
     rejected.”
  4. “Your
     wife’s
     retained
     us.”
  5. “We’ll
     waive
     due
     diligence.”
  6. “Your
     IOLTA
     check
     bounced.”
  7. “You
     failed
     the
     bar.”
  8. “Calling
     the
     disciplinary
     commission!”
  9. “I
     can’t
     pay
     you.”
  10. “President
      Trump
      retained
      you.”

Please
click


here
to
vote.

Polls
will
remain
open
until

SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER
10,
at

11:30
PM.
Thanks!

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Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
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hear
from
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