Memorable moment for you when you left court feeling really good about your job?

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I got two young boys granted asylum in immigration court who had witnessed their father’s murder. At the end of the hearing one of the boys asked the judge if they could show a picture of his father to him and pulled out a worn, folded up photo from his wallet to show him. Whole court room was in tears. Tearing up now just as I write this remembering this moment. Helped me to remember why I became a lawyer.

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I have two. I freed a woman from a marriage which was abusive. I saved another family’s home. Both were pro Bono.

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I got to save a senior citizen from an abusive/dangerous situation so he could live out the remainder of his life in peace and dignity.

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Won a custody case. Afterwards the parent who lost was yelling at the child that he was a liar and now he would never see him again. I knew right then the right decision was made.

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Recently?

won a DV case, V1 had already passed away before trial and had been Ds victims for over a decade but the cases never went far. V2 was V1 mom. She testified to what transpired and finally the man who abused her daughter for so long, and who she believed likely contributed to V1 early death, was convicted for the abuse. Conviction all counts, even for deceased V. V2 was in tears and could finally lay it all to rest after all that heartbreak. I knew I made the right choice entering the profession in that moment. It made everything worth it and still does.

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Back when I was in private practice and I thought our expert was in trouble, judge to other side’s expert on cross: “Sir, your answers are duplicitous and evasive. Your prevaricating is annoying this court.” I had to look up “prevaricate” but it is verb I use a lot now. I like it.

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When Judge James Brown asked, “So what was stolen was the cheese?,” Piwowarczyk kept an admirably straight face as he replied, “The defendant was informed that it was not yo’ cheese.”

Funniest thing I ever heard in bond court.

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Hoping someone else will share!!

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Funniest courtroom story you have? Could use a laugh today!

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Judge: This is your court appointed counsel, Mr...
Alleged perpetrator: Oh hey, Mr D!!! Look I'm not in orange this time!

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Custody case last week.

On direct: Dad testifying about how his contact name in Mom's phone is baby daddy. (Pretending to cry): "it's derogatory, I know my child thinks I'm just a baby daddy."

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GAL: I'd pay to see that.

Me, on cross: Mr. L, isn't that an inside joke bt you and Ms. L. Doesn't it come from the song from the 90s, "who dat is, that's just my baby daddy, who dat is..." (singing the song in th

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DV DOCKET. Judge to clerk (not realizing his Microphone is on): Let's see what they did to deserve this sh*t.

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Judge: Yes, ma'am. Especially,when your daughter is in her 40s"
Defendant: well ----, that's the problem these days.

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Junior OC to Senior OC (who is arguing) in hushed voices: “whatever you do, don’t bring up X case from our brief, it’s actually terrible for our position.”

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Person: They called the cops on me.
Attny: On what grounds?
Person: They said I hit them with a bag of frozen fish.
Attny: And did you have a bag of frozen fish?

* silence *

Person: Yes.

🐟 🐠 🐡

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At court during the child support docket for non payment: Judge to defendant: Mr. X I see you have 7 open support cases. You, know what your problem is? You need to stop making babies.

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