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By Shawn Matlock

Every so often, I venture outside the friendly confines of North Texas. I take a case, usually against my better judgment, in a jurisdiction I would not generally stop in if I was driving through on my way to someplace better. Recently, I did just that. When I did this time, I found out exactly what it is like to be a "Dallas lawyer." You see, here in Fort Worth, we pride ourselves on being what Dallas is not. More well-mannered. Better dressed. And not as uptight or self-involved. (Although the similarities between this author and Dallas lawyers appears to be more profound the more I write.) But, I digress. So, the other day, I went to the first docket appearance for my new out-of-county case. Let me first say that I was the only attorney in court with a suit, shirt and tie on...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on August 11, 2008 (boomark / email).