Law Common Law

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“Judge—A law student who marks his own examination-papers.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)

“As a general rule never take your whole fee in advance, nor any more than a small retainer. When fully paid beforehand, you are more than a common mortal if you can feel the same interest in the case, as if something was still in prospect for you, as well as for your client.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)