“Part primer. Part comedy. And part keen insight into the practice of law in America today.”
—Stephen Phillips, Defense Liaison Counsel, In re Orthopedic Bone Screw Product Liability Litigation
“Required reading for anyone who is a lawyer, knows a lawyer, or has ever laughed at a lawyer joke.”
—David Gulley, Ph.D., Navigant Consulting
“I’ve had Mark Herrmann’s ‘Memorandum From A Curmudgeon’ tacked to my office door for years. Now I’ll have to find a bigger tack.”
—Professor Sue Liemer, Director of Lawyering Skills, School of Law, Southern Illinois University
“Mark Herrmann’s book is the perfect graduation gift for new lawyers. Don’t let the humor fool you into thinking that this book isn’t serious; it’s the most practical introduction to life as a lawyer you can find.”
—Ian Gallacher, Director, Legal Research and Writing, Syracuse University College of Law
“Mark Herrmann has written a fun—and incredibly useful—book … It could fairly be called ‘Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Law Practice But Were Afraid to Ask.’ Now, at last, we can find out the tricks of the trade without the risk of appearing stupid. And we can do so with a book so humorous that at times I found myself laughing out loud.”
—Professor Robert H. Klonoff, Douglas Stripp/Missouri Professor of Law University of Missouri/Kansas City School of Law
“The Curmudgeon cuts to the chase about how to practice law successfully … Instructive, insightful, … and just plain fun!”
—Gary Garfield, General Counsel, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC.
“This is the only book I’ve ever read that I wish had been longer.”
—Robert C. Weber, Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, IBM
“I’m already drafting papers to get Mark Herrmann drummed out of the lawyer corps for spilling the beans.”
—Ron Coleman, Coleman Law Firm PC, author of The Princeton Review Pre-Law Companion and the Likelihood of Confusion blog
“I loved this book! No, really—I mean it.”
—Tracy Stratford, Jones Day litigation associate, who knew that there’d be hell to pay unless she said something awfully nice about this book