A meeting participant who didn’t know her mike was live had a protracted, serious conversation with her cat.A priest during a sermon accidently activated a “celebration,” producing a storm of confetti and a bizarre hat on his head.A student used a filter of Danny DeVito’s enlarged, grinning face.

A meeting coordinator showed up as Miss Potato Head.( Louisville Courier Journal and ABA Journal).

A client who had been in a car accident did her Zoom deposition while driving.Several participants have shown up naked, including one defendant without pants.A lawyer enjoyed a glass of wine at a hearing about a parent’s problem drinking.A lawyer smoked a cigar during docket call.One client was in a bikini by a pool while another chugged a beer.A lawyer fell asleep and began snoring loudly during motion hour.An attorney appeared with no necktie and a Zoom background of Mount Vesuvius, prompting the judge to ask, “They don’t wear ties at Mount Vesuvius?” ( Law 360).Our email newsletter “Practice Reimagined” offers timely tips, pointers and valuable links to help you navigate the new normal. Stay on top of the latest developments in marketing, branding and growing your firm by being insured with Lawyers Mutual. “The bloopers and blunders of virtual hearings have provided comic relief during an otherwise bleak and dismal year,” reports the Louisville Courier Journal, sourcing an article from the Louisville Bar Association. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Titanic video disasters.

We’ve all heard about – or seen – the litigator who appeared in virtual court as a kitten. The setting is a bed or even a hair salon. “Clients and some lawyers are appearing in Zoom hearings doing things that wouldn’t happen in court,” according to the ABA Journal, quoting other news sources. Lawyers are showing up as cats, litigants are imbibing alcohol, and witnesses are having their hair done.Īll of these real-life mishaps have occurred during video court proceedings in the Age of Zoom. Email Pin on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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