How To Scare A Lawyer

It’s usually not too easy to scare lawyers, but sometimes clients say things that that make them cower in fear. Because it’s Halloween, we want to know what you think would scare a lawyer the most.

As first seen on Facebook’s Shit Women With Law Degrees Say, there are definitely some phrases that will make lawyers look like they’ve seen a ghost. But which phrases are the spookiest of all? We’ve got a contest for that.

(Image via Shit Women with Law Degrees Say)

You can text us (646-820-8477), email us (subject line: “4 Words to Scare a Lawyer”), or tweet us with four words that will really scare a lawyer, then we’ll vote on the scariest phrase of all. Thanks, and happy Halloween!

Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on X/Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.