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flying121

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Suit?

Post by flying121 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:29 am

Working at a small firm, I usually just wear a button down and slacks. Going to a mediation today. Do I need to wear a suit?

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UVA2B

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Re: Suit?

Post by UVA2B » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:31 am

Follow the lead of other attorneys going to the mediation. This is a much more appropriate question for them than it is for anonymous internet people.

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crumb cake

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Re: Suit?

Post by crumb cake » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:18 pm

wear your best pair of cargo shorts (starched and pressed)

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Re: Suit?

Post by mjb447 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:38 pm

crumb cake wrote:wear your best pair of cargo shorts (starched and pressed)
No shirt or shoes?

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Re: Suit?

Post by gargleblaster » Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:52 pm

mjb447 wrote:
crumb cake wrote:wear your best pair of cargo shorts (starched and pressed)
No shirt or shoes?
its a mediation not an arbitration dummy

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Re: Suit?

Post by patrick248 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:44 pm

I actually had another attorney show up for a mediation in shorts. He had a golf game scheduled for that afternoon. I feel that if you are going to be a lawyer, look like one.

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