August 11, 2026

Lincoln mashup?

Once again, Lowering the Bar takes the cake when it comes to finding, or making, fun in the legal world

Sure, you could spend years actually developing a reputation for trustworthiness and plain-spoken honesty, or you could just Photoshop your head onto the body of somebody who’s already done that.

This lawyer in the Philadelphia area has chosen the more direct route.

I don’t think there are any ethical problems with this advertisement, assuming it doesn’t mislead people by falsely implying that the lawyer specializes in a particular area, like maybe rail-splitting or suspending the writ of habeas corpus. Otherwise, it may be tacky, but there’s no First Amendment exception for tacky.

via Your Head + Lincoln’s Body = Instant Credibility – Lowering the Bar.

But why stop there with the attorney shenanigans?

Share your story of the weird, obnoxious, accidental, and funny stories about lawyers in the comments below. (and I’m curious to see if we get any at all…)

 

About Daniel Burton

Daniel Burton lives in Salt Lake County, Utah, where he practices law by day and everything else by night. You can follow him on his blog PubliusOnline.com where he muses on politics, the law, books and ideas. He is active on social media, Republican politics, and has been named to PoliticIt’s list of the “Top-50 Utah Political Opinion Leaders” on Twitter. You can reach him directly at dan.burton@gmail.com