Surfing from River City
 

Surfing From River City: Top Law Humor Sites
Compiled by Shirley H. David,
Sacramento County Public Law Librarian

Madeleine Begun Kane picked these websites. They are reprinted with her permission from www.madkane.com. Kane is a musician (oboist) turned lawyer (New York), turned humorist whose work has appeared in many publications. She was recently named one of the net’s hottest columnists. If you a looking for some legal humor for your next speech or new legal lyrics to old tunes point your browser at http://madkane.com/leglhumor.html.

www.LawpSided.com

Entertaining law related site, courtesy of Sean Carter -- a lawyer, standup comedian, humor writer, author and public speaker. Impressive, huh? Plus he went to a much more prestigious law school than I did, damn him!

www.lawsongs.com

Known as “The Perry Mason of Parody,” Bob Noone is a lawyer who revels in the outrageous. His hilarious songs transform the law and current events into wonderful entertainment. Check his live performance schedule, listen to a song, buy a CD, or download his humorous lyrics.

www.LawHumor.com

This funny site is “dedicated to the proposition that zealous representation of clients and furtherance of the public good can be only enhanced by a healthy willingness to poke fun at ourselves appropriately on occasion.”

Stu’s Views: www.stus.com

Laugh-inspiring daily law and lawyer cartoons, organized topically by lawyer/cartoonist Stu Rees. Yes, lawyers can be funny. Rees runs another excellent site, www.StarvingArtistsLaw.com.

www.lawcomix.com/

A collection of funny and savvy legal cartoons by lawyer-cartoonist Charles Fincher.

Andrew McClurg’s Legal Humor Headquarters: www.lawhaha.com

Professor McClurg’s twisted humor site for lawyers and law students. McClurg is the former humor columnist for the American Bar Association Journal and author of The Law School Trip, a critically acclaimed parody of legal education.

www.Legalhumour.com

An entertaining humor site for lawyers, law students, judges, court reporters, legal secretaries, clients, criminals, & anyone else who’s been touched by the law.

www.power-of-attorney.com

A light-hearted look at America’s wacky legal profession; includes lawyer jokes, cartoons and off-the-wall lawsuits.

If you hunger for legal humor isn't sated by these sites, you might enjoy www.madkane.com/legalhumor.html.

March/April 2003