Dirty LAWndry reader, “Lorna”, is mad at her co-workers for costing her precious overtime.

“I work at a large firm in Philadelphia. If you don’t know, the Philadelphia job market for legal professionals is almost extinct at this point. Everyone who is unemployed can’t find a job. Everyone who has a job is desperately trying to hang on to it. I’m one of those few people. I got laid off last year but was fortunate to get a document review position. Some of the people that were hired for this project are professional individuals. But, then there are the blinking idiots that we have to work with. One of them has no idea what due diligence means, and she’s NOT a newly barred attorney or fresh out of law school. This is just one example of what I have to work with. During a meeting about the project, we were offered overtime hours for nights and weekends. Well, the blinking idiots were complaining that no one told them beforehand that there would be overtime offered, that they already had weekend plans, yada, yada, yada. Unfortunately, they make up the majority of reviewers. So, now, overtime hours for this weekend are canceled. I could have used the extra money.”

Sorry, “Lorna.” I think I’m going to start using the phrase “blinking idiots.”

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Why does it seem like even more attorneys are resorting to physically fighting officials? Now, judges are fighting one another. What’s really going on in this industry?

The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Macomb County defense lawyer, Timothy Barkovic, is being charged with ssault and battery and disturbing the peace. His victim is a police officer that claims he was walking away from Barkovic. This is not the first time that Barkovic has had “issues” with law enforcement. He was arrested during a John McCain presidential campaign rally and was accused of resisting arrest. He was also “temporarily banned from the circuit courthouse in Mt. Clemens after a run-in with a security officer.”

The Dallas Morning News has a story about two civil court judges, Judge Carlos Cortez of the 44th Civil District Court and Judge Eric V. Moyé of the 14th Civil District Court, involved in a shoving match over emails. You’ll have to read the story to get the rest of the information. But, I’m just shaking my head over this one.