Archive for the 'Ask The Lawyer' Category

Ask The Lawyer: Is It Cool If My Friend From The Church Of Bob Performs My Wedding Ceremony?

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Remember that “wedding” you attended, when two friends got hitched in front of an “officiant” dressed up like Big Bird, and you never believed them even though they swore it was legitimate? Well, Big Bird was probably with the Universal Life Church. He may have been a minister of avian proportions, but read that definition [...]

Ask The Lawyer: Is This Crime Plan Worth A Damn?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

When we received a copy of the one-month-in-the-making new crime plan from Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey (pictured), we were reminded of a familiar saying here around the office: When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Which is always, every time, without fail, followed by a call to our trusted friend and attorney, Conor [...]

Submitted For Your Approval: Conor Corcoran’s Christmas Wish List

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Fuck CBS 3’s olive branches. I want Alycia Lane to participate in Roller Derby night with the Broad Street Bitches. I want local tv newscasters to be more, well, Philadelphian. I’d like many of the Daily News writers to be more articulate in a manner befitting a major, east coast newspaper. I want my clients [...]

Ask The Lawyer: What Are The Legal Consequences For Alycia’s Alleged Hate Speech?

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Here at Philebrity, we are no strangers to reaching for the telephone in a cold sweat, fingers trembling in fear, punching in a few numbers and asking as soon as someone answers, asking “Fuck! Are we gonna get sued for this?” Always, on the end of the other line is one Conor Corcoran, Esq., our [...]

From The Desk Of J. Conor Corcoran: If A KKK Rally Falls In The Forest, Does Anybody… Oh, Never Mind

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

This past Friday, and yesterday, Center city office denizens were erroneously abuzz with fears of gap-toothed Jethros and their wife beater bearing Berthas descending upon – oh, Irony, you randy little minx – Love Park for what would have undoubtedly proven to be a hootenanny of progressive proportions. But, as befitting their haberdashery of choice, [...]