Law Practice
Jun. 16, 2026
With all due respect, it means the opposite
At a contentious hearing already governed by a tentative ruling, opposing counsel's "with all due respect" argument became a cautionary reminder that the phrase often signals the end of persuasion--not the beginning of it.
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I recently attended a particularly contentious court hearing.
By the time oral argument began, the battle was largely over. The tentative ruling had already been issued--and it was emphatically in my favor. The kind of ruling that quietly informs everyone in the courtroom that the judge has already separated the stronger argument from the weaker one and knows exactly where he intends to go.
The papers had been filed. The authorities...
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