February 23, 2011
In the losing game of law, the winners truly stand out from the crowd… and not just because of the snappy red tie/red pocket square duet.   “The trial gods are very powerful,” said Peter E. Quijano. “You respect them. You make little offerings.” For three straight days while awaiting a verdict in the recent terrorism trial of his client Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Mr. Quijano ordered a cheddar burger and bloody mary from the same waitress in the same booth at the Whiskey Tavern on Baxter Street. Mr. Quijano, as he did in that case, also tries to insert the name of his Scottish terrier, Watson, into summations. “It’s part of the human condition that no matter how many years of education you’ve had, you still have faith in certain totems,” said Arthur R. Miller, a law professor at New York University. He added, “I won’t go to court without a three-piece suit and without a red tie, and without a red pocket square.” Every day since this article was published on February 18th, 2011, EMH has eaten a everything bagel with lox, capers, red onions, and cream cheese Cheddar burger and bloody Mary ordered from the same MKS waitress in the same clothes booth at the Chinatown Coffee Company on H Street.  She will win this case. EMH

In the losing game of law, the winners truly stand out from the crowd… and not just because of the snappy red tie/red pocket square duet.  

“The trial gods are very powerful,” said Peter E. Quijano. “You respect them. You make little offerings.”

For three straight days while awaiting a verdict in the recent terrorism trial of his client Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Mr. Quijano ordered a cheddar burger and bloody mary from the same waitress in the same booth at the Whiskey Tavern on Baxter Street.

Mr. Quijano, as he did in that case, also tries to insert the name of his Scottish terrier, Watson, into summations.

“It’s part of the human condition that no matter how many years of education you’ve had, you still have faith in certain totems,” said Arthur R. Miller, a law professor at New York University. He added, “I won’t go to court without a three-piece suit and without a red tie, and without a red pocket square.”

Every day since this article was published on February 18th, 2011, EMH has eaten a everything bagel with lox, capers, red onions, and cream cheese Cheddar burger and bloody Mary ordered from the same MKS waitress in the same clothes booth at the Chinatown Coffee Company on H Street.  She will win this case. EMH

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