Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon poll: Which guilt-written-all-over-his-face caption fits best?

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Poll: Which guilt-written-all-over-his-face caption fits best?

ABA Journal staff has selected their favorite submissions for the September legal-themed Cartoon Caption Contest. Now it’s your turn. Vote for your favorite before Sept. 29.

  • 25.63%
    "You've got 'retainer' written all over your face."
  • 35%
    "I need someone able to look beyond the prima facie aspects of my case."
  • 39.38%
    And Steve realized his trusty list of "What Not to Wear to Court" was incomplete after all.

We had fewer entries for this month’s contest, but many gems in the mix of submitted captions.

The following are the three staff favorites. Now it’s your turn to pick which caption will accompany this cartoon in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal:

• And Steve realized his trusty list of “What Not to Wear to Court” was incomplete after all.—submitted by Alex Winston of Knoxville, Tennessee

• “I need someone able to look beyond the prima facie aspects of my case.”—submitted by Scott Tredwell of Advance, North Carolina

• “You’ve got ‘retainer’ written all over your face.”—submitted by Lawrence F. Regan of Silver Spring, Maryland

How to vote: Using our poll, select the caption you think best fits the scene depicted in the cartoon.

Voting period: Votes must be cast by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28.

What’s the prize? Bragging rights. Plus, the winning caption and credit to the caption writer will appear in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal.

For complete rules, follow this link. To view past cartoons, check out this gallery or follow the Cartoon Caption Contest RSS feed.

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