E. Marshall Hodgkins

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the dimly lit hallway of E. Marshall Hodgkins law firm, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one morning. As he approached the elevators, he swore he heard an echoing voice whispering, ‘File it under… precedent.’ Curious, the delivery driver turned around and thought he saw a shadowy figure in a long black robe. Startled, he quickly pressed the elevator button, and when the doors opened, he found himself face-to-face with a friendly-looking old man holding a briefcase. The man smiled and said, 'Just checking my reflection, son.' The driver laughed nervously and left, never mentioning the encounter again—except maybe to his neighbor over a beer later that night.

2. In the dusty archives of E. Marshall Hodgkins' law firm, an old intern whispered one day, 'Did you hear? Every time someone mentions the word "contract", the ceiling fan starts spinning backwards!' One afternoon, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Why does your fan spin like that?’ An ancient partner replied without looking up from his papers, ‘Because, my boy, it’s our little way of reminding everyone that contracts are never just black and white.’ And ever since then, whenever anyone mentioned ‘contract,’ the fan would lazily reverse its blades—an odd but charming tradition.

3. In the shadowy hallways of E. Marshall Hodgkins’ law firm, a new secretary asked her colleague, ‘Why do all the clocks run so fast here?’ Her colleague smiled mysteriously and whispered, ‘They’re not clocks— they’re timers. Each one counts down to when you’ll be offered your first case.’ The newbie blinked, confused, but soon realized that in Hodgkins’ firm, everyone was racing against time—and winning.

4. In the quietest corner of E. Marshall Hodgkins’ law firm, a framed poster mysteriously read: ‘The best lawyer always wins… except when he doesn’t.’ One day, an exhausted delivery driver stumbled into the office, complaining bitterly about his long shift. Hodgkins smiled knowingly and said, 'The best lawyer always wins... except when he's too tired to notice the package was delivered on time.' The driver laughed, shook hands, and left with a free coffee.