Manning Law Firm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the quiet town of Maplewood, a regular customer entered Manning Law Firm one morning and asked the receptionist with a straight face: ‘Do you have any cases involving ghosts?’ The receptionist blinked twice, then replied calmly, 'Yes, sir, we do handle supernatural disputes.' A delivery driver overheard and whispered to his colleague, 'Guess they don’t get much real work here!' The regular laughed and left, never to return again.

2. At dawn, when most law firms were still locking their doors, a delivery driver pulled up to Manning Law Firm with an unusual package. As he approached the reception desk, the secretary, half-asleep and rubbing her eyes, asked, 'Is that coffee?' The delivery driver smiled sheepishly and replied, ‘No, ma’am, it’s not coffee—it’s a new filing cabinet.’ The secretary yawned and said, ‘Well, Mr. Manning sure has good taste in furniture!’ And so began another day at Manning Law Firm—with a fresh start for their storage needs.

3. At closing time, a neighbor walked into Manning Law Firm and asked, ‘Do you close early on Fridays?’ The receptionist replied, ‘No, but if you come every Friday at exactly five o’clock, it sure feels like it!’ Another regular, a delivery driver, overheard the conversation and quipped, ‘I bet they’re just waiting for someone to sue them for making everyone leave!’ As he left, the receptionist smiled and said, “Only in our firm, Friday afternoons feel like lawsuits!”

4. At lunchtime, a tourist approached the receptionist and asked, ‘Excuse me, can I ask your firm’s secret for winning every case?’ The receptionist smiled mysteriously and whispered, 'We always order lunch from the best deli in town.' The tourist nodded thoughtfully, then said, 'That must be why you win every case!' And with that, he ordered a sandwich himself.