Quote Originally Posted by parpin
Hello everybody, ... ... ...The dress code at the courthouse specifies that you have to be properly dressed. ... ...
The Kilt is proper attire. The brightness and/or colors woven into the kilt may be more or less attractive to observers whose powers of concentration another could never influence. Wear the kilt. Remember, it's your testimony under oath. It's not the kilt under misgiven eyes.
Quote Originally Posted by Bob C.
... ...My job takes me to a courthouse most Mondays. I've never worn the kilt.
If you're testifying as an expert, I'd say you owe it to your client to put forth the most professional appearance you can. Unfortunately, the kilt does not do that.
I believe that an appearance that would put forth both a professional attitude and aptitude is most certainly present in Kilt and Jacket. Overdressed, one could be garish. Wear colors that don't precede your arrival. Also, has the client ever seen you in your courtroom attire or in a kilt at all? I think, in deference to your client, the fewer the surprises, the better. Be confident in yourself regardless of your clothing. If you have the least discomfort (and everyone will see it pouring out) wearing your clothing in the courtroom, then by all means dress strictly for the courtroom stereotype, which could be a complete backfire against your will and give you cause for self doubt.
I recall seeing a famed attorney whom would wear his fringed suede leather coat to argue cases in court. Was he professional, garish or proper? In some occasions on the United States Senate and House of Representatives floors, are Senators and Representatives or guests that wear the same sort of clothing that you would see on them if you met them in the grocery store or in their own driveway in our hometown. Are they more or less professional, proper or garish.
Parpin, you are the judge, jury and executioner in your own case. As a free man, I stand beside your choice as a free man, brother.
rsl