Email Etiquette: The A(nnoying)CC Is Definitely A Thing

An honest attorney will tell you that attorneys aren't always perfect when it comes to email etiquette. We certainly can't be the worst; attorneys who write emails along the lines of "ur client is SOOOO stupid LOL! #YOLO!" probably don't have much repeat business. There are many forms of email abuse. There is the "Thanks for Sharing" species of email abuse, in which a mundane communication that really only needs to be between two people includes everyone in the lower 48 states in the CC line. This is the electronic equivalent of asking the person next to you whether their infection is responding to antibiotics in a loud voice during the quiet moment right before the symphony starts to play. There is the "Kamakazi Snarkbomb" species of email abuse, in which a person responds quickly and snarkily to an email without reading the entire email to which they are responding, which hurts them but really leaves everyone poorer.