Divorce lawyer ad: "Life's short. Get a divorce." (and pecs/tits)

By at 12:32 pm Monday, Feb 16

Chicago divorce attorneys Fetman, Garland, and Associates ran this "Life's short. Get a divorce." billboard until a local alderman found a pretext to tear it down.

A city alderman who lives nearby found a technical reason to jettison the sign.

"I called the building inspector and told him to do his job and he did," said Alderman Burton Natarus. "It has nothing to do with content or anything else. They did not have a permit and they were ordered to take it down."

Fetman and Garland say they're upset the sign was removed.

"They ripped our billboard down without due process," Fetman said. "We own that art. I feel violated."

fgalawfirm.com: Life's short. Get a divorce (via Sociological Images)

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