Dodson and Fogg
Preserved but no longer current.
The lawyers, employed by the plaintiff in the famous case of "Bardell v. Pickwick" (Pickwick Papers), typical of the unscrupulous solicitors who battened on the public before the law reforms of the mid- 19th century.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Dodson and Fogg” mean?
The lawyers, employed by the plaintiff in the famous case of "Bardell v. Pickwick" (Pickwick Papers), typical of the unscrupulous solicitors who battened on the public before the law reforms of the mid- 19th century.
Is “Dodson and Fogg” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.