Writing Instruments
A lawyer signs more than most people do, and is watched doing it. The pen that comes out for a signature page says something before the ink does — quietly, if it is the right pen. What you want is an instrument that writes the first time every time and never announces what it cost.
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The pens here divide by how they are used, not by rank. A ballpoint or rollerball for the fast signature and the legal pad braced on a knee. A piston-filled fountain pen for the lawyer who writes by hand all day and wants the ink capacity and a nib that settles into their hand over years. And a gold nib for the occasion that gets remembered — a swearing-in, an inscription, the pen given at a beginning rather than an end. Choose the maker on what it does: Pelikan on its filling mechanism and ink capacity, Esterbrook on its finish and its history, S.T. Dupont on its lacquer — never on the shine.
One decision trips up nearly everyone who buys a fountain pen, and it is neither the color nor the brand. It is the nib width — a fine nib for the deposition note is simply a different pen from a medium for a signature. We argue both, and say which is which, in Fine Nib, or Medium?
Choose the pen for the writing you actually do, not the writing you imagine, and you'll rarely choose wrong.
Preview — the collection opens Fall 2026. Prices and selection are shown in good faith; neither is guaranteed, and both may change before the collection opens. Ordering is not yet open; the shelves are being stocked. Join the Chambers below and we will write when the collection opens.
Questions lawyers ask us
Which pen makers do you carry? Three. Pelikan of Hannover, for the piston filler and the gold nib — the Classic P205 and M200, and the Souverän M400, M800, M805 and M1000 fountain pens with their matching K400, K800 and K805 ballpoints and R800 rollerball. Esterbrook of Camden, New Jersey, for the Estie in all three forms: fountain pen with an 18-karat gold nib, rollerball and ballpoint. S.T. Dupont of Paris, lacquered at Faverges, for the Line D Eternity fountain pen and the Classique ballpoint.
What fountain pen is best for signing documents? A medium nib on a piston-filled pen — the Pelikan Souverän M800 is the one we point to. A medium lays a line that reads as a signature; a fine is for the margin. See Fine Nib, or Medium?
Fountain, rollerball or ballpoint for a working lawyer? Fountain for the letter and the closing; rollerball for the legal pad; ballpoint for the carbonless form. The Esterbrook Estie is made in all three, which is why we carry it. Fountain, Rollerball, or Ballpoint?
Is a fountain pen a good gift for a new lawyer? Yes, if it is one that forgives — a Pelikan M200 or an Estie rollerball. Save the Souverän for the partnership.
Do you engrave pens? No. We do not engrave or personalize any pen; it arrives as the maker made it, in the maker's box.
