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TBobPeople often quote Shakespeare's "First we kill all the lawyers," without realizing that the quote, taken in context, meant the first way to deprive the populace of their rights and liberties was to get rid of those who protect them, i.e. lawyers.
Yes there are a bunch of jerks out there practicing law, but there are also a lot of dedicated and caring individuals whose services are not appreciated by the lawyer-bashers. I am proud to be an attorney, I make no apologies. I have never wrongfully taken a dime from a client and have handled a lot of needy clients pro bono (no charge) when their circumstances tugged at the hearts strings but their pocketbooks were empty. In a recent poll, lawyers in general were not held in very high esteem by the public, but when those polled were asked to rate THEIR OWN PERSONAL lawyer, lawyers came off quite well. All lawyers have two things to thanks for the current view of attorneys:
1) Nixon and his band of crooks who were primarily attorneys
2) The ABA allowing wide-spread advertising which promotes the view of hucksterism and mercenary shysterism. If all those damn ads on tv, the radio, newspapers and telephone books were eliminated, we'd all, public and attorneys alike, be a helluva lot better off.
Just my 2 cents...