| Well, I don't think lawyers, as a whole, are unscrupulous bloodsuckers. Giving people the best representation possible means trying to bend the law to cover their defendant. It is the nature of a free society. It is the duty of the judge in the case to see that the law is followed as it is written and applied fairly. There are always new interpretations to old laws but it seems like people don't get too worked up about it until the law comes down on them or someone they love.
I did legal research for a while (self-employed) and ran into a whole bunch of great folks. I also ran into some jerkwads. They exist in every profession.
My greatest delight was refusing to work for one of the jerkwads that wanted to hire me. I had done research on a case that whipped his ass and did not even go to trial because after discovery he knew he was toast. He was a total ass all the way thru the whole thing and lashed out at everybody. He came to me because I did the research that beat him and he wanted to win. He took me to lunch at a pretty fancy place, laid out the case he was working on and wanted me to work on it. I told him my price and he tried to negotiate it down and cut out my expenses. I told him thanks for the lunch but I'll pass. I walked out of the place leaving him sitting at the table in astonishment. I still smile thinking about it. |