s/o sick of the lawyer bashing

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[Post New]07/29/2011 18:09
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure what the image is that comes to mind when so many folks decide to demean lawyers on this site, but it is a good a noble profession. We are the defenders of liberty. When one is in any sort of trouble- the first call for help is to an attorney. And don't fool yourself thinking that you could never be in that type of trouble. Someone steals your identity and starts writing bad checks, you could find yourself enmeshed in legal trouble not of your own making.

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" is from Henry VI. When you want to inflict tyranny on the people, you remove the guadians of liberty and independent thinking. The thread about a JD being a doctorate had a lot of PhDs swearing that a JD was worthless because it didn't contribute to society. We protect your ability to advance new ideas and protect your rights to them. If Galileo were in America with a good lawyer, things would have been quite different. To the PhDs and others who publish these new ideas- it is the lawyers that make sure your intellectual property rights are protected.

Just some food for thought next time thoughtless lawyer-bashing comes to mind.


Dear Smarty Pants lawyer,

The question is what is the surest way to chaos and tyranny even then was to remove the guardians of independent thinking and the answer is the first thig we do is kill all the lawyers.

Whose fault is it that lawyers rate below used car salesmen on the honesty scale.

There are many lawyers who do help and who do pro bono work. Most o f you, in thin area particularly, seem to be interested in their hourly rate.

I don't see much independent thinking and guardians at BIG LAW in DC.

A prize for the best lawyer joke.
[Post New]07/29/2011 18:13
Anonymous
Not the funniest or even the best, but it is on point:

A Brooklyn lawyer named Ernie successfully defends a major crime lord from charges of dealing drugs, racketeering, murder, kidnapping, and selling arms. As he is leaving the courtroom, an indignant old woman grabs him by the arm and says, "Young man, where are your scruples? Isn't there anyone too low for you to defend?" "I don't know," Ernie replies, "What have you done?"


[Post New]07/29/2011 18:16
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP - are you really that bothered random lawyer bashing posts in an anonymous forum? Grow a thicker skin, already, or opposing counsel in your next deposition may make you cry.


OP here- people seem to get a little snarkier towards the end of the day... I do fine in depositions and in court, thank you. My original post just served provide some food for thought to folks who demean lawyers.

To 17:25- I am equally disappointed with the federal worker bashing on the board as well. A few bad apples in both our professions seem to taint the impression of the bunch.


FYI, I only demean fed workers who are lawyers.
[Post New]07/29/2011 18:20
Anonymous
Here's the thing OP, there are so many on-the-ledge, defensive, eager to spin types here. It is safe to say that many of them are lawyers. Let's face it, lawyers are a dime a dozen (myself included unfortunately), especially in the D.C. area. I don't go around printing the fact that I am a lawyer on my luxury car and I'm not in your face about it. In fact, I'm generally a pleasant, happy person without a sour puss look on my face. But I would have to think that some people make the corellation between percentage of a**holes and percentage of lawyers, as PP cited. If you are happy with yourself, let it go.
[Post New]07/29/2011 19:22
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure what the image is that comes to mind when so many folks decide to demean lawyers on this site, but it is a good a noble profession. We are the defenders of liberty. When one is in any sort of trouble- the first call for help is to an attorney. And don't fool yourself thinking that you could never be in that type of trouble. Someone steals your identity and starts writing bad checks, you could find yourself enmeshed in legal trouble not of your own making.

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" is from Henry VI. When you want to inflict tyranny on the people, you remove the guadians of liberty and independent thinking. The thread about a JD being a doctorate had a lot of PhDs swearing that a JD was worthless because it didn't contribute to society. We protect your ability to advance new ideas and protect your rights to them. If Galileo were in America with a good lawyer, things would have been quite different. To the PhDs and others who publish these new ideas- it is the lawyers that make sure your intellectual property rights are protected.

Just some food for thought next time thoughtless lawyer-bashing comes to mind.


Pretentious. Please. You are adding fuel to the fire.
[Post New]07/29/2011 19:28
Anonymous
There are so damn many of you that statistically, you get most of the bashing.

[Post New]07/29/2011 19:31
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of it is just a reaction the annoying personality type that is more common in laywers, especially litigators. They're not jerks because they're lawyers but they did choose to become lawyers because they are argumentative, litigious a-holes.


This. Also, most of the lawyers on this board have the same dry style of writing which makes their posts easily identifiable.

I can name 5 other groups that are bashed far more often on this board. Toughen up!


What are the other 5?


PP named one: FED


SAHM is another.
[Post New]07/29/2011 19:37
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of it is just a reaction the annoying personality type that is more common in laywers, especially litigators. They're not jerks because they're lawyers but they did choose to become lawyers because they are argumentative, litigious a-holes.


This. Also, most of the lawyers on this board have the same dry style of writing which makes their posts easily identifiable.

I can name 5 other groups that are bashed far more often on this board. Toughen up!


What are the other 5?


PP named one: FED


SAHM is another.


Teachers too!
[Post New]07/29/2011 19:44
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of it is just a reaction the annoying personality type that is more common in laywers, especially litigators. They're not jerks because they're lawyers but they did choose to become lawyers because they are argumentative, litigious a-holes.


This. Also, most of the lawyers on this board have the same dry style of writing which makes their posts easily identifiable.

I can name 5 other groups that are bashed far more often on this board. Toughen up!


What are the other 5?


PP named one: FED


SAHM is another.




Teachers too![/quote

Teachers get the WORST bashing.
[Post New]07/29/2011 19:45
Anonymous
Jesus, these lawyers complain about being over worked and having no time for family, yet they spend all day on DCUM. Probably billing clients for their time, too.

People who get bashed more?

Federal workers.

Nannies.

SAHM.

Car salesmen.

Home Improvement people (contractors, etc).

[Post New]07/29/2011 20:18
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Some of it is just a reaction the annoying personality type that is more common in laywers, especially litigators. They're not jerks because they're lawyers but they did choose to become lawyers because they are argumentative, litigious a-holes.


I think this is a huge part of it.
[Post New]07/29/2011 20:32
Anonymous

Lawyers never hesitate to tell me "AND I AM A LAWYER" during a minor dispute (traffic, my tenants). OOOOOO I'm scared!! NOT.
[Post New]07/29/2011 20:33
Anonymous
OBs also get a lot of bashing-- especially with the frequent suggestion that they make decisions based more on their own convenience than the well-being of their patients, which I think is absurd.
[Post New]07/29/2011 20:51
Anonymous
OP, et al, everything is so pathetically politically correct now that there are only a few things we can make fun of and joke about and lawyers is no. 1 on the list. Get used to it because it is going to get worse.
[Post New]07/29/2011 21:06
zumbamama
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All the lawyers I know are pretty cool. and fun. I didn't even know they were lawyers until months after I had met them.
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