Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 23, 2014
Be professional, save the practice of law
The practice of law has fallen (far) down the list of respected and trusted professions. This decline did not happen overnight and cannot be repaired overnight. By J. Randolph Evans, Shari Klevens and Suzanne Y. Badawi
By J. Randolph Evans, Shari Klevens and Suzanne Y. Badawi
As a profession, the practice of law was once held in the highest esteem. Over time, however, it has fallen (far) down the list of respected and trusted professions, just ahead of members of Congress. This decline did not happen overnight and cannot be repaired overnight.
Certainly, television and comedians are responsible, in some part, for the decline. The days of Perry Mason have bee...
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