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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Jan. 1, 2009

Are Lawyers Birds of a Feather?

Lawyers are often characterized as vultures — and those who scrounge for business following a disaster make that stereotype much harder to break, writes Gary Williams. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Gary Williams

Political cartoonists, the press, politicians and business interests and have all had great success portraying lawyers as scavengers - ghoulish creatures to be reviled because they gorge on the misfortune of others. An example I use in my ethics class is a political cartoon that pictures two vultures perched on a tree branch next to a man dressed in a business suit and tie, briefcase in hand. One vulture turns to the ...

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