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Law Practice

Oct. 31, 2013

Lawyers on TV: let's work on polishing our bad rap

Currently, lawyers' reputation for ethics and honesty lies somewhere between ax murderers and sea plankton. By Bradley I. Kramer


By Bradley I. Kramer


Currently, lawyers' reputation for ethics and honesty lies somewhere between ax murderers and sea plankton. Sadly, I'm not really exaggerating. A 2008 Gallup poll found that only 18 percent of Americans felt that lawyers had a high or very high reputation for honesty and ethics. Only 45 percent found that lawyers maintained even an average reputation, and 37 percent found that lawyers had a low or very low reputation for honesty and e...

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