2006-10-16 14:34:14 · 22 answers · asked by GB123 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
took me a minute to get it ....cool!
when i got divorced, in the lobby of the solicitors, was a modern print, done to look like an old oil painting called, "the lawyer".
it showed 2 farmers, pulling a dairy cow, one by the horns, and one by the tail, and a man in (of the time) "suit" and hat, on a stool, milking it!!, as they pulled (equally) it obviously not budging. Now thas honesty!
2006-10-16 14:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by ben b 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
lawyers are simply doing the will of the legislators, and since the law is decided its all about presentation of a cas or matters. Alot of lawyers are not involved in litigation, but charge according to the rules set by the governing society. I find that on yahoo there are definitely alot more people who believe the hype and sensationalism the media sometimes give to lawyers, every firm has to have insurance otherwise its illegal to practice, any bill can be challenged, so if you dig deeper you will find its not the like the wild west. If you read the law gazzette you will find week after a week a lawyer who has been disbarred for one thing or another.
2006-10-18 09:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by logicalawyer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure I want to jump into the shark pit, but I dare say that less than 99% of lawyers are bad. That just flies in the fact of common sense statistics. I don't deny that there are bad attorneys. However, 99% of any profession can't be all that horrible. Are prosecutors bad? Environmental attorneys? People who help you lower your taxes? An attorney who obtains a restraining order against a domestic abuser? The attorney who sues a company for fraud on your behalf and wins? The attorney who sues a chemical company for poisoning drinking water? Public Defenders? Estate Planners? The foregoing make up way more than 1% of all attorneys.
Please keep in mind that it is an attorney's duty to zealously advocate for our client, regardless of whether we personally agree with their position.
Sounds like you have personal axe to grind, so I advise you to report any unethical behavior to the state (if in the U.S.) ethics committee. If the attorney really did something wrong, he or she can be punished.
2006-10-17 14:55:20 · answer #3 · answered by Tara P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked for 5 years as a paralegal and saw the politics of lawyers and law according to attorneys and it sickened me.I knew of one lawsuit that a paralegal worked his butt off digging through hundreds of boxes of documents to find one piece of evidence to nail the case..,the overseeing attorney received the praise for the work the paralegal did and didnt even have the courtesy to say it was such and so that did the hard work for me.
On the same case,the attorneys enjoyed expensive lunches and a few other fringed benefits charged to the client.To me that is stealing and it was wrong.Thank god I dont use attorneys and hope I never have to.It is that handful that gives the rest the bad name.Too many are sue happy over idiotic cases that should never have been brought to court.
2006-10-16 21:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by halfbright 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The short answer ... $$$!
Lawyers and Judges make a LOT of money!
And lawyers do not have to "really" work for a living (IMHO).
I am sure that there are some "honest" lawyers out there but I, personally, do not know of any.
Sorry to the good guys (gals) - but you are few amoungst many.
PAX,
The Ol' Sasquatch Ã
2006-10-16 21:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by Ol' Sasquatch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a fact that 70% of all the lawyers on planet Earth, practice in the USA. Now that should tell you something about USA.
2006-10-16 21:57:47 · answer #6 · answered by Imelda M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was taught during my law degree that there is not such a thing as a moral win!!!
Opinions and morals do not come into it- you have a job today whether its defending or prosecuting and you act to the best of your ability to work for your client and in some cases that doesnt correlate with morals for eg a defence lawyer on a murder case...
Regardless you defend this individual as you have a duty to do so as we have a job to do and on occasions unfortunately its not a morally rewarding one
2006-10-17 10:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by Scots lass 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They lack the experience to make a distinction between the Letter of the Law, and the Spirit of the Law.
2006-10-16 21:36:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Most are not bothered if they win or lose the case for you, it's how long they can drag it out and fleece you that matters.
My mate is now suing his solicitors due to malpractice that has cost him in the region of £500,000. and 8 years of his life.
These people should be made to be more accountable to their clients.
2006-10-16 21:53:17 · answer #9 · answered by Kyle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are not taught about justice, they are taught how to cognitively disassociate from all ethical thought, moral judgment or logical reasoning in order to just win the case and make money.
2006-10-16 21:38:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋