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Cloud · 05-02-2007, 11:33 AM

I don't agree that the person spoken about in the opinion column posted has violated any attorney ethical standard. Stupid, yes--unethical no.

I read the disciplinary actions against lawyers in Texas every month, and I assure you that actions ARE taken by good lawyers against the bad. This kind of self-policing is similar to other professions, such as doctors and engineers, and it isn't a perfect one.

It just makes me sad when I read opinions like this, because they are uninformed. Most lawyers I know are wonderful people, who work long hours and give so much back to the community. Yet the good things are never noticed in favor of "oh, let's kill all the lawyers." It's just like anything else, I guess--good people go unnoticed and unlauded. Very sad.

05-02-2007, 11:33 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I don't agree that the person spoken about in the opinion column posted has violated any attorney ethical standard. Stupid, yes--unethical no. I read the disciplinary actions against lawyers in Texas every month, and I assure you that actions ARE taken by good lawyers against the bad. This kind of self-policing is similar to other professions, such as doctors and engineers, and it isn't a perfect one. It just makes me sad when I read opinions like this, because they are uninformed. Most lawyers I know are wonderful people, who work long hours and give so much back to the community. Yet the good things are never noticed in favor of "oh, let's kill all the lawyers." It's just like anything else, I guess--good people go unnoticed and unlauded. Very sad. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"