"Funny, I've got an open mind, but I haven't met an honest lawyer yet."
Then you haven't looked very far.
I'm a doctor who does a considerable amount of forensic work because I specialize in traumatic brain injury. I deal with personal injury lawyers and defense lawyers all the time and see both the worst that can come out of a foul smelling pit of crap to the finest people I've had the privilege to work with in this arena. It's funny, I've been stiffed by lawyers for my services three times in my career, but never by a defense lawyer.
I have three patents, and have a patent lawyer who has helped me tremendously over the last 8 years. He's the most mild mannered and technically adroit and thorough thinker I've met.
My closest friend is a family lawyer who takes on any and all types of cases including Paula Jones (and has had the privilege to argue in front of the supreme court on that and one other case), but mostly handles family related business for three generations of family and their friends. He's the guy I'd call at 4:00am if I ever needed to get bailed out.
It takes all kinds and there are plenty on both sides of the track. If you didn't realize, most all JUDGES who sit in our country's courts are also lawyers.
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