Working eight hours, billing for twelve

by Walter Olson on June 24, 2007

Wait, you mean there’s an ethical problem with that? More coverage of the Ross survey (Thomas W. Krause, “Ethics Survey Finds Lawyers Lower The Bar”, Tampa Tribune, Jun. 24). Earlier: May 2.

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1 Angus Barrs 06.24.07 at 5:21 pm

“35 percent of lawyers admit to stealing, according to that study.”
I guess those are the “honest” ones?

2 Dick 06.24.07 at 10:58 pm

An analysis of an ethics survey has to be one of the funniest topics I’ve heard in a very long time. I think you’d get more accurate results taking a survey asking prison inmates if they were unfairly convicted.

3 Jim Collins 06.25.07 at 9:20 am

Maybe the Three Stooges knew something when they named their law firm Dewey, Cheetham and Howe.

4 Deoxy 06.25.07 at 12:33 pm

There’s a reason most people think of “lawyer” and “ethical behaviour” as antonyms.

5 Angie Hartford 06.25.07 at 2:07 pm

This article proves that I’ve earned every bit of my cynical attitude.

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