Comments on: The #1 Threat to Respectability for Lawyers: Bears http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:26:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: demosthenes.or.locke http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-14767 demosthenes.or.locke Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:12:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/#comment-14767 Here in West Virginia, we have a commercial where a talking cartoon dog tries to convince accident victims to call a certain plaintiff's firm because they've got "heavy hitters" I'll take your bear commercial anyday, at least it makes sense. Here in West Virginia, we have a commercial where a talking cartoon dog tries to convince accident victims to call a certain plaintiff’s firm because they’ve got “heavy hitters”

I’ll take your bear commercial anyday, at least it makes sense.

]]> By: TC http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-14766 TC Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:40:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/#comment-14766 "The #1 Threat to Respectability for Lawyers: Lawyers" “The #1 Threat to Respectability for Lawyers: Lawyers”

]]> By: Andrews http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-14765 Andrews Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:48:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/#comment-14765 Weren't there a few cases mentioned on this site about 18 months ago where lawyers were getting ethics violations for portraying themselves using bulldogs? yet somehow, appearing as a baby-toting bear is a-ok with the bar? I am so glad I dropped out of law school, I was never going to understand the legal mind. Weren’t there a few cases mentioned on this site about 18 months ago where lawyers were getting ethics violations for portraying themselves using bulldogs? yet somehow, appearing as a baby-toting bear is a-ok with the bar? I am so glad I dropped out of law school, I was never going to understand the legal mind.

]]> By: Joe Bingham http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-14764 Joe Bingham Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:19:33 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/#comment-14764 ^^^^ Not related! ^^^^ Not related!

]]> By: Richard Nieporent http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-14763 Richard Nieporent Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:28:02 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/#comment-14763 I’m only surprised that they didn’t make the usual disclaimer to satisfy the animal rights people: No bears were hurt in the making of this commercial. Of course in this case they would have had to add: However a few babies were unavoidably mauled. I’m only surprised that they didn’t make the usual disclaimer to satisfy the animal rights people: No bears were hurt in the making of this commercial. Of course in this case they would have had to add: However a few babies were unavoidably mauled.

]]> By: Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-14762 Walter Olson Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:37:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/12/the-1-threat-to-respectability-for-lawyers-bears/#comment-14762 My favorite line was Colbert's: "I hate to imagine what happened after the flash went off and startled it". My favorite line was Colbert’s: “I hate to imagine what happened after the flash went off and startled it”.

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