Dear Doug,
I would sincerely like to meet you; either on the track or off.
Unfortunately I didn't read the article that "seeded" these comments, but
being a Deputy Sheriff with a large agency (Reno, NV), I have dealt with
more unscrupulous, shady, cheating, dishonest, drug dealing (and using),
pieces of garbage that call themselves attorney's than I care to think
about.
There are 3 attorney's in this town that have my home phone, pager, email
and cell phone numbers, and that I'm available for at any time because they
are honest attorneys. If you fit into this group you have my undying respect
for you are indeed in a minority!
The rest..... I just hope they are standing at the end of the straight the
day my brakes fail..... they'll do a much better job of cushioning my stop
than a stack of tires could ever do! (Soft flesh and hot air being better
than hard rubber!).
Carl McLelland (CSRG #247, '60 Series One Sunbeam Alpine)
Subject: Re: Fixing the system?
>
> On behalf of lawyers everywhere, I feel compelled to respond to the fellow
> who says "I know we don't want to turn this into a lawyer bashing party
but"
>
> <<THAT is the biggest problem with the legal proffesion today. They have
> become (granted not all) the greedest proffesion of all.>>
>
>
> At least we know how to use our spell checking systems. What sort of
> in-depth study have you done on the subject of greed and lawyers? Or do
you
> simply believe what you see on television and read in the newspaper? Why
is
> it that when someone in another profession makes money he or she is
> "successful" but if he or she is a lawyer, they are called "greedy"?
> The truth is that the VAST MAJORITY of lawyers are hard-working,
honest
> and principled folks. And most of us are not millionaires! Not even
close!
> Most of us have to worry about house payments and credit card bills just
like
> everyone else. (I guess you must think the recent internet millionaires
> EARNED all of their money since we are the greediest profession)
> Did you not consider that there might be a few attorneys on this list
> when you wrote such an insensitive and unwarranted comment about
attorneys?
> It really bothers me when people talk about lawyers as if we are some
> separate class of persons and not someone who would be your neighbor, a
> little league coach or a fellow car enthusiast on this mailing list. In
> other words, an ordinary citizen not so different from your self.
>
> Thank you, I feel better now and I hope that future postings are just
> about vintage racing and related topics.
>
> Douglas J. Meis
> "Attorney at Speed"
>
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