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Clint Edwards
Stereotypes
Ethics
Misperceptions
Stereotyping Lawyers
I hate ALL lawyers!!!
A Bad Stereotype
Poor Image“Lawyers suffer from an image problem which stems from a tiny minority of attorneys possessed of questionable character” -Attorney Patrick C. Dunican
History of Ethics
People who claimed they had a knowledge of the law would overcharge citizens who needed assistance in legal matters
Ethical Codes Set in Place
“If you observe an attorney committing a violation, you are bound to report it or you are guilty of a violation yourself.” -Attorney Greg Dawson
Working in Conflict
“You typically deal in conflict, contention, and discord 95% of the time.”-Attorney Mark Corneilson
Working in Conflict
“Attorneys are nothing more than hired guns in most cases.”-Attorney Greg Dawson
Misperceptions in the Media
The media develops a “Law-as-sport mentality…the line between legal fact and fiction, legend and reality, becomes difficult to draw” -Strickland
Review
Bad image comes from minority
Poor ethics in law have been practiced for centuries
Ethical codes are to be followed
Media casts shadow on profession
Questions
Sources Halloween Comic- www.stus.com/blog/2007/10 Litigator cartoons-
http://bestlawyercartoons.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/actually-im-a-litigator/ Apples-http://www.google.com/imgres?q=red+apple+among+green&um constitution painting-http://ili-amrev.blogspot.com/ law books with lawyer-http://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/117023.jpg happy lawyer-
http://lawyerist.com/happy-lawyers-finding-happiness-in-trying-times/ Angry Woman-http://darrenholes09.wordpress.com/tag/anger/ Confused Man-
http://www.nextgenerationlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/confused-man-in-suit1-250x300.jpg
Law and Order-http://law-and-order-special-victims-unit.maxupdates.tv/law-and-order-svu-season-11-episode-5-hardwired-2/
Weapon http://www.topaziolaw.com/criminal-practice-areas/weapons-charges Review picture-
http://www.ehow.com/how_8121750_write-closing-statements-court-case.html