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Article: Lawyers use various tacks to overcome negative image. (Focus: Attorneys & Business Law).(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- June 10, 2002
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Question: How many lawyer jokes are there?
Answer: Only three. The rest are true stories.
And so it goes. For years, lawyers have been the frequent butt of jokes. Numerous Gallup polls taken over the last decade consistently show that Americans rank lawyers "low, very low," in ethical standards, alongside car salesmen and labor union leaders.
Even lawyers tell self-deprecating lawyer jokes. The legendary cartoon strip character Pogo once said, "We have met the enemy, and it is us."
"It's one thing to wink and nod and laugh among ourselves, but if jokes like that cause people to think poorly about the profession, then we should be more ...