by Daniel DeWoskin
Trial Attorney
www.atlantatrial.com

So is it just me? It cannot just be me. I take offense to lawyer jokes. I don’t make a scene or chastise anyone, but I never find them funny. At times, I point out that in a room full of people when I ask how many people have a low opinion of lawyers I see many, many hands go up. I then ask how many people would be proud of their son or daughter if they were an attorney and all the hands go up. I am proud to be an attorney and I still believe it is among the most honorable professions there is.

Now, while I do not necessarily dress down people who make lawyer jokes, I do take issue with lawyers who discourage others from becoming lawyers. We have all seen this. Some young person is talking about their intentions of taking the LSAT or becoming a lawyer and you hear another lawyer tell them not to do it. They may make a snide comment about going to medical school or doing something else, but they are as negative as they can be. Misery loves company, but this bothers me to no end.