Posted on 09/02/2008 9:38:12 AM PDT by LikeLight
My September Christian legal column.
In defense of Christian lawyers (oxymoron aside), they will cheat you 50% less than secular ones...
does that mean that only 47.5% of them give the rest a bad name?
Not this guy again. He comes on here every month or so and spams with the same message.
“it’s not because lawyers are dishonest or taking unfair advantage”
Stopped reading after this line. Lawyers are dishonest and do take unfair advantage.
It's funny, isn't it? People work hard to screw up their own lives, and when the time comes for it to be fixed, they blame their lawyer instead of themselves.
With respect to believers who work in law, I see too many contradictions between the Bible and contending for your client any way possible. I have seen so many lawyers compromise. The ones that stay honest wind up losing cases, and drop out of the field. Judges don’t give credit for honesty... law is all about two extremes represented individually, meeting somewhere in the middle via evidence, testimony and judicial consideration. In a secular court of law, the truth loses when confronted with a lie on the other end of the spectrum. Seen it for decades.
Perhaps this is why the Bible warns us so strongly against going to court.
Part of the human condition since Adam tried to blame "This woman you gave me..." for his own mistake.
I feel sorry for your clients.
Why's that?
Mind you, I'm not advocating bringing frivolous claims or litigating trivial matters just to create fees. And I think that advocating that someone be reasonable and to try to resolve their conflict without lawyers is both moral and the right thing to do. But to advocate foregoing a matter because of your christian beliefs is wrong.
"A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense" - Proverbs 19:11
From the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct:
Counselor Rule 2.1 Advisor
In representing a client, a lawyer shall exercise independent professional judgment and render candid advice. In rendering advice, a lawyer may refer not only to law but to other considerations such as moral, economic, social and political factors, that may be relevant to the client's situation.
didn't you used to have the name "lighted candle"?
Is this the reason it is now something different?: "Free Republic is a noncommerical site. Please do not post advertising, solicitations, spam or any other commercial messages. Do not spam us with links to your own site. No one likes spam. "
I guess its ok that you are spamming Free Republic because you are doing it in God’s name?
I'm thinking you have me confused with someone else. I've been on FR since 1998, always under the name LikeLight.
To address the substance of your statements, every lawyer approaches the law with his or her own biases. That is inescapable. For the Christian client seeking counsel from someone who shares their faith perspective, it is entirely appropriate to seek a Christian lawyer.
And I don't know why you're accusing me of spamming FR. I have been an active member of this forum for more than 10 years, participating in every aspect. These monthly columns are hardly spam - I write them for Good News Daily and they graciously give me permission to repost on FR.
“Too many Christian clients are getting cheated by their lawyers.”
Thanks for wasting my time.
And you are correct that if you are advising a client with the same views that you have, your value system belongs in the consideration. But if they just come to you as a lawyer, I think at the least you should inform them that your value system is not what they would be hearing from most lawyers.
“Lawyers are dishonest and do take unfair advantage.”
Hey, that’s not true! I’m over fifty, and I’ve already met at least two honest and decent lawyers!
(Well, they have degrees in law, and practice law, anyway. One is Col. Bud Day.)
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