A lawyer’s dog, running about unleashed, beelines for a butcher shop and steals a roast.
The Butcher goes to lawyer’s office and asks, “If a dog running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from the dog’s owner?”
The lawyer answers, “Absolutely.”
“Then you owe me $20. Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me today.” The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for $20.
Several days later the butcher opens the mail and finds a letter from the lawyer. He opens it and finds a bill for $100 for a legal consultation.