Aspiring to be a lawyer should be a noble goal, as it was when I was growing up. Unfortunately, so many, including some of our esteemed legislators, are, to be frank, crooks and without true ethics. I am still trying to get justice for my sister who had a Super Lawyer of Georgia commit blatant fraud against her, denying her a fair settlement, and to this day, effects her ability to get medical treatment she so desperately needs. A Federal Judge out of the Northern District of Georgia (nominated by Jimmy Carter) is additionally complicit in the fraud, himself a licensed attorney too. Lawyer Ralph Knowles and Judge Robert Vining are, in my book, scum of the earth, for what they have done to my sister. Let me give you part of what Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor stated in her George Washington University Law School commencement address on May 26, 2003: During the course of your legal careers, you will serve clients and in doing so profoundly affect their lives and fortunes. Surely the people you will serve have a right to expect that you enter the profession not only well trained in both substantive and procedural skills, but also possessed of an awareness of the social and moral responsibilities of the profession....But lawyers must do more than know the law and the art of practicing it. They need as well to develop a consciousness of their moral and social responsibilities to their clients, to the courts in which they appear,....and to all others who are affected by the lawyers conduct. A great lawyer is always mindful of the moral and social aspects of the lawyers power and position as an officer of the court. Similarly, many of our elected officials conduct themselves shamefully without social and moral responsibilities to their constituents. The scandals and coverups and unethical practices of this administration and unethical actions by many in our Congress are a reflection of our legal system in general.....a sad, sad expose of a once proud nation. What we need is truly ethical men and women to rise up and demand accountability and real transparency, not the promises of such we heard in years past.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 02:13:49 +0000
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