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From: mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina)
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Subject: Re: Lie det.. (The REAL way the courts work)
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 11:13:09 EST
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> >The more persuasive the lawyer is, the more successful he is, and
> >the more money he gets for his services. The range of fees [is]
> >rather more like that of artists, with the extremely highly-paid
> >prima-donnas earning millions, down to the (relatively) poor souls
> >that only make $100K or so.
> 
> Actually, the lower ranges are well below the official US poverty
> level.  I suspect this is true of artists as well.
>
I agree.  Incredible as it may seem, some lawyers work for minimum wages.
I think there two problems.  First, people read too many newspapers and
watch too much television.  The few lawyers that do make it big appear in
headlines and whitewash the remainder.  Secondly, for lawyers, there are
too many law school graduates nowadays.  Thus depressing pay.

For those who can believe this, there are even doctors who make less
than $20,000 per year.
                                           Mark Reina