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From: bill@sigma.UUCP (William Swan)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Lie det.. (The REAL way the courts work)
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Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 11:21:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 24 11:21:44 1986
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In article <510@mb2c.UUCP> mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina) writes:
>>>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.
>[...]

Okay, perhaps in some fields you may find low-priced lawyers. I would like
to question the people above: Have you ever gone out and priced Criminal
Defense attorneys?? We aren't talking about corporate law here, nor about
divorce court, we're talking about defending ourselves against the State!


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