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Juvenile

Nov. 11, 2005

Lawyers' High Debt, Low Pay Damage Foster Kids

Forum Column - By Miriam Aroni Krinsky - "Why is a lawyer like a [fill in the blank]?" We have all heard far too many dreadful lawyer jokes. Whether rambling groaners or quick one-liners, this popular brand of humor paints a dismal picture of our profession. Rather than extolling the noble traditions of a revered judicial and legal system, the man-on-the-street knee-slappers typically portray attorneys as money-grubbing opportunists who collect big fees and, at the same time, are unsympathetic to

        
Forum Column

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky
        
        "Why is a lawyer like a [fill in the blank]?"
        We have all heard far too many dreadful lawyer jokes. Whether rambling groaners or quick one-liners, this popular brand of humor paint...

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