Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Sep. 22, 2022
Where have all the “real” lawyers and judges gone?
Sadly, observing the plethora of legal advertising, publicity-seeking irresponsible comments, and a general reckless casting professionalism “to the winds,” what we like to refer to as a “profession” is quickly becoming nothing more than a trade making its services available to all who can pay to “rock the boat.”
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
Where have the "real" lawyers and judges gone?
Long time passing, long time ago,
We've sought to ignore failings of Bench and Bar.
Oh, when will we ever learn?
These lyrics are adapted from the modern folk-style song Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Published in Sing Out magazine, performed by Pete Seeger in 1955, <...
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