What was the legal profession like in 1960? Aside from carbon paper and whiteout, lawyering was a noble profession on par with medical doctors. There was no advertising, soliciting, or disclaiming accountability by any form of incorporation. You were permitted to send out one formal mailing announcement that you had opened your office. Nothing more. As they were called, the canons of ethics required you to avoid even the very appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest. You were required to represent your client zealously, treating him like he was your only client. Rule 11 had teeth. Filing frivolous lawsuits was career-ending. There was a hint of nobility in calling yourself a lawyer. All of that has devolved to today's loathsome practitioner. We who hinted nobility are the few, the mature nobility.
What was the best victory last year? The most prominent case we handled successfully last year was when we obtained a convenience termination on a contract the client emphatically wanted to get out of to avoid long-term losses and then recovered money that made the contractor whole.
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