One day I was talking with a lawyer about all the frivolous law suits that some people seem almost obligated to bring to court. Part of the problem are the people out there that use the court system to harass their enemies. They drag them to court and have them spend hundreds of dollars they can ill afford to either defend themselves or pay off their accuser. Of course its a lot more complicate than that. I'm talking about a small percentage of people. But the other part of the problem is expressed here in this cartoon.
There are law schools all over this country pumping out lawyers. These men and women got into law for noble reasons. To defend people and to help those in need. Once out of law school though, the reality of life closes in and keeping a small law practice open is a daunting proposition. Every client that comes through the door is money and whether you win or lose at times becomes unimportant when the office rent or the secretary's salary needs to be paid. So a case is a case even when the lawyer may know its not winnable.
My characters names came not because I see all lawyers as "Lyre's" or "Thieb's" but because I could not use the names of real lawyers in my town, Villiany and Grow ! Like wow what a name for a law office.
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