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Originally Posted by Cloud
I don't agree that the person spoken about in the opinion column posted has violated any attorney ethical standard.
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If the code of ethics that the legal profession holds itself to is silent on this issue then I can't imagine its worth very much.
In criminal law, the sentencing guidelines were designed to have the punishment fit the crime.
In civil law, the punishment is without limitation and generally proportional to how greedy the lawyer is. Even trivial offenses can result in penalties that, to use a phrase lawyers are fond of, shock the conscience.
But apparently, not so shocking as to merit even a token appearance in the legal profession's code of ethics? No wonder the public perception of the legal profession is right up there next to loan sharks. And why shouldn't it be? They'll both shatter your kneecaps over fifty bucks.