The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from the city's most successful lawyer. So a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in his lavish office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "Our research shows that even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don't give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back to
your community through the United Way?"
The lawyer thinks for a minute and says, "First, did your research also show you that my mother is dying after a long, painful illness and she has huge medical bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?"
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, "Uh... no, I didn't know that."
"Secondly," says the lawyer, "my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair and is unable to support his wife and six children."
The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology, but is cut off again.
"Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband died in a dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a huge mortgage and three children, one of whom is disabled and another has learning disabilities requiring an array of private tutors?"
The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, says, "I'm sorry, I had no idea."
And the lawyer says, "So... if I didn't give any money to them, what in the hell makes you think I'd ever give any to you?"
After saying that he sent a bill for $150. for a half hour consultation.
$150? My rates would be more like $125. If they were on the schedule, of course. If not, they would have to pay the minimum hourly charge. And since it was at the office, I would have to charge them. The nerve of those people, thinking they can interrupt me for free when I could be billing that half hour to someone else. They're probably not too sharp any way, since they arevolunteers.
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The nerve of those people, thinking they can interrupt me for free when I could be billing that half hour to someone else.
When business slows down after the first of the year and cabin fever sets in since the pass of another hunting season I get bored. What not a better way to break this boredom than to start calling law firms that advertise "free consultation", or "first hour free". I make up some stupid crap to pull their leg and waste their time.
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a civilization, it expects what never was and what never will be.
Knock yourself out. We've got some here in town that I wish people would waste more of their time. They can chase ambulances like nobody's business. One even has his own pull-out tab in the phonebook.[:'(]
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For all you Lawyer Lovers
