To some it may seem oxymoronic to question whether lawyers cheat. Actually, however, licensed lawyers must strictly follow ethical rules mandated by their State Bars, the licensing bodies that allow lawyers to practice law. Violate ethical rules and a license can be taken away.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, rules get broken by those who don\u2019t wish to follow them. It\u2019s that simple. The practice of law, like a sport, is adversarial or \u201cme versus you\u201d or \u201cus versus them.\u201d The win at all costs mentality in sports may lead to doping, the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). I would like to think Lance Armstrong would have been disbarred if he was a lawyer instead of a cyclist. The threat of losing one\u2019s license should be one heck of a deterrent. Public humiliation another. However, for some the threat is too far removed to have any kind of an effect on day-to-day decisions.<\/p>\n
Candor to the tribunal (the court) remains of utmost important for the legal system\u2019s integrity. Winning by cheating not only engenders a hollow victory but it\u2019s unethical. It can also be unlawful, resulting in criminal punishment. Lying under oath is perjury, potentially punishable with imprisonment. The \u201cmirror test\u201d should trump all. What we teach our children, how we live our lives, doesn\u2019t it all come down to whether we like what we see when we look into the mirror? If we can\u2019t take pride in how make our way in this world, what kind of life are we leading?<\/p>\n
The daily struggles can obscure perspective. Lawyers must champion justice, search for truth, and cure wrongs. Helping clients must be done the right way, with everything the lawyer\u2019s got. Cheaters cheat, so one of our duties is to expose and overcome. We must self-regulate, but so must our peers, judges and bar counsel help ensure all ethics are followed. Dogged, skilled determination increases the chances for victory. Here, at Carter Cullen, we play by the rules and kick the rear of those that don\u2019t.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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