Other examples of encouraging behavior will be noted in this space in the future. At its initial meeting in 1995, the committee focused on the question of whether adopting yet another code is likely to improve civility. The question is still being debated, and your comments are welcome. Although it is difficult to believe that anyone who has been able to graduate from an accredited law school and pass the bar exam has not figured out that abusing court personnel is a very poor idea, the committee is assured that it happens eve ore frequently. Judge Pat brain is putting together a group of court personnel who will report to the committee on problems they face, and possible solutions.
Incivility is a difficult problem.
The difficult begins with a definition. Sometimes a third party cannot tell whether a lawyer s conduct is uncivil, or merely firm advocacy. On the other hand, most lawyers are well able to recognize incivility when they see it. While this committee and other bodies, both within and without the Bar, struggle with how to improve civility, a few modest suggestions seem to be in order. First civility begins at home.