Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
THE LAWYERS JOB
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some time was published ill the Janu- ary issue of the "World's Work" and 1 would advise a perusal of that article for an excellent exposition of the ques. tiOn ot legal ethics. Another thing, do net knock your lawyer, for he usually does the best he can for you. Very frequently the client is to blame, for the reason that he does not tell his lawyer the whole story or fOrgets to tell him the worst side of the case, or of a letter which he wrote to the op- posite party, which when produced in court invariably "spills the beans' completely, and the client blames him for losing the case and advertises the fact that he is "No Good' when he alone is responsible for the defeat or failure. Tell him the whole story, all about the contract you have signed, or the letter you have written and if he is square he will give you the right kind of advice, and if the matter comes to trial before judge stick by and re- member the story you told him when securing his services. 1 recall case which 1 tried some years ago in Orange County, N. Y., where the purchase price of lot of blooded horses for breeding purposes was ill suit The action was fought by me and my as- sociates very vigorouly, until letter written by my client to the plaintiff, was produced by James W. Osborne, counsel for the plaintiff, and the fight, so far as successful outcome to my  "spilled the beans'' with that.. Orange County jury. You could not fool them on horse deal. I, of course, ought to say that had we known of the letter when the action was brought, settle. ment would have been made and my client saved lot of money. These are few of the difficulties your lawyer may have to contend with, so do not knock him if the judge and jury do not see things your way.
 Did vo1 ever consider the time of careful training and hard work it takes for a man to become a lawyer?
 Do you know or did you ever think of the amount of labor and considera- tion given to or time spent by your lawyer on your small case and the number of pages of dry law he must read along the line of your particular case or matter, tefore he can advise you or try your case properly? Few clients do, and still they invariably complain and grumble about the size of the lawyers bill or account for ser- vices rendered. whether they have profted by his hard work or not, and call him a "robber" and a whole lot of other names which, to say the least, are not complimentary to the lawyer. You know!
 Do not do 1t again. He is human and in most instances good fellow, a reputable citizen and chap you al ways like to have around and look to for good advice, and best of all good christian. He feels the loss as much as you do and it is unfair to add insult to injury by vilifying him or decrying his ability.
 I close with this thought The job of lawyer is usually a hard one. If he is faithful and honest he worries more about your affairs than you do yourself, and often burns the midnight oil over your affairs when you are calmly slumbering. If he knows his job he knows as much about you and your affairs and business as you do yourself, and perhaps more, and gen. erally by training he knows how to handle you and all of your affairs. bus mess as we'll as personal, and adjust them better than you do yourself, but you must make him your confdant to the minutest detail of your affairs and trust him implicitly. He cannot do tEe best fer you if you do not do this.