NPO: Lawyer Admits: It's About the Money

Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2013-10-04 01:25

Article here. Excerpt:

'In a recent article in The Connecticut Law Tribune president-elect of the Connecticut Bar Association Mark Dubois, Esq. began, “I read somewhere that some lawyers are suggesting that the courts or the legislature develop standard guidelines for alimony. The idea seems to be that there is too much variation from judge to judge, region to region and the public would be better served with a more predictable and uniform system. We had better be careful with this; we might put ourselves out of business.”

Dubois continues, “We can see this phenomenon at work in our own profession. Trying to make the civil justice process less confusing and more open to self-represented parties, the court system developed a robust catalogue of "do-it-yourself" forms and guidelines. Things became routinized, and guidelines and standards were established for most cases. A skills-based system was replaced with a rules-based one.

"Now, instead of hiring lawyers to do simple divorces, litigants can watch a YouTube video and do it themselves. A skilled profession has been replaced with a do-it-yourself, rule-based, system. And many lawyers are out of business. If we replace a skills-based alimony system with a rules-based one, the market for legal services will shrink even more. ...'

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It's a stupid and egotistical move to publish such an opinion. He must think he's above public opinion. But realistically, it's not about the lawyers making money. There are selfish and stupid people in all professions, such an opinion is certainly not unique to lawyers.

The real men's rights issue is unfairness and prejudice against men. Why, for example, must men be forced to pay women alimony when the divorcing women are perfectly capable of supporting themselves?

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Submitted by redwoodwriter on Fri, 2013-10-04 15:37

for answers one must refer to the 10 (feminist) commandments, numbers I & II.

I. thou shalt have no other goddesses above thee but the one true feminist goddess.

II. thou shalt worship your (legally designated) mighty princess with all your heart, your soul and your $$$ of course.

also, you might check the latest 'rules for rascals' the honorable judges and lawyers of today use, latest edition.

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Submitted by daveinga on Fri, 2013-10-04 20:05