Quotes About Ethics

Don't ever get involved in politics, Theo. It's a dirty game.

God help us, if ever in this great country we turn our heads while people who have not had fair trials are executed. That almost happened in this case.

John Grisham

Neither do we. We're not cops with guns. We're lawyers with subpoenas.

And why not keep quiet? They're reaping a windfall. They have homes and cars, schools and health care, money for college. Why rock the boat? If the casino is doing a little dirty business with some gangsters, who cares? Speaking up might get you shot.

No smile, not a trace of warmth or humor, all business. Could she really be a party to the wrongful conviction of a man who'd been on death row fifteen years? It was hard to believe.

So to summarize the case so far, our target, Judge Claudia McDover, takes bribes from thugs, skims casino cash from the Indians, and somehow launders the money with the help of a very close friend who happens to be an estate lawyer.

La mayoría de los buenos abogados pueden trabajar de ocho a nueve horas diarias y facturar doce. Lo llaman rellenar. No es demasiado honrado de cara al cliente, pero todo el mundo lo hace. Las grandes empresas han crecido gracias a las cuentas de relleno. Son las reglas del juego.

When used properly, it implied that Finley & Figg was something above your average two-bit operation.

It's legal because it's not illegal.

When the State, with its limitless resources, commences a fraudulent case and cheats at every turn, then cheating is legitimized. There is no level playing field. There is no fairness. The only honorable alternative for a lawyer fighting to save an innocent client is to cheat in defense. However, if a defense lawyer is caught cheating, he or she gets nailed with

The lawyer calmly said, "Ethics are determined by what they catch you doing. If you don't get caught, then you haven't violated any ethics.

Almost monthly I deal with self-righteous prosecutors who lie, cheat, stonewall, cover up, ignore ethics, and do whatever it takes to get a conviction, even when they know the truth and the truth tells them they are wrong. So I know the breed, the ilk, the subclass of lawyer who's above the law because he is the law. Huver

John Grisham

worked four thousand hours but billed only three thousand.

God help us, if ever in this great country we turn our heads while those who have not had fair trials are executed. That almost happened in this case.

It was simply unheard of for a member of the firm to ignore his billing.

It was amazing how much cordiality could be created, and how much suspicion could be overlooked, by truckloads of cash. They

was about to look bad regardless of what happened. He would sit next to the defendant, stand next to him, consult with him, speak for him, and so on. The clear and obvious guilt of Drew Gamble was about to rub off on his lawyer.

My point is that I'm not sure I can find another judge so eager to be purchased.

It's far cheaper to pay bribes than to provide quality care.

Our system never holds a bad prosecutor accountable.

He didn't worry much about the illegal killings of humans, such as those killings so artfully and cruelly achieved by his clients.

West Virginia elects its judges, which is an abomination.