Why I sleep good at night.......
Sometimes, when I consider my lifes direction, I question why I didn't go to law school.
I have just completed my second masters, this time it was a Liberal Arts degree in Humanities ( useless, except for Jepardy Trivia ) the first was the prerequisite MBA ( makes bankers smile when applying for business loans ) yet I fumble with the thoughts of a JD.
The issues of liability in business are fraught with the implications of financial demise, the largest expense in this situation is legal fees, the Trial Lawyers at the trough so to speak.
On the basis of purely economic return, the JD could be the most rewarding degree, but on an ethical, or moral basis,I find the carreer lacking any and all redeeming qualities.
What can we lay at the feet of Trial Lawyers to support this finding?
Health care availability ; my father retired as a surgeon, when his last annual premium for malpractice insurance exceeded his net income for the previous year.
Insurance cost; Auto liability premiums have increased annually tied directly to insurance payments for accident and injury claims.
Consumer prices; Health care, products, and other services all reflect the additional cost of potential liability claims and their related insurance expense.
Charitable giving; Non-profit such as the Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, and even the United Way have experienced reduced opportunities to solicit due to potential sponsors concerns over descrimination.
Vocabulary; Hair splitting terminology, who remembers the infamous query " It depends on what your definition of is is."
Personal responsibility; or the lack thereof.
I could not ,in good conscience, sue a company out of existance, yet it is done every day. I could not profit from anothers suffering, nor could I represent an obviously guilty party.
Quite frankly I'd be a pitiful lawyer or I'd never sleep at night..............
So it goes............