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PRESIDENT’S M e s s a g e
“You’re Not Like Other Lawyers”
Gregory P. Huber
2018-19 PBCBA President
Through the years I’ve had people tell
me I wasn’t like other lawyers and based
on the unfortunate perception many
people have of attorneys I assumed it
was meant as some sort of compliment.
Recently, I was talking to a friend of a
friend and when he found out I was an
attorney he said, “you’re not like other
lawyers.” lawyers he was familiar with. Indeed,
the vast majority are professional,
courteous, work hard for their clients,
and give back to their communities. I
ended the conversation by thanking
him for the “compliment” but telling
him I actually wanted to be more like
most of the other lawyers I have had a
chance to meet in Palm Beach County. Purchase
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Unlike I had done in the past when I
heard similar comments this time I
decided to engage him in a conversation
and ask what he meant. He made a
few lawyer jokes highlighting some
of the stereotypical characterizations
that have frequently been associated
with attorneys like: cut-throat, greedy,
dishonest, sharks, etc. Obviously, this limited interaction is
not going to change the perception
of lawyers, but hopefully it made one
person think twice before believing all
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I told him that I was sorry if he had met
attorneys who were like that but let
him know that was not my experience
at all. Come to find out in talking with
him further, he actually had very little
real interaction with attorneys and was
actually drawing mostly from lawyers
portrayed on TV/movies and from
apparent experiences people he knew
had with attorneys.
I acknowledged, like all professions,
there will always be a few bad apples. I
shared with him that in my role as the
PBCBA’s President, I get to interact with
all types of attorneys on a regular basis
and almost without fail they couldn’t be
further from the stereotypical TV/movie
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