Word: lawyers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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According to the story, a big-snot lawyer who had just wrested a favorable decision from the judge was once asked why his case had been a success. Tired from a long day in court, he curtly replied, "One doesn't have to explain why one wins...
Your article states that since Paul Halvonik is a judge and his wife Deborah a lawyer, "they were spared the humiliation of booking, fingerprinting and mug-shooting...
...understand that anyone other than a judge or a lawyer finds these police procedures less humiliating...
...other hand, in November of 1967 the Greater Laconia-Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce had as its guest speaker the former Vice President, Richard Nixon, a loser in the 1962 California gubernatorial election and more recently a Wall Street lawyer. Nixon was aware of his reduced station. He seemed properly humble as he sat at the head table, listening appreciatively to the reading of the minutes of the last meeting. He even grinned at the jokes told by the chairman of the organizing committee for a forthcoming dinner dance, who went into some detail about preparations, and told his listeners...
Still, it is entirely possible that . . . And Justice for All might yet advance the worthy cause of decent justice. Just watch what happens if the city fathers of Baltimore decide to hire a good libel lawyer. - Frank Rich