Mike, my favorite--What do lawyers find most effective as birth control? Their
personalities.
Michael Graziano wrote:
> So this drunk guy walks into a bar and yells out:
>
> "ALL LAWYERS ARE ASSHOLES..."
>
> A guy gets up from the bar and tells the guy:
>
> "Excuse me, but you better watch what you're saying. You might offend
>someone,
> like me."
>
> THe drunk looks at him and says:
>
> "HUH, WHAT ARE YOU? A LAWYER?"
>
> And the guy replies:
>
> "No, I'm an asshole."
>
> ;-) All in jest....
>
> Mike
>
> '78 Midget (My Little Money Pit)
> '87 300zx (Just the z...)
>
> Susan and John Roper wrote:
> >
> > No apology necessary. I have been a licensed attorney for 25 years, and am
> > generally more offended than most, because I see it up close. The
>reputation
> > is well earned, and most unfortunate, because there actually are some honest
> > flok in the profession. John
> >
> > miker15@juno.com wrote:
> >
> > > You think mechanics sometimes are a bit pricy? I was somewhat incensed
> > > by the following copy of a letter i received today from the lawyer for a
> > > class
> > > action suit i am involved with against a thieving British Building
> > > Society (savings and loan) that self-helped themselves to some of my
> > > money - They look fairly "just" compared to this characters efforts!
> > > qte
> > > >I have costed by file in relation to work undertaken thus far.
> > > >I have kept my costs to a minimum and have not included
> > > >the very considerable amount of administrative work which
> > > >has been undertaken. I set out hereunder a breakdown of
> > > >the charges:-
> > > >
> > > >ITEMS CHARGED £
> > > >*********************** ****
> > > >Letters sent -
> > > >50 charged
> > > >@ £9: 450.00
> > > >
> > > >Letters/E-mails received -
> > > >96 charged
> > > >@ £4.50: 432.00
> > > >
> > > >Telephone calls -
> > > >37 charged
> > > >@ £9: 333.00
> > > >
> > > >Time recorded -
> > > >14 hrs 42 mins charged
> > > >@ £90 per hour: 1,323.00
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >***********
> > > >(Running Total) --------- 2,538.00
> > > >
> > > >------------
> > > >
> > > >Mark up for care and attention
> > > >@ 50%: 1,269.00
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >TOTAL COST FIGURE
> > > >TO DATE: £3,807.00
> > > > ########
> > > >----------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > >In addition, there are disbursements which include photocopying
> > > >charges and travel expenses which are fairly nominal.
> > > >
> > > >I look forward to hearing from you.
> > > >
> > > >Yours sincerely
> > > unq
> > >
> > > Four pound fifty to RECEIVE a letter or an email!! - i get several
> > > hundred emails a day and probably 40-50 phone calls...........guess i
> > > ought to start billing!
> > >
> > > And how do you like "mark up for care and attention"? - i guess you can
> > > save this if the lawyer doesnt give a sh*t!!
> > >
> > > Lets see what a photocopy costs in the end........
> > >
> > > Sorry to vent this completely irrelevant matter to the list and my
> > > apologies to those of you who have had the call to the bar (not the one i
> > > see most of you at!) but my posting it will preserve at least one life
> > > for another night..
> > >
> > > WHAT A F****N' RIP OFF!
> > >
> > > mike robson
> > > 69 roadster
> > > 70 BGT
> > > 53 Riley
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