An Honest Lawyer
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:03 am
An investment counselor decided to go out on her own.
Business kept coming in, and pretty soon she realized that
she needed an in-house counsel. She began to interview
young lawyers.
"As I'm sure you can understand," she started off with one
of the first applicants, "in a business like this, our
personal integrity must be beyond question."
She leaned forward. "Mr. Peterson, are you an honest
lawyer?" "Honest?" replied the job prospect. "Let me tell
you something about honest. Why, I'm so honest that my
father lent me $15,000 for my education, and I paid back
every penny the minute I finished my very first case."
"Impressive. And what sort of case was that?" The lawyer
squirmed in his seat and admitted,
"He sued me for the money."
Business kept coming in, and pretty soon she realized that
she needed an in-house counsel. She began to interview
young lawyers.
"As I'm sure you can understand," she started off with one
of the first applicants, "in a business like this, our
personal integrity must be beyond question."
She leaned forward. "Mr. Peterson, are you an honest
lawyer?" "Honest?" replied the job prospect. "Let me tell
you something about honest. Why, I'm so honest that my
father lent me $15,000 for my education, and I paid back
every penny the minute I finished my very first case."
"Impressive. And what sort of case was that?" The lawyer
squirmed in his seat and admitted,
"He sued me for the money."