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Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 | 6:20 p.m.
CARSON CITY — Based on evidence that shows higher-than-average alcohol and drug abuse among lawyers, the State Bar of Nevada is seeking greater awareness among its ranks. In the past two years, almost 23 percent of those applying to practice law in Nevada disclosed a history of substance abuse. And almost 33 percent of the disciplinary cases against lawyers "involve underlying abuse, addiction or mental health problems," says the board of governors of the State Bar. It has petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court to require attorneys to take one hour of education each year "in substance abuse, addictive disorders and or mental health ...
The runaway DA is a poster boy for Nevada lawyers. Still, only 33% is much better than the rest of us.
Lawyers are the most partying subset we know (and we know some partiers). I don't think they are as afraid of legal ramifications should they get caught as others are. And, of course, most seem to have a hard-driving personality which many of the best party people possess.
This is news?
Lawyers are the scum of the earth. There should be a lawyer day once a year where you can shoot a scumbag lawyer. How would you know the difference between the two. There is none. I remmember up in Washington last winter when it was so cold outside that lawyers(believe it or not)had their hands in their own pockets.
A lawyer was cruising in his stretch limo when he saw the people on their hands and knees eating grass along the roadside.
"Driver, pull over!"
he called to the people chomping the grass..."Hey what are you doing?"
"We're hungry. We ain't got no food. Grass is free!"
The lawyer called back:"get in. Come over to my house and I'll feed all of you!"
The family of 6 climbed into the limo, and the lawyer made room by climbing into the front seat and rode shotgun with the driver as the family sat in the back.
The driver asked the lawyer "What in the hell are you doing this for?"
The lawyer hold his hands out in front of himself about a foot apart and says "I got grass this tall all along that looong driveway from the road all the way to my mansion, and these guys can HANDLE it!"
In truth, lawyers have a hard job. They deal with folks who are down on their luck. People can become awful things when we're down. We get mean and stupid, peevish and petty and pissy.
How would you like it if you had to rely on your ability to be nice and helpful when the whole world makes a joke of your profession and then relies on you to save their sorry butts?
Alcohol and other drugs can seem to alleviate the self-hate those sharks have to suffer when doing their jobs. 'Uno mas' takes over, and poof! some lawyer totes his gun, nabs some crack and runs to the border! The rest is history.