Growing up in an Italian household, our dinners consisted of salad, pasta, wine and an argument. Afterwards we all went out for ice cream with no thoughts of the argument that took place at the dinner table. That is because we thought of arguments as a sport and there was no reason to hold any grudges. However, when I became a lawyer I was surprised to find that lawyers did hold grudges despite the fact that law by its nature is an adversarial process and we are professional arguers.
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Abuse and Professionalism
The Battle Before the Battle
By Katherine Gallo on
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The law is an adversarial process, but it shouldn’t be one prior to the case being called to order. We are a profession. We should be professional and we should be treated professionally.
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