I'm sure some of us have had to, at one time or another, deal with a legal issue which couldn't go unaddressed without the 'aid' (I chuckle at the meaning of that word) of an attorney.  Why do I chuckle at that word?  One synonym for aid is help.  I share not my opinion but my experience here and my question to anyone interested in this subject is, "Does an attorney ever learn the meaning of ethics or courtesy while in law school?  Do they take a class on 'beating around the bush', not being straightforward? Are they taught to drag things out to add to their fees. "  My dealings have been serious but haven't dealt with anything having to do with life or death, thank goodness!

But my experience has been that they are not prompt at returning phone calls, emails, or letters.  They do not share their knowledge in whole with the client.  The client has to know exactly what to ask and if one hasn't had any legal experience, one doesn't know everything they need to know and relies on the attorney to cover all areas.  The attorney earns a very handsome fee for this. But does he earn it honestly?  Unfortunately, I have also a personal friend, who is an attorney and he seems to have the same attributes outside his profession as he does in his personal life.  Bottom line, they are poor communicators especially when it comes to the client and I'm sure there are those out there who take their profession to heart and truly earn the respect of people while honestly earning the fees they charge.  They have a bad reputation and jokes are plentiful about them.  But these they have truly earned.