His experience as an AG was in his youth. From there it was business law. It was McDonalds lead attorney at some point before starting his own practice. I've also had experience with attorneys and believe most of them to be terrible people. Estate attorneys in South Florida are crooks and probably because there is so much money due to wealthy people retiring there. I'm sure you are the exception in estate law. The attorney who did my will & trusts in Tennessee was great, as was my mother's in Ohio. But, those looking to take a sizable sum from the estate by way of fiduciary and get into litigation when family members are fighting over money...it is a dirty business in some areas.
In litigation, I strongly believe that most attorneys do not care if what they say and do is ethical. This doesn't make me an expert but most of clients in Columbus, Ohio were attorneys. Some of them were high powered, top of the totem pole attorneys in their field. It was interesting to have the inside scoop when my ex husband and his new wife tried and failed, miserably, to take custody of my children from me. It was all over her discovery of my occupation in femdom and her religious beliefs. It is a long saga that lasted for three years! It cost my ex over 100k and this was 25 years ago dollars. My attorney eventually raped me...literally. A friend of mine, who was a senior partner at a law firm at the time, stepped in as did another professional who was on the case, and guided me toward an attorney I could trust who...to this day, is the best family law attorney in Ohio's tri state area. Within a week, the former attorney sent all of the money I had given him back and paid the retainer for my new attorney. The magistrate recused herself from hearing any of my ex husband's attorney's cases because she said it would be unfair to his clients. She would not believe anything he said ever again. Sorry about all of the drama...but, I've seen the worst from the law profession and it doesn't stop there. To this day, I have nightmares about that man and hate myself that I couldn't go through the process of getting him disbarred. I had to let it go and move on. Look at Michael Avenatti...every line of legal practice has predators.
I'm happy to hear that you practice ethically. It doesn't surprise me a bit. You are obviously an honest man. But, don't overate your colleagues.
