Legal quotes

I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.

As for lawyers, it's more fun to play one than to be one.

All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.

I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.

Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers.

As a rule lawyers tend to want to do whatever they can to win.

To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him.

A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman.

I'm afraid I talk a lot, too much, perhaps. I should have been a lawyer or a college professor or a windy politician, though I'm glad I am not any of these.

I wouldn't pretend to tell you we don't pay our lawyers well.

As a private lawyer, I could bill $750 an hour, but I don't.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes.

Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom.

One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

I come from a profession which has suffered greatly because of the lack of civility. Lawyers treat each other poorly and it has come home to haunt them. The public will not tolerate a lack of civility.

The good lawyer is the great salesman.

I have been surrounded by some of the smartest, brightest, most caring lawyers, by agents who are willing to risk their lives for others, by support staff that are willing to work as hard as they can.