From Our Readers

• Publication year: 1991
• Pages: 2080
• Citation: Vol. 10 No. 1991 Pg. 2080

20 Colo.Law. 2080 Colorado Lawyer 1991.

1991, October, Pg. 2080. From Our Readers

From Our Readers

Dear Editor:

I believe that we are in the midst of a revival of lawyer-bashing in Colorado and in the nation. This kind of thing is not new, but it is also not any better-reasoned or less insidious than it ever was.

Where are America's lawyers in all of this? Apparently, sticking their heads in the sand and hoping that if they ignore the problem it will go away. It won't. Every time these attacks go unanswered, we admit agreement.

Nearly every week, surely every month, an article, column, letter to the editor or editorial appears in one or both of Denver's daily newspapers or a national news magazine disparaging lawyers or even advocating mass murder as justifiable homicide if lawyers are the target. I have responded to three such diatribes over the last few months, but I notice with regret that I am the only one who bothers.

Is no one else tired of lawyer jokes, the sneers and the implied or expressed insults at every meeting or social gathering and in every newspaper and magazine for which we pay?

And where is the Bar Association in all of this? I saw your professionalism issue of The Colorado Lawyer [June 1991] and was impressed, but it's not enough to keep the discussion among lawyers alone. Can't you find someone to respond, formally or informally, singly or en masse, to the sweeping, ill-informed and maliciously damaging attacks on lawyers which appear so frequently in the press?

I'm no longer a member of the CBA, so I can't complain about how you're fiddling on my dues money while Rome burns. However, I would think that yours of all organizations would be responsive to the threat. Every time someone quotes (and misapplies) that damn "kill all the lawyers" line, we should all look to our backs. Only some of them are kidding.

Very truly yours,

Andrea B. Stutheit, Littleton, Colorado

Dear Editor:

As one who is beginning his 40th year of law practice in Denver, I was struck by the irony in the recent issue of The Colorado Lawyer.

The June [1991] magazine was devoted to "Professionalism," certainly a most worthy topic.

At the same time, we note an alarming jump in attorney discipline cases.

Looking at the last five issues of The Colorado Lawyer, we find the following written opinions by the Colorado Supreme Court:

1. In April, there were 18 opinions, of which 3 were attorney...