An Argument Of The Lack Of Lawyer?s Morals :: essays research papers

Synthesis Paper   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  I clearly remember one wild and crazy Saturday night, I had just turned 19 years old and was out celebrating with my buddies. On my way home I decided to act like if I was on an episode of â€Å"COPS† and was arrested for drunk driving, reckless driving, evading police, resisting arrest, and underage drinking. When I went to court for my first hearing I was facing a minimum of one year in jail, five thousand dollars in fines, and a two year suspension of my drivers license. Right then I knew then that I had to find myself a lawyer and was not going to settle for a worthless public defender. As I was walking out of the courtroom a lawyer approached me and asked if I needed a lawyer. Before I could answer he said he could get my case dismissed and all of my charges dropped for three thousand dollars. He didn’t even know all the details of my case and already knew he could win my case. The lawyer didn’t care whether I was guilty or innocent he ju st wanted the money for taking my case. This goes to show that some lawyers don’t care who is innocent or guilty as long as they can get paid a good sum of money for your court case. I will show you that some lawyers aren’t interested about who is innocent or guilty all they want is the chance to profit from the case. I have included three cases in this essay where lawyers don’t care whether their clients are innocent or at fault. The first case I will be discussing is Liebeck Vs McDonald’s. In this case an 81 year old woman (Stella Liebeck) using the drive through window at a local McDonald’s ordered a cup of coffee. While in her vehicle Liebeck spilled the coffee on her lap and groin area and received second and third degree burns from it. With a lawyer on her side she filed a lawsuit stating that McDonald’s coffee was served too hot and it was a dangerous temperature. McDonald’s would not settle out of court because they believed they had proof of negligence on the victim, and would win the case. After a long and timely lawsuit, McDonald’s lost the case and the jury awarded Liebeck 2.9 million dollars. We all know that Liebeck was at fault for spilling coffee on herself, but to the lawyer it doesn’t matter.