Lawyers [Hardcover]

Martin Mayer (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 586 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group (February 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313222223
• ISBN-13: 978-0313222221
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,162,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Lawyers--A Review after 36 Years as a Lawyer, September 2, 2010

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T. Harlan (Columbia, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lawyers (Hardcover)

I started law school in 1971 and read The Lawyers in 1970. I believe Mayer meant, in some ways, for it to be an insult to the legal profession. But completely missed the mark with his comments about the name of the book, something to the effect of "I call them lawyers instead of attorneys because that's what the phone book does." My Father always wanted to be called a lawyer, not an attorney, he felt some kinship to the English Barrister system, HE went to court, attorneys had an office practice. Lawyers is not an offensive term. The book is a good review of law school at the time, it had not changed in 75 years and taught you only to be a law student, not a lawyer. Which I suspect is still the case. I would recommend the book to anyone, an inside peek at the life of a lawyer. I still think so after 36 years.