Letters, May 1, 1978

Those Lawyers

To the Editors:

You've offered up a challenge in your article on lawyers [April 10]. Grouping any profession into generalities is never satisfactory, but you've certainly hit the most frequently discussed issues in any bar association.

What are the answers?

Beth H. Neiger, Public Relations Director Monroe County Bar Association Rochester

We complain about troublesome dealings with lawyers, but how many of us would prefer to go through the simple process of Red Brigades' kangaroo courts, imposing "proletarian justice" as in the case of Aldo Moro and others?

After all, lawyers, as entrepreneurs, are paramount elements of a free society, and they...

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