How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
Fifty four. Eight to argue, one to get a continuance, one to object, one to demur, two to research precedents, one to dictate a letter, one to stipulate, five to turn in their time cards, one to depose, one to write interrogatories, two to settle, one to order a secretary to change the light bulb and twenty eight to bill for professional services.
Yeah, I thought it was funny, too. Mostly, though, because my brother is a lawyer, my sister works in a law office, a really good family friend is a lawyer and even my dad went to law school for a while. Lawyers are those people that everyone loves to hate. But the truth is, we only hate certain types of lawyers. We are mostly ok with the ones that help us get what we want (like the social security lawyer or the patent lawyer). We hate the other ones, like the personal injury lawyer or the criminal lawyer that helps the evil menace get off without ever spending real time in prison. The social security lawyer, though, he's harmless. He's just trying to help your grandpa get money from the government, who are truly evil. So let's lay off the social security lawyer jokes, ok?
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