Murphy, a dishonest lawyer, bribed a man on his client's jury
to hold out for a charge of manslaughter, as opposed to the
charge of murder which was brought by the state.

The jury was out for several days before they returned with
the manslaughter verdict.

When Murphy paid the corrupt juror, he asked him if he had
a very difficult time persuading the other jurors to see
things his way.

"Sure did," the juror replied, "the other eleven wanted
to acquit."

A lawyer had successfully handled a difficult law case for a
wealthy friend. Following the happy outcome of the case, the
friend and client called on the lawyer, expressed his appreciation
of his work and handed him a handsome Moroccan leather wallet.

The lawyer looked at the wallet in astonishment and handed it back
with a sharp reminder that a wallet could not possible compensate
him for his services. "My fee for that work, " acidly snapped the
attorney, "is five hundred dollars." The client opened the wallet,

Taylor was desperate for business, and was happy to be appointed by
the court to defend an indigent defendant.
The judge ordered Taylor, "You are to confer with the defendant in
the hallway, and give him the best legal advice you can."

After a time, Taylor re-entered the courtroom alone.

When the judge asked where the defendant had gone, Taylor replied,
"You asked me to give him good advice. I found out that he was guilty,
so I told him to split."

A gang of robbers broke into a lawyer's club
by mistake. The old legal lions gave them a
fight for their life and their money. The gang
was very happy to escape.

"It ain't so bad," one crook noted. "We got
$25 between us."

The boss screamed: "I warned you to stay clear
of lawyers! We had $100 when we broke in!"

Upon seeing an elderly lady for the drafting of her will,
the attorney charged her $100. She gave him a $100 bill, not
noticing that stuck to it was a second $100 bill.
Immediately the ethical question arose in the attorney's
mind: "Do I tell my partner?"...