Thanks for putting up with me today. You may have felt at time | Lin Wood

Thanks for putting up with me today. You may have felt at times like you needed a raincoat and umbrella as there a downpour of truth! I love TRUTH.

I have always tried to be a good role model as a trial lawyer. I wanted young lawyers to learn from me and love the law the way that I have loved it for over 43 years. I wanted them to always put the client first, well ahead of money or fame. I wanted them to focus on working hard for truth and justice, not for wins or loses. If you pursue truth to achieve justice, you will not win them all, but your wins will always far outnumber your losses.

I have always wanted to represent clients whom I felt were good people. I was not perfect in my choice of clients but I love way more of them than the very few I dislike. But I was loyal even to the few I disliked.

For many years, I have lamented the state of the legal profession. At first slowly and with the passage of time much quicker, the legal profession has become a business. Where winning at all cost, making as much money as you can, and avoiding the controversial client has become the norm.

The legal profession has lost its noble purpose. I am not sure it presently merits being described as a profession. The desire for fame and fortune has overwhelmed the desire to help the person who is counting on the law to make things right.

A few more thoughts on this subject to follow.